Summer pool rules

[Anonymous]

Has your pool come out with its coronavirus rules? What are they? Will any be open for regular swimming with maybe capacity limits?
Ours was incredibly restrictive last summer with people only allowed in a reserved area so there was no socializing.

[Anonymous]

No restrictions or reservations. No guests or parties. People are on their own to distance.

[Anonymous]

Where are you? Ours says it is still waiting on guidance from the state and county and until they hear otherwise assume the restrictions will be the same as last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are you? Ours says it is still waiting on guidance from the state and county and until they hear otherwise assume the restrictions will be the same as last year.

The only restriction at the end of last summer was 75% and distancing in the pool of ten feet (impossible to enforce).

[Anonymous]

Ours will follow whatever capacity restrictions are set by the state and ask people to distance but not enforce it. There are a few additional lap lanes open for those who really want to stay away from others.

[Anonymous]

https://www.restonnow.com/2021/04/13/reston-association-pools-will-reopen-for-the-season-starting-may-15/

[Anonymous]

Whatever capacity restrictions are in place (which could be a problem of people getting turned away at the door) and people are to enforce their own distance.

People need to do what they feel is comfortable. Some will probably not use the pool except for Masters and team stuff because the general membership will be too crowded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are you? Ours says it is still waiting on guidance from the state and county and until they hear otherwise assume the restrictions will be the same as last year.

This is our Virginia pool for now. It appears that pools are falling into two camps. One is to open under the capacity restrictions and leave it to members to self-enforce the distancing requirement, which really ends up being wink and nod that they are going to ignore the current regulation. Other pools are being more risk averse and ensuring they stay in compliance with the governor's mandates, as stupid and outdated as those mandates are.

I know our pool board isn't happy to keep the restrictions in place but also doesn't want to pit members against member in the whole self-policing concept.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you? Ours says it is still waiting on guidance from the state and county and until they hear otherwise assume the restrictions will be the same as last year.

This is our Virginia pool for now. It appears that pools are falling into two camps. One is to open under the capacity restrictions and leave it to members to self-enforce the distancing requirement, which really ends up being wink and nod that they are going to ignore the current regulation. Other pools are being more risk averse and ensuring they stay in compliance with the governor's mandates, as stupid and outdated as those mandates are.

I know our pool board isn't happy to keep the restrictions in place but also doesn't want to pit members against member in the whole self-policing concept.

There will be no enforcement of the rules by the state of the county. So pools have to figure it all out. But the numbers should be low and the environment is a low spread. There is a chance the governor will loosen restrictions mid-May.

[Anonymous]

Our pool seems to have lifted all the restrictions that were in place last summer and the max capacity allowed is high enough that they are doing away with the reservation system since even in normal times there would be less than the capacity number at the pool. They are still awaiting guidance on whether masks will be required.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our pool seems to have lifted all the restrictions that were in place last summer and the max capacity allowed is high enough that they are doing away with the reservation system since even in normal times there would be less than the capacity number at the pool. They are still awaiting guidance on whether masks will be required.

I feel like pools like this will do very well this summer. You all could probably gain members, our pool is so dang crowded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you? Ours says it is still waiting on guidance from the state and county and until they hear otherwise assume the restrictions will be the same as last year.

This is our Virginia pool for now. It appears that pools are falling into two camps. One is to open under the capacity restrictions and leave it to members to self-enforce the distancing requirement, which really ends up being wink and nod that they are going to ignore the current regulation. Other pools are being more risk averse and ensuring they stay in compliance with the governor's mandates, as stupid and outdated as those mandates are.

I know our pool board isn't happy to keep the restrictions in place but also doesn't want to pit members against member in the whole self-policing concept.

There will be no enforcement of the rules by the state of the county. So pools have to figure it all out. But the numbers should be low and the environment is a low spread. There is a chance the governor will loosen restrictions mid-May.

Our board is pretty clear that they will adjust as we go. They did so last summer, too, so I trust they will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our pool seems to have lifted all the restrictions that were in place last summer and the max capacity allowed is high enough that they are doing away with the reservation system since even in normal times there would be less than the capacity number at the pool. They are still awaiting guidance on whether masks will be required.

Why aren't they going with the guidance that is in place now and then changing as the guidance changes?

We are in VA. We are not doing reservations. Seating areas will be set up 6' apart. Swimmers will be asked to maintain 10' from people in different households, but the responsibility for doing so will be on the swimmers. Masks will be worn when entering and leaving through the guard house and using the restroom. Prior to entering, members will be screened by being asked the required Covid questions. We are capping our capacity at 75% but rarely is our pool at even 33% which would be 52 people and thus part of the reason we feel we won't need to reserve time. A time at 50% is actually a very busy time for us and we don't hit that unless we are having a special event and for those we will have reservations. We are planning on allowing our pavilion to be reserved by a small group up to a certain number and that number will be pretty low.

[Anonymous]

Our pool is not requiring reservations (like they did last summer). But they will have a reduced capacity for people actually in the water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you? Ours says it is still waiting on guidance from the state and county and until they hear otherwise assume the restrictions will be the same as last year.

This is our Virginia pool for now. It appears that pools are falling into two camps. One is to open under the capacity restrictions and leave it to members to self-enforce the distancing requirement, which really ends up being wink and nod that they are going to ignore the current regulation. Other pools are being more risk averse and ensuring they stay in compliance with the governor's mandates, as stupid and outdated as those mandates are.

I know our pool board isn't happy to keep the restrictions in place but also doesn't want to pit members against member in the whole self-policing concept.

Ours is saying this too - last summer was reservations and a sectioned off pool, and it sounds like that's the plan for this summer. Which seems a little silly. People on the FB page are freaking out about it.