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Anonymous wrote:I'm on a pool board for one of these pools and there are (I'll say this probably unkindly) some cranks who have OP's attitude and I'll say I don't give it any credence. It's a NEIGHBORHOOD pool and we have lots of constituents and we do a really good job of balancing all the competing demands, but here's the rub: About 200 families out of around 400 member families are there BECAUSE OF THE SWIM TEAM. Over half the membership is tied to the swim team, and probably another 20% are older members whose kids went through swim team. So swim team is kind of at the core DNA of the neighborhood pools. The problem we see time and again is the small portion of lap swimmers who want the entirety of the pool to themselves, 8 at a time. And then the few members who expect it to be the quiet pool at a posh resort and don't like the family hustle and bustle. Join a country club if you want to avoid the swim team, but otherwise stop being a crank.

Thanks PP this sounds exactly like our pool. I do think a neighborhood pool is just a different animal than a pool at a fitness club, country club, etc. Agree re "at the core DNA" - it provides a lot of the spirit and community of the pool a neighborhood, in addition to our local elementary.

Anonymous wrote:I'm on a pool board for one of these pools and there are (I'll say this probably unkindly) some cranks who have OP's attitude and I'll say I don't give it any credence. It's a NEIGHBORHOOD pool and we have lots of constituents and we do a really good job of balancing all the competing demands, but here's the rub: About 200 families out of around 400 member families are there BECAUSE OF THE SWIM TEAM. Over half the membership is tied to the swim team, and probably another 20% are older members whose kids went through swim team. So swim team is kind of at the core DNA of the neighborhood pools. The problem we see time and again is the small portion of lap swimmers who want the entirety of the pool to themselves, 8 at a time. And then the few members who expect it to be the quiet pool at a posh resort and don't like the family hustle and bustle. Join a country club if you want to avoid the swim team, but otherwise stop being a crank.

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Anonymous wrote:Currently, our swim team has the whole pool for two hours in the morning and half the pool for three hours in the afternoon plus the dive team has the well for two hours every afternoon. It’s a lot for non-team pool members. As a former pool manager, I understand why my family is not the demographic the pool needs so our interests aren’t a priority. We may drop the membership or go for the late summer only option though I would miss going over on the weekends in June and July (during times when there aren’t meets!).

Our swim team has the whole pool for hours in the morning when the pool would otherwise be closed. When swim team ends, does your pool start opening earlier? My guess is that without swim team, which is where they draw their lifeguards, the pool wouldn't be able to cover those extra hours.

No, swim season ends but the hours don’t change. But those aren’t the hours working people can go to the pool anyway.

But multiple people on this thread are complaining that the pool isn't open for infants and toddlers during those hours.

Anonymous wrote:I'm on a pool board for one of these pools and there are (I'll say this probably unkindly) some cranks who have OP's attitude and I'll say I don't give it any credence. It's a NEIGHBORHOOD pool and we have lots of constituents and we do a really good job of balancing all the competing demands, but here's the rub: About 200 families out of around 400 member families are there BECAUSE OF THE SWIM TEAM. Over half the membership is tied to the swim team, and probably another 20% are older members whose kids went through swim team. So swim team is kind of at the core DNA of the neighborhood pools. The problem we see time and again is the small portion of lap swimmers who want the entirety of the pool to themselves, 8 at a time. And then the few members who expect it to be the quiet pool at a posh resort and don't like the family hustle and bustle. Join a country club if you want to avoid the swim team, but otherwise stop being a crank.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Currently, our swim team has the whole pool for two hours in the morning and half the pool for three hours in the afternoon plus the dive team has the well for two hours every afternoon. It’s a lot for non-team pool members. As a former pool manager, I understand why my family is not the demographic the pool needs so our interests aren’t a priority. We may drop the membership or go for the late summer only option though I would miss going over on the weekends in June and July (during times when there aren’t meets!).

Our swim team has the whole pool for hours in the morning when the pool would otherwise be closed. When swim team ends, does your pool start opening earlier? My guess is that without swim team, which is where they draw their lifeguards, the pool wouldn't be able to cover those extra hours.

No, swim season ends but the hours don’t change. But those aren’t the hours working people can go to the pool anyway.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Currently, our swim team has the whole pool for two hours in the morning and half the pool for three hours in the afternoon plus the dive team has the well for two hours every afternoon. It’s a lot for non-team pool members. As a former pool manager, I understand why my family is not the demographic the pool needs so our interests aren’t a priority. We may drop the membership or go for the late summer only option though I would miss going over on the weekends in June and July (during times when there aren’t meets!).

Our swim team has the whole pool for hours in the morning when the pool would otherwise be closed. When swim team ends, does your pool start opening earlier? My guess is that without swim team, which is where they draw their lifeguards, the pool wouldn't be able to cover those extra hours.

Anonymous wrote:I'm on a pool board for one of these pools and there are (I'll say this probably unkindly) some cranks who have OP's attitude and I'll say I don't give it any credence. It's a NEIGHBORHOOD pool and we have lots of constituents and we do a really good job of balancing all the competing demands, but here's the rub: About 200 families out of around 400 member families are there BECAUSE OF THE SWIM TEAM. Over half the membership is tied to the swim team, and probably another 20% are older members whose kids went through swim team. So swim team is kind of at the core DNA of the neighborhood pools. The problem we see time and again is the small portion of lap swimmers who want the entirety of the pool to themselves, 8 at a time. And then the few members who expect it to be the quiet pool at a posh resort and don't like the family hustle and bustle. Join a country club if you want to avoid the swim team, but otherwise stop being a crank.

Anonymous wrote:OP you probably should have posted this on the elementary school topic and then the cliquey swim mommies wouldn't have jumped on you this way.