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 may (or may not) have swum (currently swim?) in a Y (or Y-like) pool that apparently does not know (ignores?) this policy. I hesitate to reply because I don't want to ruin it for me. This pool also operates outside of a couple of other recommendations for operating a pool, but it works for me. Just don't ask me what shape the drains are.
Back in high school (age group club), we trained in a University indoor pool that always closed for lightning which is frequent in Florida summers. However, at that point in my life, it was much more blessing than curse.
I may (or may not) have swum (currently swim?) in a Y (or Y-like) pool that apparently does not know (ignores?) this policy. I hesitate to reply because I don't want to ruin it for me. This pool also operates outside of a couple of other recommendations for operating a pool, but it works for me. Just don't ask me what shape the drains are.
Back in high school (age group club), we trained in a University indoor pool that always closed for lightning which is frequent in Florida summers. However, at that point in my life, it was much more blessing than curse.
