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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]my niece and nephew in RIchmond are having swim meets. they have electronic timers, 1 parent is allowed on deck to watch ea race, everyone waits outside under their own tents, they have to leisurely swim to the other end of the pool to get out closer to the doors, plexiglass in between the  lanes at that end only.[/quote]

That would mean the county and team would have to use some of the money to retrofit the pools which they aren't willing to do.  They cannot even keep even temperatures with the heat in the winter.[/quote]

It isn't much of a retrofit for touch pads, there are pools in the area that have them.  They are put on for meets and then removed.  They are expensive though.  And I don't think that there is a lot of extra money floating around to make it happen.  The clubs should be able to do it - particularly Machine, NCAP, etc that are more expensive.  I do not see summer community pools pulling it off because so many of them are working at the margin.[/quote]

That Richmond plan is fantastic. I'm impressed that they're holding meets and allowing the parents to engage. Hopefully, PVS can look to other areas for ideas. Competition pools all have touch pads.[/quote]

Richmond poster here. I do know the majority of their swim meets are held at private clubs. They don't seem to have the reliance on county facilities like we do.  And their first meet was that day when it rained 7 inches in one day and they all were huddle under their tents outside. But they were happy to compete.[/quote]

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