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Anonymous wrote:I wish unused lap lanes would be open to the general members to be able to get extra time in. Having them empty with no option for members who want to use, get them, makes no sense.

agree- but recognize this is the Governor's rule, not the pool's rule. Our pool is open- it's basically empty, very few people are signing up to swim (it's set at 13+ for lap swimming).

I meant for our pool. Regardless, the governor's rule allows 10 or less on deck. For pools with 6 lanes, that's 6 swimmers max. It seems dumb that almost every session of swimming, there are empty lanes when you have members who would love those spots. Why not release the spots to anyone the last 90-120 minutes before the hour is to begin? This way, it is more likely that they will be filled rather than empty. (And don't count those last minute sign ups against the members' max allowed.)

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Anonymous wrote:I wish unused lap lanes would be open to the general members to be able to get extra time in. Having them empty with no option for members who want to use, get them, makes no sense.

agree- but recognize this is the Governor's rule, not the pool's rule. Our pool is open- it's basically empty, very few people are signing up to swim (it's set at 13+ for lap swimming).

I meant for our pool. Regardless, the governor's rule allows 10 or less on deck. For pools with 6 lanes, that's 6 swimmers max. It seems dumb that almost every session of swimming, there are empty lanes when you have members who would love those spots. Why not release the spots to anyone the last 90-120 minutes before the hour is to begin? This way, it is more likely that they will be filled rather than empty. (And don't count those last minute sign ups against the members' max allowed.)

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Anonymous wrote:I wish unused lap lanes would be open to the general members to be able to get extra time in. Having them empty with no option for members who want to use, get them, makes no sense.

agree- but recognize this is the Governor's rule, not the pool's rule. Our pool is open- it's basically empty, very few people are signing up to swim (it's set at 13+ for lap swimming).

Anonymous wrote:I wish unused lap lanes would be open to the general members to be able to get extra time in. Having them empty with no option for members who want to use, get them, makes no sense.

Anonymous wrote:I wish unused lap lanes would be open to the general members to be able to get extra time in. Having them empty with no option for members who want to use, get them, makes no sense.

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Anonymous wrote:For those who have lap swim available, how often can you sign up per week? Is there a max?

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our pool announced you can lap swim 5x a week for 1 hr, but the kicker is that it is only available for those 18+ which is ridiculous and would mean half the lifeguards aren't even allowed to lap swim.

yes- that is sillly. I suspect that they will have lots of empty slots and will open it up to more ages.

For members of pools that have already opened but are only allowing adults to lap swim.... what has demand been like so far? If there are lots of empty slots, are your pools planning to modify these rules to allow under-18 lap swimmers?

Demand is there. Most fill up. I think we end up with about 4 vacant slots each day. We allow swimmers age 7+.

our pool has 11 lanes for lap swimming. They opened sign up yesterday and there are a lot of empty slots, even on the weekends. Limited to 18+ which cuts out at least 50% of the pool members.

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Anonymous wrote:For those who have lap swim available, how often can you sign up per week? Is there a max?

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our pool announced you can lap swim 5x a week for 1 hr, but the kicker is that it is only available for those 18+ which is ridiculous and would mean half the lifeguards aren't even allowed to lap swim.

yes- that is sillly. I suspect that they will have lots of empty slots and will open it up to more ages.

For members of pools that have already opened but are only allowing adults to lap swim.... what has demand been like so far? If there are lots of empty slots, are your pools planning to modify these rules to allow under-18 lap swimmers?

Demand is there. Most fill up. I think we end up with about 4 vacant slots each day. We allow swimmers age 7+.

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Anonymous wrote:Mandatory requirements......or what?

It would be good to know the legal landscape here.

Virginia Dept of Health is making their own rules. Pools in other states are not as restrictive. Given such an overwhelming crisis one group of people should not be so powerful.

So arbitrary. The rules for athletic activities allow for contact between family members and incidental contact between non-family members. A family should be able to use a cordoned off section of an outdoor pool.

Did somebody on the governor’s team have a bad experience at a pool as a kid?

No, the governor just wants complete control of Virginia while he floats in his personal
Pool and we watch our family and friends in other states return to sports, friends, pools, etc

Anyway, our pool is doing phase 1 now and based on our membership and the deck space we have and the creativity of our board president, I don’t see how we can’t work around this and make it work while following these guidelines. He said groups of 50 so why can’t that be done on a pool deck? He even said chairs can be used.

We are doing Phase 1 too and are being a bit broad in our definition of a “lap lane” and “laps”. Still, it is all with common sense.

Anonymous wrote:And of course, zero mention of playgrounds .... just waiting for places like Badlands and Scramble and SkyZone to say that they’re some combination of non-essential retail and indoor gyms so my kids can pick up indoor cooties at one of those places while county and state park playgrounds remain closed indefinitely. (BTW, Maryland opened state park playgrounds before phase 1!)

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Anonymous wrote:Mandatory requirements......or what?

It would be good to know the legal landscape here.

Virginia Dept of Health is making their own rules. Pools in other states are not as restrictive. Given such an overwhelming crisis one group of people should not be so powerful.

So arbitrary. The rules for athletic activities allow for contact between family members and incidental contact between non-family members. A family should be able to use a cordoned off section of an outdoor pool.

Did somebody on the governor’s team have a bad experience at a pool as a kid?

No, the governor just wants complete control of Virginia while he floats in his personal
Pool and we watch our family and friends in other states return to sports, friends, pools, etc

Anyway, our pool is doing phase 1 now and based on our membership and the deck space we have and the creativity of our board president, I don’t see how we can’t work around this and make it work while following these guidelines. He said groups of 50 so why can’t that be done on a pool deck? He even said chairs can be used.

I don’t see where it requires a pool deck to reduce capacity, but to play nice we could do 50.