Verdun Natatorium approximately $11,000 each year from 1946 to 1951. By 1951, the Natatorium had never lost money and was projected to fully pay off its loan in ten more years. The city of Montreal states that the main pool can accommodate 1,150 bathers while the "Montreal Gazette", in 1951, reported that the pool could handle up to 6,000 swimmers on a daily basis. The discrepancy may be due to changes to the facility and/or safety regulations, over time. In the summer 2005, a heated wading pool was added, with a capacity of up to 250 children. Verdun Natatorium The Verdun Natatorium
1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season The 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season was the third indoor season of the club's existence. Despite much lobbying from Rowdies owner, George W. Strawbridge, Jr., the North American Soccer League voted not to sanction an indoor season or tournament in 1977. As such, Tampa Bay played only two indoor matches that year. The first one versus the Fort Lauderdale Strikers was played on February 27. This marked the first meeting of what would soon become one of the most enduring rivalries in North American soccer, the Florida Derby. The Rowdies' other match was