[AMB444]

Originally Posted by DrHitch

YES...I have an interactive map that includes the THREE types of pools here:

Map of Places - The Villages 101

Excellent! Thank you!!

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

If you see this happen and have your phone, video it, zoom in on the leaders then pass it up the line. Maybe show it here on TOTV.

I agree with this advice. This was happening in our adult pool when our village was newer last year, and had to be stopped because it’s absolutely not allowed. If you have a Moultrie Creek Facebook group up and running you can post about it in the group, and remind everyone what the adult pool rules are. No classes are allowed in the adult pools. Period.

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by Kelevision

Sadly, they should be called lazy peoples pools. I looked once and have never actually gone inside the gates in my 3+ years here. I, like you, want to swim. I’ve yet to actually get to a sport pool and yes, it’s a bummer. TBH I don’t even know where you find the schedule for the sport pools.

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to relax and float around in a pool just to cool off on a hot summer day. It’s not being lazy. It’s how the majority of pool owners use their pools, and it’s what the adult pools were built for here in TV. Personally, because of a bad knee I can’t do much but very light movement in a pool, so I mainly just relax on a pool noodle. I’m not being lazy just as I’m sure the majority of “Adult pool” users aren’t either. You want to swim laps go to the Sports pools.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Red Rose

Exactly!! Well said. I have never come across an organized water activity at the Adult Pool at Mallory nor the Family Pool at Coconut Cove in the 19 years I’ve lived here. However, Sports Pools at Regional Rec Centers have organized programs and they have to have permission and have to have a regular day and time schedule provided to them by the Regional Rec center as well. You can’t just organize your own group, decide on a time and show up at an Adult nor a Family pool and turn away other people coming for socialization. It’s just not the way the system works.

Not the way it is supposed to work, but sometimes, unfortunately, it does.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Velvet

My Kawasaki 6R would get water logged.

😲😱😳 My! What a big kawasaki you have!

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by Laura T.

It is, thanks. It's the Moultrie Creek Rec center Adult pool. I chose my home based on its location.

Hopefully you bought a pool sized lot so you can build your own pool eventually because that’s the only way you’ll ever be able to truly use a pool here in TV the way you want to use it. We learned that lesson too late. We didn’t buy a pool sized lot thinking we wouldn’t need it with all of the pools here. Not only is our very close adult pool almost always crowded with a large, very loud and hard-drinking group, but the water is just too warm to enjoy in July/August/Sept. Hope you’re able to resolve your issue. I’d try very hard to nip it in the bud while your village is still new. Good luck!

[Rodneysblue]

Originally Posted by Velvet

Adult pools are not swimming pools. They are not meant to do sports in of any kind. They are meant for socializing. That means you walk in them or talk in them like in a large hot tub. Now when no one is using the pool, you can swim laps or use aquatic equipment. The idea is to defer to the people on the pool for the purpose it was made. The problems arise when people do not respect the purpose usage of these pools when there are others in it. Sort of like no one under 30 should be in the water. If you find people are disregarding these rules and it disturbs you, call community watch or the rec center and they will handle the situation.

Where does it say that Adult do not allow swimming? What are you supposed to do sink to the bottom and walk?

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Kelevision

Sadly, they should be called lazy peoples pools. I looked once and have never actually gone inside the gates in my 3+ years here. I, like you, want to swim. I’ve yet to actually get to a sport pool and yes, it’s a bummer. TBH I don’t even know where you find the schedule for the sport pools.

Negative generalization about the retired, semi-retired and other adults who chose to relax here. The adult pools were built for relaxation and socialization. Not swimming. Sports pool is for swimming. 3+ years here? Having a hard time finding the energy to call the rec-center for info, or just....... No, I won't say it.
🙈🙉🙊

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Rodneysblue

Where does it say that Adult do not allow swimming? What are you supposed to do sink to the bottom and walk?

Well, that would work. Max depth is 5 ft, and the pools aren't very large, so you could walk to the shallows. You could also bounce off the bottom and catch a breath every time you break the surface. Or grab the nearest person and ask them to save you. Maybe you need water wings? 🤔🫠😉

Or, unless you are shorter than 5' 6", you could just stand up.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

Hopefully you bought a pool sized lot so you can build your own pool eventually because that’s the only way you’ll ever be able to truly use a pool here in TV the way you want to use it. We learned that lesson too late. We didn’t buy a pool sized lot thinking we wouldn’t need it with all of the pools here. Not only is our very close adult pool almost always crowded with a large, very loud and hard-drinking group, but the water is just too warm to enjoy in July/August/Sept. Hope you’re able to resolve your issue. I’d try very hard to nip it in the bud while your village is still new. Good luck!

Best check to see if drinking (alcohol) is allowed. If not, record it and report it. Loud, (drunk)and large, should not be in charge. No need to tolerate obnoxious jerks.

