[coffeebean]

I spoke with a Colony Rec Center employee about "open exercise and walking with no lanes in". I was told swimming is certainly exercise so it is fine to swim laps during open exercise. I was also informed that walkers should NOT walk the width of the sport pool. Walkers should always walk in the lanes which are are marked on the bottom of the pool. I was also informed by the rec center person that if I see walkers gathering at the ends of the lanes I should politely request that they not block the lane. I'm not sure how I would approach a group of people who seem determined to make me feel unwanted in the pool if I were swimming laps.