Today I had got some improvement plan in my mind and imagined a nice two hour swim this afternoon. I got to the pool after some one and half hour train ride, changed into my swimsuit, started my laps. No sooner than I had swum for maybe 2 laps, the pool staff told me the pool had to be closed and I must get out immediately. I asked why, since it's supposed to close at 8pm, and it's not even 5pm yet. The answer: the lifeguard on duty had not shown up. Of course, without a lifeguard you can't swim.
So that's my afternoon, 3 hours round train trip to swim for 2 laps :bitching:
I've met two other abrupt closing at the same pool (I must have had a very bad luck), but those two were excusable: once there was no water in the building (except for the uncirculated water in the pool), no toilet or shower available. The other time, there was a fire alarm. (How ironic, these two reasons.)
But lifeguard not showing up? and we must get out immediately? (I swam two laps, and I saw a couple of swimmers just got wet and hadn't started the first lap yet.)
Anyone had similar bad experience? I'm still pondering what was the reason the guard didn't show up. The pool remains closed for the rest of the day.
There was one Saturday where I had to work so I missed the Saturday morning practice. I wanted to get some swim in since I had a meet the next day. Well, I knew that there was lap swimming time at the high school that my Y operates. No lap swimming on Saturday afternoon at the Y. Well, I went to the high school and the pool was closed. So, I emailed the Aquatic Director on Monday and he said that he was unaware that they closed early. So, I am sure that the lifeguard on duty got in trouble for that. Even though I didn't get a swim that Saturday, I was fine for the meet the next day. I have been the lifeguard that left early but not 2 hours like these kids did. Maybe like 20 minutes a few times. Plus, they should have lucky to have a lifeguard job at this Y.
tjrpatt, that was bad, too. How far was the high school from you then? Hope it didn't take you 1-2 hours to get there and found it closed. It feels especially terrible when they virtulaly pull you out of the water when you just started. I could have spent this afternoon doing something more pleasant and productive, today being a gorgeous warm sunny day :mad: Lump, one of the managers was the one who ordered us to get out of the water, and said it was an "emergency", that we had no reason to complain against the facility because it's that particular guard's problem.
tjrpatt, that was bad, too. How far was the high school from you then? Hope it didn't take you 1-2 hours to get there and found it closed. It feels especially terrible when they virtulaly pull you out of the water when you just started. I could have spent this afternoon doing something more pleasant and productive, today being a gorgeous warm sunny day :mad: Lump, one of the managers was the one who ordered us to get out of the water, and said it was an "emergency", that we had no reason to complain against the facility because it's that particular guard's problem.
the pool is less than a mile from me so it wasn't as awful as your experience.
Jeeeze that sounds like the most miserable thing ever. I'd angle for some money off my membership fee after that little fiasco...they owe you!
I don't get angry that often, but that would have put me over the edge
Hope it never happens again
Thats terrible...only bad experiance I have had so far at my pool is kids being disrespectful and going into the lanes in front of me and others or throwing equipment into lanes without looking.
nhc, I can definitely relate. You have my sympathy! Having a workout stopped in its tracks like that is my idea of total day-ruining frustration. It's one thing to have to stop a workout before you are done, but it's just the WORST to have to stop when you are just getting started. You haveall that energy and no place for it to go.
I've had similar things happen to me a few times. The pool where I used to swim is a 20 to 30 minute drive from my house, and is in the opposite direction from every other place I need to go. They have a very limited lap swim schedule, and it was a huge struggle for me just to GET there during the time they are open (I have 5 kids, 3 are school-age and all have different drop-off/pick up times and 2 schools). One time I had just swam my first lap when they cleared the pool and closed it because someone threw up over in the shallow area. I was so frustrated. Normally I'd feel sorry for someone who vomited, but all I could think about was my workout.
I've also had to stop a workout in mid warm-up due to a mean noodle class instructor even though she is supposed to leave a lane open for laps.
Today I had got some improvement plan in my mind and imagined a nice two hour swim this afternoon. I got to the pool after some one and half hour train ride, changed into my swimsuit, started my laps. No sooner than I had swum for maybe 2 laps, the pool staff told me the pool had to be closed and I must get out immediately. I asked why, since it's supposed to close at 8pm, and it's not even 5pm yet. The answer: the lifeguard on duty had not shown up. Of course, without a lifeguard you can't swim.
So that's my afternoon, 3 hours round train trip to swim for 2 laps :bitching:
I've met two other abrupt closing at the same pool (I must have had a very bad luck), but those two were excusable: once there was no water in the building (except for the uncirculated water in the pool), no toilet or shower available. The other time, there was a fire alarm. (How ironic, these two reasons.)
But lifeguard not showing up? and we must get out immediately? (I swam two laps, and I saw a couple of swimmers just got wet and hadn't started the first lap yet.)
Anyone had similar bad experience? I'm still pondering what was the reason the guard didn't show up. The pool remains closed for the rest of the day.
What a horrible event, especially after traveling so long to get there. What would happen if you just kept swimming? There were "pool staff" but they aren't trained to rescue people from the water, so just keep going.
OMG the water ladies that don't want to get their hair wet!!! I will on purpose splash them when they get close to the lane lines!! They were all types of body oils ,perfume & powders that stink up my water !!
