Which summer swim clubs are opening (nova)

[Anonymous]

If only pools were open maybe people would stay out of the Potomac

https://wtop.com/local/2020/06/local-fire-departments-see-an-increase-in-drownings-distress-swimmer-calls-at-the-potomac-river/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If only pools were open maybe people would stay out of the Potomac

https://wtop.com/local/2020/06/local-fire-departments-see-an-increase-in-drownings-distress-swimmer-calls-at-the-potomac-river/

Oh no! I guess it’s kind of expected, but such a shame.

[Anonymous]

I can't read through 42 pages of this, but is there a list anywhere of pools that are open? DD (15) loves to swim and our pool is still totally silent on summer plans. Are any pools open within a 60-minute drive of the DMV?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't read through 42 pages of this, but is there a list anywhere of pools that are open? DD (15) loves to swim and our pool is still totally silent on summer plans. Are any pools open within a 60-minute drive of the DMV?

Some pools opened for single person per lane lap swim. Now pools are open in Phase 2 with more capacity (3 per lane) and deck seating. Dive wells can open too. Where are you? We have at least three open within a mile or two of us in W Springfield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't read through 42 pages of this, but is there a list anywhere of pools that are open? DD (15) loves to swim and our pool is still totally silent on summer plans. Are any pools open within a 60-minute drive of the DMV?

Some pools opened for single person per lane lap swim. Now pools are open in Phase 2 with more capacity (3 per lane) and deck seating. Dive wells can open too. Where are you? We have at least three open within a mile or two of us in W Springfield.

I think all NVSL pools in Arlington and McLean are open.

[Anonymous]

Yes several in Springfield.

[Anonymous]

All for members only? We are in Arlington and have been members at Ft. Myer, which has said nothing of its plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All for members only? We are in Arlington and have been members at Ft. Myer, which has said nothing of its plans.

yes- I think they all are 501(c)(7) social clubs. So the pool is limited to members only. I thought? Ft Myer was remaining closed for the season? Some of the NVSL pools may offer summer memberships. Knights of Columbus offers summer memberships-I don't know if they have space or not.

[Anonymous]

Members only but most are accepting members for just the summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are trying to cross every t and dot every i before we move to Phase 2. Phase 1 has gone smoothly but it was quite easy to plan and implement. Phase 2 is a bit more complicated. Our baby pool will remain closed. We will provide seating but we will limit numbers and numbered table groupings will be by reservation that correspond to numbered lanes. It’s trickier than Phase 1 though. I think it might be tough to convince people to maintain 10’ distance although they will be closer than 10’ when passing while doing laps. I think it may be tough to keep some from wanting to “play”, but we will try. As volunteers we are doing our best.

I cannot understand how you can stay 10 feet apart and do laps with 3 people per lane.

Say I am in lane 4. The lane is 8 feet wide. Going down the lane each time, I pass the other 2 swimmers coming back my lane the other way, 3 to 4 feet from my head. If the other two are slower than me, I catch them up and have to pass them. If the other two are doing 10X100 sets every 2 mins say, and I'm doing continuous swimming, I have to pass them when they are resting at the end, waiting for the 60 second mark on the clock.

Then going down the lane, I pass by the three people coming back up lane 3, and coming back I pass by the three people going down lane 5. All of these people come within a few feet of me. Heaven knows, I get my hand hit often enough across the lane rope in normal times, so people in adjacent lanes are pretty close to me.

The only way you can circle swim and maintain a distance is for the three people to swim down lane 3 and back lane 4, and never pass each other and never stop at the end of the lane for a rest. Even then, the black lines on the bottom of the pool in lane 3 and lane 4 are still only 8 feet apart.

Do the people who wrote these rules ever swim? I am exposed to the breath of 8 other people every two lengths.

[Anonymous]

^^our team allows passing when’s its 3 swimmers, not 2. Heads down when passing to the full extent possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^our team allows passing when’s its 3 swimmers, not 2. Heads down when passing to the full extent possible.

