Any word on the new NVSL rules for the summer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is getting complicated. I don’t have club swimmers but I did have a HS swimmer. Those high school kids did not stay masked or distanced INSIDE during the height of winter covid. Not one single case on our team or any we swam against. They end where they start so the mask in bag was do able but utterly stupid and they still had it off near each other.

It can be hard enough to get volunteers so now we need mask
Runners? 🤣

Our local Hugh school swim team had some cases and spread but kept it quiet. It was indoors and the rates at the time were high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one else thinks it’s silly for the kids to put masks on to walk to and from their race?

Lots of people think it’s silly.

It’s what USA Swimming is still doing.

Great. We are not all USA swimming. There are teams in California not requiring masks, the only other state crazier than ours. Teams last year weren’t requiring masks when we couldn’t even have a season.

I get it, our hands are tied. But we are just keeping this craziness going.

We who? The NVSL? They aren't requiring masks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:here is the real source of comfort. I live in Falls Church City, there hasn't been a positive COVID case reported since May 19th. There have been at least 5 negative cases reported since then- which most likely means that some of the cases leading up to the last case on May 19th (and possibly including that case) were false positives.
We are adjacent to Arlington, which also has a negative case count as the 7 day running average and 14 day total case count.
all of Fairfax has a 7 day average case count of 1- and when put in terms of 10,000 pop it is .1.
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-in-virginia-locality/

THIS. I don't get it. Covid has disappeared from NoVA due to vaccinations. We're never going to eradicate it completely from the world, but it can't get much lower in our area than these numbers. What if a vaccination isn't approved for kids? Are you going to keep your kids in a mask forever? Even with no cases in the area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:here is the real source of comfort. I live in Falls Church City, there hasn't been a positive COVID case reported since May 19th. There have been at least 5 negative cases reported since then- which most likely means that some of the cases leading up to the last case on May 19th (and possibly including that case) were false positives.
We are adjacent to Arlington, which also has a negative case count as the 7 day running average and 14 day total case count.
all of Fairfax has a 7 day average case count of 1- and when put in terms of 10,000 pop it is .1.
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-in-virginia-locality/

THIS. I don't get it. Covid has disappeared from NoVA due to vaccinations. We're never going to eradicate it completely from the world, but it can't get much lower in our area than these numbers. What if a vaccination isn't approved for kids? Are you going to keep your kids in a mask forever? Even with no cases in the area?

Who?! Who is “you”? Most people outside of recess in elementary schools aren’t requiring their kids to mask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:here is the real source of comfort. I live in Falls Church City, there hasn't been a positive COVID case reported since May 19th. There have been at least 5 negative cases reported since then- which most likely means that some of the cases leading up to the last case on May 19th (and possibly including that case) were false positives.
We are adjacent to Arlington, which also has a negative case count as the 7 day running average and 14 day total case count.
all of Fairfax has a 7 day average case count of 1- and when put in terms of 10,000 pop it is .1.
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-in-virginia-locality/

THIS. I don't get it. Covid has disappeared from NoVA due to vaccinations. We're never going to eradicate it completely from the world, but it can't get much lower in our area than these numbers. What if a vaccination isn't approved for kids? Are you going to keep your kids in a mask forever? Even with no cases in the area?

Who?! Who is “you”? Most people outside of recess in elementary schools aren’t requiring their kids to mask.

Sorry-- "you" means the people on this thread who are advocating for the younger kids to stay masked at meets all summer. Which includes my pool. Our team reps aren't allowing spectators at meets either. You drop your kid + mask and baggie and leave. I feel badly for the visiting teams swimming against us in A meets -- parents who have to drive 45 min and then can't even see their kid swim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:here is the real source of comfort. I live in Falls Church City, there hasn't been a positive COVID case reported since May 19th. There have been at least 5 negative cases reported since then- which most likely means that some of the cases leading up to the last case on May 19th (and possibly including that case) were false positives.
We are adjacent to Arlington, which also has a negative case count as the 7 day running average and 14 day total case count.
all of Fairfax has a 7 day average case count of 1- and when put in terms of 10,000 pop it is .1.
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-in-virginia-locality/

THIS. I don't get it. Covid has disappeared from NoVA due to vaccinations. We're never going to eradicate it completely from the world, but it can't get much lower in our area than these numbers. What if a vaccination isn't approved for kids? Are you going to keep your kids in a mask forever? Even with no cases in the area?

