My Masters team was recently forced to relocate to a different pool. At the new pool, we cannot accommodate all team members in our two allotted lanes, so some swimmers have been organizing in a separate lap-swimming lane and working out independently of the "official" team. Now, the facility has told us that we are not allowed to engage in organized lap swimming other than in the coached lanes. Has anyone run into a similar obstacle? Any suggestions?
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I don't think we disagree- negociation/communication is the key.
Yes, my situation - there is no special pass/rental - all swimmers (floaters, talkers, walkers and lappers) have the same rights to the same lanes - but as a team - during the school session - we get special pool times and 'reserved' lanes (and we fill them up, Fall and Winter, Spring the students 'find' other interests...lol)
The pool manager, in my case, HAS to keep the "perception" that there OPEN lanes for swimming. (since that is the stated guarentee)
If it LOOKS like there are only 3 lanes open, then they take heat. If they KNOW that all 5-6 lanes are open - and that we are not "taking control" of a lane (outright), they can point it out to the other patrons.
I agree with them, the fact that we are all doing the same thing LOOKS like we have a reserved lane - when in fact...we have reserved nothing...just doing the same set together. (but this also why we make sure each lane is not exactly in snych with the others - but at most we have 3 lanes, so its not hard)
The other card to play is to ask to see the "rules" about who can swim in what lane - and I will bet there are no rules about 6 people getting in 6 lanes and doing the same thing.
jack
I don't think we disagree- negociation/communication is the key.
Yes, my situation - there is no special pass/rental - all swimmers (floaters, talkers, walkers and lappers) have the same rights to the same lanes - but as a team - during the school session - we get special pool times and 'reserved' lanes (and we fill them up, Fall and Winter, Spring the students 'find' other interests...lol)
The pool manager, in my case, HAS to keep the "perception" that there OPEN lanes for swimming. (since that is the stated guarentee)
If it LOOKS like there are only 3 lanes open, then they take heat. If they KNOW that all 5-6 lanes are open - and that we are not "taking control" of a lane (outright), they can point it out to the other patrons.
I agree with them, the fact that we are all doing the same thing LOOKS like we have a reserved lane - when in fact...we have reserved nothing...just doing the same set together. (but this also why we make sure each lane is not exactly in snych with the others - but at most we have 3 lanes, so its not hard)
The other card to play is to ask to see the "rules" about who can swim in what lane - and I will bet there are no rules about 6 people getting in 6 lanes and doing the same thing.
jack
