Do any of you across this great land swim at a YMCA indoor facility that does NOT automatically close the pool whenever there are thunderstorms in the area?
Two of our three practices this week have been cancelled because of thunderstorms.
On another thread, someone posted how the total number of deaths from indoor pool electrocutions during thunderstorms--in the history of the world--total precisely zero.
I have made this argument endlessly to our Y authorities, all to no avail. Two university pools--Pitt and CMU--do NOT close their indoor pools because of lightning and, in fact, find the concept chortlesome.
If you do swim at a Y pool with a more enlightened policy, can you send word as to how you got your aquatic staff to override the (misguided) national YMCA policy about this?
Signed--
Slowly desiccating in Sewickley, Pa
I have the same problem at my Y. They are quick to close at a rumble of thunder off in the distance. The kids I coach don't like having to miss practice. That is why I have started encouraging those who are members to come swim in the morning on their own on days we are supposed to have storms. Then if we get kicked out the Y has to put up with us in the weight room.
The aquatic center where I train stays open unless the storm is directly over head.
I have the same problem at my Y. They are quick to close at a rumble of thunder off in the distance. The kids I coach don't like having to miss practice. That is why I have started encouraging those who are members to come swim in the morning on their own on days we are supposed to have storms. Then if we get kicked out the Y has to put up with us in the weight room.
The aquatic center where I train stays open unless the storm is directly over head.