Who?! Who is “you”? Most people outside of recess in elementary schools aren’t requiring their kids to mask.

Sorry-- "you" means the people on this thread who are advocating for the younger kids to stay masked at meets all summer. Which includes my pool. Our team reps aren't allowing spectators at meets either. You drop your kid + mask and baggie and leave. I feel badly for the visiting teams swimming against us in A meets -- parents who have to drive 45 min and then can't even see their kid swim.

That stinks for the parents and the kids. We are running our meets like 2019. Spectators, clerk of course, team areas all the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one else thinks it’s silly for the kids to put masks on to walk to and from their race?

Lots of people think it’s silly.

It’s what USA Swimming is still doing.

Great. We are not all USA swimming. There are teams in California not requiring masks, the only other state crazier than ours. Teams last year weren’t requiring masks when we couldn’t even have a season.

I get it, our hands are tied. But we are just keeping this craziness going.

We who? The NVSL? They aren't requiring masks.

No the teams requiring masks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:here is the real source of comfort. I live in Falls Church City, there hasn't been a positive COVID case reported since May 19th. There have been at least 5 negative cases reported since then- which most likely means that some of the cases leading up to the last case on May 19th (and possibly including that case) were false positives.
We are adjacent to Arlington, which also has a negative case count as the 7 day running average and 14 day total case count.
all of Fairfax has a 7 day average case count of 1- and when put in terms of 10,000 pop it is .1.
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-in-virginia-locality/

THIS. I don't get it. Covid has disappeared from NoVA due to vaccinations. We're never going to eradicate it completely from the world, but it can't get much lower in our area than these numbers. What if a vaccination isn't approved for kids? Are you going to keep your kids in a mask forever? Even with no cases in the area?

Who?! Who is “you”? Most people outside of recess in elementary schools aren’t requiring their kids to mask.

Sorry-- "you" means the people on this thread who are advocating for the younger kids to stay masked at meets all summer. Which includes my pool. Our team reps aren't allowing spectators at meets either. You drop your kid + mask and baggie and leave. I feel badly for the visiting teams swimming against us in A meets -- parents who have to drive 45 min and then can't even see their kid swim.

Which pool is your pool?

[Anonymous]

Time trials was maskless fun for our team today. Tough conversations this week to prepare for next week and what that team will want. 🤪

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Time trials was maskless fun for our team today. Tough conversations this week to prepare for next week and what that team will want. 🤪

Great time trials for our division 3 team today. Not a mask in sight. Felt like real life.

[Anonymous]

We had time trials today and the rule was to follow what the division has decided, which was unvaccinated wear the mask thru clerk of course and take off when at the start. There was poor to fair compliance and no one enforcing the rule. My swimmer said 12 and up was told maskless was ok, even though we know 12 to 15 are not 2 weeks from the 2nd dose. Impossible.

Talk about an unenforceable mandate.

Will see how the B meet goes Monday. I hear that pool is strict.

But man, did the kids have fun!

[Anonymous]

Which pool did you hear was strict?

Are you saying that every NVSL division voted on its own mask rules?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Time trials was maskless fun for our team today. Tough conversations this week to prepare for next week and what that team will want. 🤪

Great time trials for our division 3 team today. Not a mask in sight. Felt like real life.

Ours was a bit disorganized. Slow, but yet chaotic at times. After a year away I think a lot of people didn’t know what they were doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Time trials was maskless fun for our team today. Tough conversations this week to prepare for next week and what that team will want. 🤪

Great time trials for our division 3 team today. Not a mask in sight. Felt like real life.

Ours was a bit disorganized. Slow, but yet chaotic at times. After a year away I think a lot of people didn’t know what they were doing.

disogranized, slow and chaotic is every time trial

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Time trials was maskless fun for our team today. Tough conversations this week to prepare for next week and what that team will want. 🤪

Great time trials for our division 3 team today. Not a mask in sight. Felt like real life.

Ours was a bit disorganized. Slow, but yet chaotic at times. After a year away I think a lot of people didn’t know what they were doing.

disogranized, slow and chaotic is every time trial

Yes, I’ve been through many, but usually we at least have a working starter system. 🤷‍♂️