On the flip side.. did you EVER see a pool that would have adults OUT OF THE POOL! so kids can horse around without the adults in the way?
No right? So why this was only one group of people being discriminated against like that?

I would not have a problem with getting kids out of the lap lanes even for half hour every hour if you must but getting kids out of the water entirely was so insane. Some days are so unbearable hot and getting them out of the water just because one person had to stay in the pool?
Nobody asked for this and someone made this insane rule while it is mostly families with kids and not solo swimmers by the pools.

You don't call it adult swim. You say swimmers under x years of age are required to take a break every 45 minutes for 15 minutes. That's all.

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Florida and we never had adult swim. Because mo one wants to be out of the water for 15 minutes when it is 98 degrees out.

Precisely that! This creates so much problems for parents and kids are so uncomfortable. Not to mention extra towels needed to dry kids.

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How many minutes is the “lap swim time”?

At our pool it’s 15 minutes every hour. My sister used to be a lifeguard and says to give the lifeguards a break and to get the kids out of the pool so they don’t pee in it.

It's also a safety issue for kids. Taking periodic breaks keeps them from getting too worn out and becoming a greater drowning risk, and a kid who is too tired is more likely to realize it when they're just sitting on the pool deck rather than splashing in the pool.

This is the reason it exists. It's not for adults at all, it is just a bonus that adults get that break time to themselves.

Nobody is stopping kids from getting out of the pool and every parent can keep making breaks at their discretion but forcing all the kids to get ou t of the pool at the same time is insane. How many dads and moms rush back home from work to grab a kid and go to the pool only to arrive ten minutes before the whistles forces them out of the precious hour or so in the pool.

This. The minute break is dumb.

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Anonymous wrote:Reason 7,592 why lawyers ruin everything.

+1

Minus one. This lawyer! deserves a HUGE HUG! Thank you the Anonymous Lawyer, you saved so many kids and parents from insane breaks!

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How many minutes is the “lap swim time”?

At our pool it’s 15 minutes every hour. My sister used to be a lifeguard and says to give the lifeguards a break and to get the kids out of the pool so they don’t pee in it.

It's also a safety issue for kids. Taking periodic breaks keeps them from getting too worn out and becoming a greater drowning risk, and a kid who is too tired is more likely to realize it when they're just sitting on the pool deck rather than splashing in the pool.

This is the reason it exists. It's not for adults at all, it is just a bonus that adults get that break time to themselves.

Nobody is stopping kids from getting out of the pool and every parent can keep making breaks at their discretion but forcing all the kids to get ou t of the pool at the same time is insane. How many dads and moms rush back home from work to grab a kid and go to the pool only to arrive ten minutes before the whistles forces them out of the precious hour or so in the pool.

Anonymous wrote:I hate adult swim and don’t see the point. It’s 15 minutes of every hour where the pool sits empty and the kids beg to go to the snack bar.

We belong to a private pool. For some reason I thought it was a legal requirement, but we are in MD.

Yey! Thank you Someone who has put an end with this nonsense finally! Oftentimes there was one adult in the pool soaking and twenty kids waiting shivering by the poolside just waiting to go back in. Insanity.

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How many minutes is the “lap swim time”?

At our pool it’s 15 minutes every hour. My sister used to be a lifeguard and says to give the lifeguards a break and to get the kids out of the pool so they don’t pee in it.

It's also a safety issue for kids. Taking periodic breaks keeps them from getting too worn out and becoming a greater drowning risk, and a kid who is too tired is more likely to realize it when they're just sitting on the pool deck rather than splashing in the pool.

This is the reason it exists. It's not for adults at all, it is just a bonus that adults get that break time to themselves.

Anonymous wrote:Reason 7,592 why lawyers ruin everything.

+1

Anonymous wrote:It’s crazy to get an attorney involved in this but we also think it’s stupid. I’ve heard the reasons like lifeguard and bathroom breaks. In reality the lifeguard’s young friends use that time to horse around in the pool while the lifeguards laugh with them. No adults actually swim. It’s one of the many reasons we cancelled our pool membership. My kids were not interested in swim team and getting out once an hour to watch that was annoying.

So the lifeguard should get no breaks? LOL Next you will say they should not get paid...all they do is sit around all day. It’s not like they are working.

I grew up in Florida and we never had adult swim. Because mo one wants to be out of the water for 15 minutes when it is 98 degrees out.

At our HOA pool adult swim is only for 10 minutes. But still, I love it because it clears the kids out of the lap lane. Unfortunately, kids tend to hang out in the lap lanes at our pool even when adults are swimming laps - sometimes the lifeguards say something, but they don’t always, and the parents almost NEVER tell their kids to get out of the lap lane. I don’t know if the parents don’t realize the etiquette or they don’t care -It’s really annoying.

I’ll tell kids that they need to move, but it’s just easier to get established in the lap lane during adult swim than to try to clear the lane during regular swim.

Our pool always keeps two lanes open for lap swimming which is almost always just adults. The other lane markers are removed for family swim. It seems to work ok.

Anonymous wrote:I'm six years old, but I identify as an adult.

I'm 45 and woke up feeling like a child!