There are plenty of under used municipal and school pools across the country that could be bought or managed by an outside organization, just for the promise of occasional public access. USMS is not loaded with money, but has lots of knowledge and experienced people who could pull off a stunt like this. One club in Indiana has done just this thing by taking over a county pool that was in peril of closing because it could not afford to operate it. As far as I know, the agreement is still in force and the USMS club is still paying for operations by its own management and programming.
San Diego has three public pools but cannot afford to keep them all open at once, so they have one or two open and close the other one (or two) on a rotating basis. Not a good way to keep programs filled.
To the naysayers: Try to look at the big picture, not just your own. The USMS board and much of its national committee membership have hundreds of years of combined experience and are not likely to agree to an obviously losing prospect. I am also supposing that the program would start small, with one or two likely locations that have enough masters swimmers, divers, synchro, and water polo as well as age group support for most or all the sports. Two workouts per day will not pay the bills, but a selection of programs thoughtfully employed, and well reasoned management, will.
Orca: USMS has money which is currently invested in conservative vehicles, waiting for an opportunity like this. The last number I remember is about $3-5 million. After the covid lunacy it may be down, but will rebound.
67King: bubble? Are you kidding? Boulder, CO has an outdoor pool that is open everyday and you can see pictures of people walking through snow to go to workout. Ask Eney Jones, she coaches there.
To the naysayers: Try to look at the big picture, not just your own. The USMS board and much of its national committee membership have hundreds of years of combined experience and are not likely to agree to an obviously losing prospect. I am also supposing that the program would start small, with one or two likely locations that have enough masters swimmers, divers, synchro, and water polo as well as age group support for most or all the sports. Two workouts per day will not pay the bills, but a selection of programs thoughtfully employed, and well reasoned management, will.
Orca: USMS has money which is currently invested in conservative vehicles, waiting for an opportunity like this. The last number I remember is about $3-5 million. After the covid lunacy it may be down, but will rebound.
67King: bubble? Are you kidding? Boulder, CO has an outdoor pool that is open everyday and you can see pictures of people walking through snow to go to workout. Ask Eney Jones, she coaches there.
