I finally found an outdoor pool at a nearby gym that also has an indoor pool. I'm so close to signing up, yet nervous. OTOH, I swam in mid-March, when all gyms had to close that evening. Our state was #2 in the nation with COVID cases. We are at an all time low, yet I still feel apprehensive. BTW, the pool is not busy, despite a heat wave all summer, which makes me think that people are fearful. (and fitness center confirmed that)
Would love to hear from swimmers who've been swimming in outdoor/indoor pools. I know the data about chlorine killing the virus, but would feel better knowing swimmers have stayed COVID free.
I really don't want to complain, b/c I desperately need to swim and am so unbelievably happy to finally find an outdoor pool! My plan is to at least swim for a month, then stay out of the pool until the vaccine comes out (not too confident about indoor pools). I asked all the appropriate questions about safety precautions before joining the outdoor pool. I was told there was no sharing of lanes except for married folks. (IMO, silly rule, and how do they prove that?)
They have a temperature stand when you enter, but no one takes your temperature. I've never seen anyone wipe down chairs or other equipment. So far, each day, most people are sharing lanes. I've been asked 2x to share and said that I didn't want to. This guy challenged me and was very rude. If I wasn't so desperate to swim, I'd cancel my membership. I just am not ready to share a lane. I had surgery in March, and recovery was long and difficult, and easing back into the world has been slow. I resent having to defend myself.
I really don't want to complain, b/c I desperately need to swim and am so unbelievably happy to finally find an outdoor pool! My plan is to at least swim for a month, then stay out of the pool until the vaccine comes out (not too confident about indoor pools). I asked all the appropriate questions about safety precautions before joining the outdoor pool. I was told there was no sharing of lanes except for married folks. (IMO, silly rule, and how do they prove that?)
They have a temperature stand when you enter, but no one takes your temperature. I've never seen anyone wipe down chairs or other equipment. So far, each day, most people are sharing lanes. I've been asked 2x to share and said that I didn't want to. This guy challenged me and was very rude. If I wasn't so desperate to swim, I'd cancel my membership. I just am not ready to share a lane. I had surgery in March, and recovery was long and difficult, and easing back into the world has been slow. I resent having to defend myself.
