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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This has been one of my big disappointments with Walls. We knew there wasn't much of a Walls campus, but it is crazy that the swim team commutes to Dunbar for practice everyday when GW has a pool. J-R is pulling up the ladder on having Walls students row on their crew team because of changes in how regattas are defining schools and school districts. So that opportunity is going away. Having a place for graduation is nice, but  the sports stuff affects kids day-in and day-out.[/quote]

Why would GW let Walls use their pool? [/quote]

Why wouldn’t GW (especially for a small fee)? It builds community, connection, and goodwill. Local hotels offer community memberships, why can’t GW offer the same to a small school-based swim team?

No wonder relatively few SWW students chose to attend GW after graduation. [/quote]

Because, assuming GW's teams aren't using it, there are students who are paying close to 100k a year who might want to [/quote]

Stop making excuses for GW. The college has an Olympic-sized swimming pool…not a tiny wading pool. There’s enough space for a small school-based swim team to practice there for ONE season out of the year. I’m not even saying it should be free. Walls should pay a nominal “community membership” fee.[/quote]

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