Yes, yes, I know... you all think that your pool is the worst (except those that train at UT or IUPUI). But before you vote, consider this:
- indoor 6-lane 25 yard pool, L-shaped
- built in 1969, with negligible upgrades since
- heated to at least 85 degrees
- operated by the city at a significant loss every year
- closes for three to four weeks every year (two for upgrades - aka cleaning - and two for "budgetary reasons")
- shared by the city, the high school, the local university and the swim club
- vacuumed once a week ("whether it needs it or not")
- lifeguards cannot be moved from their plastic chairs on the deck
- for lap swim, only two lane lines put in - not in lifeguards' job description to put in more
- patrons blatantly ignore the lane signs indicating "fast", "medium" and "slow"
- lifeguards do not enforce the above
- patrons of all types refuse to circle swim, and instead swim next to each other (again, with few or no lane lines)
- healthy mix of college girls in bikinis, college boys in board shorts, noodlers, and elementary backstrokers
Poll opens now.
Parents
Former Member
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- patrons blatantly ignore the lane signs indicating "fast", "medium" and "slow"
- lifeguards do not enforce the above
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- healthy mix of college girls in bikinis, college boys in board shorts, noodlers, and elementary backstrokers...
I think you'll find these things in any public pool. Some people think they're faster than they really are, some think they're slower, some just look for a lane with few people in it because they don't want to be crowded. Perhaps some left their glasses in the locker and can't read the signs. The lifeguards should be imposing circle swimming at least, but the only guards that I've ever seen actually do that were the mature unionized city employees in my home town. Where I'm living now, most guards are very young and unwilling to to give orders to adults.
As for the last item, I just consider it training for open water to make my way through the bodies. Noodles aren't allowed in the lap lane area, although there are few elderly people doing vertical breaststroke that I have to find my way around. And I just love it when the college boys in board shorts decide to "race" me. Yo, dude, lose your grandpa's bermuda shorts and get a swimsuit already! Then you wouldn't be humiliated by a pudgy 52 year old woman!
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- patrons blatantly ignore the lane signs indicating "fast", "medium" and "slow"
- lifeguards do not enforce the above
...
- healthy mix of college girls in bikinis, college boys in board shorts, noodlers, and elementary backstrokers...
I think you'll find these things in any public pool. Some people think they're faster than they really are, some think they're slower, some just look for a lane with few people in it because they don't want to be crowded. Perhaps some left their glasses in the locker and can't read the signs. The lifeguards should be imposing circle swimming at least, but the only guards that I've ever seen actually do that were the mature unionized city employees in my home town. Where I'm living now, most guards are very young and unwilling to to give orders to adults.
As for the last item, I just consider it training for open water to make my way through the bodies. Noodles aren't allowed in the lap lane area, although there are few elderly people doing vertical breaststroke that I have to find my way around. And I just love it when the college boys in board shorts decide to "race" me. Yo, dude, lose your grandpa's bermuda shorts and get a swimsuit already! Then you wouldn't be humiliated by a pudgy 52 year old woman!
