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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing that can get a bit confusing is that all distancing and capacity requirements are being lifted, but those who aren't vaccinated are encouraged to continue to wear masks. How does this work in a swimming pool?[/quote]

This is exactly why I am worried that the new "rules" that Northam is putting in place on May 28 won't be as liberating as people seem to be predicting. Our board is keeping reservations and roped off sections right now for open swim because they say they can't trust members to observe the 10 ft social distancing. So if the revised guidance says that unvaccinated people still have to observe 6 ft of social distancing, then I think our board will continue to take a hard line on the roped off sections for open swim because they will say that kids aren't vaccinated yet and can't be trusted to social distance. Pool boards who are taking this stance now are potentially boxing themselves into a no-win situation from a member perspective. We go to Dominion Hills, which is notorious for being one of the strictest pools in NVSL. Curious to hear what other NVSL pools are saying. [/quote]

Dominion Hills was not strict with covid protocols in regards to their swim team.  There were far stricter pools last summer - some that did not open at all.

The membership would revolt if other pools are being normal.  The only "restriction" in place will be masks for the unvacccinated.  And they will probably be an honor system.  Although MD is allowing for a check system if a business wants to.[/quote]

I hope this is true for DH, but I don't have much hope given the fact that they are only allowing 12 families at a time in the pool this weekend (out of 500 family memberships) and restricting people to roped off sections. And sending an email to the entire membership threatening to kick people out of the pool if they revolt was a little much. btw-- one of the only reasons that swim team happened last summer was because there were a number of board members with competitive year-round swimmers (including last year's board president), but most of them decided not to run for re-election.  I don't think the DH swim team is as well represented on the board this year as they have been in previous years, and I expect the board may take a heavier hand this year given their conservative stance on social distancing and the fact that most swim team members are too young to be vaccinated. Hopefully I am wrong.  [/quote]

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