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[quote=Anonymous]We have been 3 times and it's been great because our pool is handling it well. They have a few lap lanes with the rest of the pool open, and have severely limited capacity. Each family is allowed to use one deck chair, and they are spaced 10 feet apart. Masks are required on the pool deck which makes conversation across the chairs difficult. A mostly open pool is actually better than having a bunch of lanes I think, because families can basically stake out a corner of the pool as theirs and stay far away from others. People passing by each other while bouncing up and down in lanes seems more dangerous. My kids are little so I have to be in the water with them and supervise them very closely anyway. There are no toys allowed in the pool so they are basically hanging on me the entire time. Parents of older kids who want to check out and read their phones while their kids swim should probably not let them use the pool because those are often the same kids who get too close to others and the parent says nothing because they are oblivious.

Today there was a group of adults who were pushing the limits. They were standing in a circle in the pool, 6 or so feet apart, having an extended conversation. The lifeguards didn't say anything, probably because they are teens who are afraid to say anything to adults. My family and I stayed at the opposite end of the 25m pool from them so I am not worried about our personal risk. Our stuff was on the opposite end of the pool deck from theirs so we really had zero contact or shared space.

I think a lot of this depends on how well your pool is enforcing the rules and the culture of your neighborhood. Ours has been very pro social distancing and following rules. A friend's neighborhood (where we used to live) is very cliquey and she said she won't use the pool because people are not social distancing there. [/quote]

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