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Rodneysblue

Where does it say that Adult do not allow swimming? What are you supposed to do sink to the bottom and walk?

Did I say adult pools do not “allow” swimming? Please read my posts again, you have obviously missed some.

[Cupcake57]

Originally Posted by Laura T.

We were originally told that ADULT pools are different from sport pools and family pools in that all sports and classes are held in sport pools, and family pools allow kids. My new village has an ADULT pool. After moving in, hubs and I decided to go for a swim, in the ADULT pool. Within 15 minutes, a group of women filled the pool with equipment for an exercise class and we couldn't swim anymore, and had to leave. We were told these classes are held three days a week, and it occurs at the time of the morning we both have free time to swim. So, did I receive WRONG information about the pools, or are people just refusing to follow the rules so others can't live THEIR dream?

I'm sorry, Laura. Posters are intentionally misinterpreting your concern. Organized group classes are not allowed in pools other than sports pools and need to be scheduled through the rec department. Wading, floating, chatting, walking, dog paddling and doing a little swimming is allowed in neighborhood and family pools if you aren't in anyone's way. Its possible that a new neighborhood like Moultrie Creek hasn't figured this out, but you should definitely complain to the rec center. Hopefully their invitation to join in was genuine, but their class is in violation of the rules. If complaining doesn't work, organize a splash- in commencing just before their 'class' with a dozen of your friends and crowd them out.

[NavyVet]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Sorry to hear this. There is no reason ,other than maintenance or repair, that half the swim lanes can't be cordoned off for swimming. You can play volleyball on land, if you want to play. The ONLY place you can really swim is in the sports pool. What's next? Water basketball, water pickle ball, water golf, water baseball, water mahjong, water karate classes,. I can keep going.
The sports pools are the ONLY place in TV that you can Really, really Actually SWIM! The powers that be should and would, I hope, take that into serious consideration and ensure that swim lanes be kept open for swimmers from dawn to dusk every day.

Yes! someone who gets it.
TV "swimming pools" are a joke. It's been my biggest pet peeve for over 10 years, since swimming is the only outdoor activity I can do. I have lived here full time since 2003.
By 2014, I had to completely give up on TV amenities as TV had gotten so crowded you couldn't get into ANYTHING (without standing in long waiting lines which not all of us can do.) Town squares packed/wall to wall people, rec centers activities/classes all full, any good shows at the venues sold out unless you got the tickets in the first HOUR they went on sale.
I would check the weekly rec schedule every week for sport pool lap times, even driving to pools at the opposite end of TV. I needed the rope lanes to guide me and keep a straight line. It would usually take me the full 50 minute allotment to do my laps. Sometimes I couldn't even get a lane due to walkers! Or standing in the hot sun waiting for a lane to open up, then someone who arrived 10 minutes after you jumps in and takes the lane right out from under you.
Gradually, classes and volleyball completely took over. The only lap times were at dawn. I'm sorry; I am not getting up at zero dark thirty for anything.
I started trying different adult pools. Very cliquish, and I got weird looks for trying just a couple laps when it was not busy. I don't even do freestyle. I do a military swim stroke that is stealthy with zero splash.
So what if lap swimming doesn't fit as many people at once. They should either keep a couple lanes available at all the sport pools throughout the day or dedicate ONE pool that keeps all the ropes in and schedules zero volleyball or classes. Also, walkers should not be able to take up swim lanes. They can walk around at any of the other pools ... and socialize at the same time.
Sheesh, it's not rocket science.
I've just been frustrated that I certainly don't get my money's worth for "the lifestyle" and amenities that many of us don't actually get to use. The sheer number of residents just makes everything too difficult. The Lifestyle is really just an illusion for the newbies and a way to charge more for houses and those stupid ridiculous bonds.
We paid off 2 and then had to move again, so now stuck with a third bond. I feel I've contributed more than my fair share to the infrastructure or whatever. So many changes in the past 20+ years, some good, some not. They took away the indoor lap pool. Then, the buffalo, and so on.
Okay, rant over. Sorry.

[Topspinmo]

On rare occasion when I go to pool I do what I want. I float, swim little, bobb. I pay my amenities don’t let no bullies rule over me. I ran into this the first month I was here. Bullies thinking the own villages pools.

[TOMCAT]

During a lifestyle visit, I remember someone telling me about a water aerobics class in the adult pool in the morning, so I went. There were only about four women: the instructor and three students. There were no others in the pool yet. It was empty. It was early in the morning. I was told that the water aerobic classes get full so fast that they have their own. I only went once, and we did not bother anyone. It was fun, though.

This water aerobics activity happened years ago at Creekside Landing Pool in Lake Sumter when it was used for lifestyle preview visits. I do not know if it is still used for these visits.