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Old 03-28-2012, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by coffeebean View Post
I was turned away from the pool by the swim instructor last week. The instructor had four students and the rest of the Seabreaze pool was empty. I always go to either Colony or Lake Miona if my first choice pool (Seabreaze) is full. I will say I was not happy to be turned away from a more than half empty sports pool. The instructor explained to me that it was not her who made the rules but the college.

When I was told the pool was closed, I turned around and started walking to the gate to exit. Then I stopped, and asked the instructor if I could use one of the empty lanes at the opposite end of the pool. I did not have an altercation....just a simple question. When I was told "no" and the college made the rules, not her, I left the pool area. Is that considered rude? Just wondering.
Maybe someone ought to suggest to Lifelong Learning College that a certain number of lanes--and not the entire pool--should be rented. This is done all the time by swim teams who rent a few lanes at a college or other pool....they rent a number of lanes so that classes or other teams can use other lanes.

An example here could be that LLC rents 5-6 lanes, for 2 students in a lane, leaving 4 or 5 lanes open for lap swimming by residents.

A swim instructor ought to be able to understand lap swimmers' needs and convey that to the college.