We have a 25 meter by 25 yard pool and we are asking the pool management to switch the normal yard direction to meters for a meter meet.
They want to charge us $1,400 to cover the costs of moving 4 starting blocks, (we only need four because we are doing a relay meet) all the lane lines and flags. Yikes!
We said we would move the lines and flags. We think $300 would be high but we would pay it. They said they don't want us to move the lines for insurance purposes.. (silly)
Does anyone have experience with this so we can come to a better number?
What would your pool charge for this service?
thanks
Charlie
They said they don't want us to move the lines for insurance purposes
Hah. Swimmers move lane lines every day at pools all over the country. At our summer pool the 9 to 12 year olds put in lane ropes every day and nobody has ever been injured. The pool I've been swimming at this summer, the masters swimmers move the lane ropes from 50 meters to 25 yards at the end of every practice. As long as you've got more than 2 people doing it, it goes pretty fast and I can't see any liability issue at all. Moving flags takes 2 people about 5 minutes so that's a moot point too. And here too, nothing dangerous about moving flags.
I can see where they might have a point about moving the blocks, it takes a very large wrench and a fairly strong person to loosen the collars that hold the blocks in place at our pool. And they are a bit heavy so I guess someone could drop a block on their foot or something when moving it (I know a stretch but I'm trying to see this from the pool's viewpoint). It probably takes 2 lifeguards 20 minutes to move 4 blocks so you could pay each lifeguard $25 and they'd be happy.
I agree with the other poster, someone's trying to rip you off. I can't fathom how they could possibly come up with a $1400 price tag for what you're asking for. I would ask again if you can do it yourself. Offer to bring a group of masters to the pool the night before the meet to set it up. And maybe offer to sign some liability waiver that you won't sue them if you get injured doing this very dangerous mission.
If they're worried about insurance, does anyone know if the USMS insurance covers moving lane lines/flags/blocks?
They said they don't want us to move the lines for insurance purposes
Hah. Swimmers move lane lines every day at pools all over the country. At our summer pool the 9 to 12 year olds put in lane ropes every day and nobody has ever been injured. The pool I've been swimming at this summer, the masters swimmers move the lane ropes from 50 meters to 25 yards at the end of every practice. As long as you've got more than 2 people doing it, it goes pretty fast and I can't see any liability issue at all. Moving flags takes 2 people about 5 minutes so that's a moot point too. And here too, nothing dangerous about moving flags.
I can see where they might have a point about moving the blocks, it takes a very large wrench and a fairly strong person to loosen the collars that hold the blocks in place at our pool. And they are a bit heavy so I guess someone could drop a block on their foot or something when moving it (I know a stretch but I'm trying to see this from the pool's viewpoint). It probably takes 2 lifeguards 20 minutes to move 4 blocks so you could pay each lifeguard $25 and they'd be happy.
I agree with the other poster, someone's trying to rip you off. I can't fathom how they could possibly come up with a $1400 price tag for what you're asking for. I would ask again if you can do it yourself. Offer to bring a group of masters to the pool the night before the meet to set it up. And maybe offer to sign some liability waiver that you won't sue them if you get injured doing this very dangerous mission.
If they're worried about insurance, does anyone know if the USMS insurance covers moving lane lines/flags/blocks?
