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Originally Posted by swimdawg
I've come to the conclusion that when talking about the need for an indoor pool or more lap lanes/time for laps...well, it's like talking to a brick wall to non- swimmers.
My Sports Pool is Seabreeze. If you look at the rec schedule, there are only 5 hours per week that are totally dedicated for lap swim. I've been in TV for two weeks and there was not one time I was able to swim in a lane. It was way too busy.
Imagine if they closed a golf course for prime- time golf because they wanted to give lessons to a few.
It's a very frustrating situation....and unfortunately, non- swimmers don't understand.  |
I'm not a lap swimmer so maybe I don't understand. However, it is what it is. Swimdawg, if I remember correctly from your very early posts, you did your due dilligence before moving here and were very concerned about the lack of an indoor pool but decided to move here anyways.
You should have also known that there are only a certain amount of sports pools where lap swimming can be done. Actually those living in the southern portion of The Villages are more fortunate than those living in the northern areas. You have Lake Miona, Colony and Seabreeze. We are coming to the end of what was the busiest winter in TV and it's only going to get worse in years to come. Even the summers are not nearly as peaceful and quiet as they were in the years past. You've got a lot of people in a relatively small area all trying to use a limited number of amenities and sometimes you can't do what you want to do.
And everyone is so upset about the college reserving a pool for lessons, did you know the high school swim team practices at Laurel Manor and they close the pool to residents when the kids are using it?
If I correctly remember something I previously read about amenities still to be built in TV, there is only one more regional rec center left to be built south of 466a. So that's a lot of houses for only a few more lanes to swim.
And for all the golfers frustrated trying to get on an executive course during the winter, there are only six more courses left to be built. That's not enough for all the people yet to come, but again, it is what it is.
Sorry, just felt the need to say all this. Have a good day.