What about backstroke when you can't see who's coming and your face isn't underwater?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are trying to cross every t and dot every i before we move to Phase 2. Phase 1 has gone smoothly but it was quite easy to plan and implement. Phase 2 is a bit more complicated. Our baby pool will remain closed. We will provide seating but we will limit numbers and numbered table groupings will be by reservation that correspond to numbered lanes. It’s trickier than Phase 1 though. I think it might be tough to convince people to maintain 10’ distance although they will be closer than 10’ when passing while doing laps. I think it may be tough to keep some from wanting to “play”, but we will try. As volunteers we are doing our best.

I cannot understand how you can stay 10 feet apart and do laps with 3 people per lane.

Say I am in lane 4. The lane is 8 feet wide. Going down the lane each time, I pass the other 2 swimmers coming back my lane the other way, 3 to 4 feet from my head. If the other two are slower than me, I catch them up and have to pass them. If the other two are doing 10X100 sets every 2 mins say, and I'm doing continuous swimming, I have to pass them when they are resting at the end, waiting for the 60 second mark on the clock.

Then going down the lane, I pass by the three people coming back up lane 3, and coming back I pass by the three people going down lane 5. All of these people come within a few feet of me. Heaven knows, I get my hand hit often enough across the lane rope in normal times, so people in adjacent lanes are pretty close to me.

The only way you can circle swim and maintain a distance is for the three people to swim down lane 3 and back lane 4, and never pass each other and never stop at the end of the lane for a rest. Even then, the black lines on the bottom of the pool in lane 3 and lane 4 are still only 8 feet apart.

Do the people who wrote these rules ever swim? I am exposed to the breath of 8 other people every two lengths.

It sounds like you should stay away from the pool this summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Members only but most are accepting members for just the summer.

Ours still has memberships available but it is stock holding. So if you sign up for this year, you have to become a bond holding member. They aren’t offering the summer family membership this year.

We were able to swim both Saturday and yesterday and it was so nice to feel like it was a some want normal summer despite all the restrictions. Our restrictions include: sign up genius for 90 min time slots of 50 members at a time, no showers or changing, no guests, no snack bar, kids under 13 accompanied by adult over 18, bring own your chair, and more... some Will last all summer (no guests, no furniture). They let folks hold their membership for the summer for next year for $100 if they didn’t feel comfortable using the pool this summer. Our rates were prorated too because it only just opened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are trying to cross every t and dot every i before we move to Phase 2. Phase 1 has gone smoothly but it was quite easy to plan and implement. Phase 2 is a bit more complicated. Our baby pool will remain closed. We will provide seating but we will limit numbers and numbered table groupings will be by reservation that correspond to numbered lanes. It’s trickier than Phase 1 though. I think it might be tough to convince people to maintain 10’ distance although they will be closer than 10’ when passing while doing laps. I think it may be tough to keep some from wanting to “play”, but we will try. As volunteers we are doing our best.

I cannot understand how you can stay 10 feet apart and do laps with 3 people per lane.

Say I am in lane 4. The lane is 8 feet wide. Going down the lane each time, I pass the other 2 swimmers coming back my lane the other way, 3 to 4 feet from my head. If the other two are slower than me, I catch them up and have to pass them. If the other two are doing 10X100 sets every 2 mins say, and I'm doing continuous swimming, I have to pass them when they are resting at the end, waiting for the 60 second mark on the clock.

Then going down the lane, I pass by the three people coming back up lane 3, and coming back I pass by the three people going down lane 5. All of these people come within a few feet of me. Heaven knows, I get my hand hit often enough across the lane rope in normal times, so people in adjacent lanes are pretty close to me.

The only way you can circle swim and maintain a distance is for the three people to swim down lane 3 and back lane 4, and never pass each other and never stop at the end of the lane for a rest. Even then, the black lines on the bottom of the pool in lane 3 and lane 4 are still only 8 feet apart.

Do the people who wrote these rules ever swim? I am exposed to the breath of 8 other people every two lengths.

It sounds like you should stay away from the pool this summer.

Believe me, I stopped going in January when the pool I went to was full of clumps of hair and globs of mucus. They couldn't keep it clean then, so will need to make major improvements to open it now.