[bumpygreens]

Good grief. Are we going to end up having to wear helmets and shin guards to get in a pool?

[milling73]

Valid point. After this period of closures / restrictions / lectures etc the choice should be left to the individual whether they wish to go or stay home. Does anyone have the knowledge as to what reopening date is going to be 100% guarantee of virus free? If so which date - May 1? June 1? Aug 1? Or wait til Fall and a new flu/virus season?
Open up - Let each decide when they wish to participate in activities.

[Goldwingnut]

Originally Posted by EviesGP

It's getting warmer out. Open the damn pools! Those who are still apprehensive, will not use them, which is fine and understandable. But some of us are not, and will. Perhaps they can hire gilded fastener to do fly-overs to monitor distancing?

I'll pass on that task.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Tom53

Judging by some of the posters, I guess it would be ok to bring my visiting family (and their respective noodles) to the sports pool. No, that would be wrong ( and not allowed). Should I post here for support or accept the rules??

What is so hard about following guidelines????

Weren't you taught anything as a child, or did your parents run to the school every time you were disciplined????

Sorry, I'm cranky. Just lost 3 straight games of horseshoes to the little woman...….

There is no rule that forbids people swimming in the swimming pools. They are not bathing pools, or soaking pools. They're swimming pools, by definition. It's OKAY to swim in them. And if you are swimming from one end of the pool to the other end of the pool, the length you just swam would be called a "lap." If you do it a few times, it's called "swimming laps." No line, goggles, or cap necessary. But you do have to keep your eyes open and watch where you're going. Just like when you're walking on the sidewalk. You don't look DOWN to make sure you're exactly in your section of the sidewalk that won't impede someone coming the other way. You look ahead, and use this crazy thing called "perspective" this other wild phenomenon called "peripheral vision" to estimate your proximity to other people, and to the curb, where, one would hope, you would stop and look both ways before crossing.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I get what you are saying but "looking up every once in a while" breaks the rhythm of freestyle swimming (proper breathing and stroking). If I were out in the open water swimming from the boat heading toward a raft, as you mentioned, I would not swim the same way as I swim in a pool with the proper markings. I would swim with my head above the water so I can see where I'm going.

Another reason I do not swim in the neighborhood pools is there are no flags over head to let me know when I'm coming to the end of the pool when swimming back stroke. All it took was one time hitting my head on the wall in a sports pool before flags were installed. I'll never do that again!

And yet, the length you swim from boat to raft is called a "lap." And if you do a round-trip swim, and repeat it a few times, it's called "swimming laps." I don't do freestyle swimming. I swim side-stroke, backstroke, and butterfly. And I manage to never bump into anyone, and I manage to never hit my head on the edge of the pool, without goggles, lines, or a bathing cap.

[Villageswimmer]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

And yet, the length you swim from boat to raft is called a "lap." And if you do a round-trip swim, and repeat it a few times, it's called "swimming laps." I don't do freestyle swimming. I swim side-stroke, backstroke, and butterfly. And I manage to never bump into anyone, and I manage to never hit my head on the edge of the pool, without goggles, lines, or a bathing cap.

A swim cap is proper etiquette when swimming laps. It prevents others from getting a mouthful of your hair.
May I ask what pool you swim in?

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

And yet, the length you swim from boat to raft is called a "lap." And if you do a round-trip swim, and repeat it a few times, it's called "swimming laps." I don't do freestyle swimming. I swim side-stroke, backstroke, and butterfly. And I manage to never bump into anyone, and I manage to never hit my head on the edge of the pool, without goggles, lines, or a bathing cap.

In neighborhood pools, I can understand swimming side stroke and butterfly that you are able to see where you are going. Just wondering how you swim backstroke and not wind up slamming into the end of the pool or bumping into anyone. I would really like to know how to not bang into the end of the pool without the visual aid of the flags over head or the lane dividers which have a change of color as you get to the end of the pool. As for not hitting anyone in the pool while lying on your back, I'm mystified how you do that!

Thanks.

[gregcharlesnelson@gmail]

Time to open!

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Tom53

Judging by some of the posters, I guess it would be ok to bring my visiting family (and their respective noodles) to the sports pool. No, that would be wrong ( and not allowed). Should I post here for support or accept the rules??

What is so hard about following guidelines????

Weren't you taught anything as a child, or did your parents run to the school every time you were disciplined????

Sorry, I'm cranky. Just lost 3 straight games of horseshoes to the little woman...….

Playing in you yard I take it? Every thing closed except golf.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

In neighborhood pools, I can understand swimming side stroke and butterfly that you are able to see where you are going. Just wondering how you swim backstroke and not wind up slamming into the end of the pool or bumping into anyone. I would really like to know how to not bang into the end of the pool without the visual aid of the flags over head or the lane dividers which have a change of color as you get to the end of the pool. As for not hitting anyone in the pool while lying on your back, I'm mystified how you do that!

Thanks.

I turn my head every few strokes and look. How does ANYONE do backstroke when swimming laps and not bump their heads into the side of the pool?

I'm really baffled by some of you "lap-swimmers" who don't understand basic practical common sense.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I turn my head every few strokes and look. How does ANYONE do backstroke when swimming laps and not bump their heads into the side of the pool?

I'm really baffled by some of you "lap-swimmers" who don't understand basic practical common sense.

Which way do you turn your head? Are you able to turn your head all the way around to see behind you while lying on your back in the water? WOW. If you can, I'm jealous!!!!

Turning my head to the side while swimming back stroke doesn't help me with my position unless there are lane dividers (such as in the sports pools) which change color as I approach the end of the lane. Neighborhood pools do not have lane dividers so that visual assist is non existent. The flags over head in a sports pool are even better because turning my head to the side is not necessary.

I may lack common sense but not when it comes to swimming laps.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by milling73

Valid point. After this period of closures / restrictions / lectures etc the choice should be left to the individual whether they wish to go or stay home. Does anyone have the knowledge as to what reopening date is going to be 100% guarantee of virus free? If so which date - May 1? June 1? Aug 1? Or wait til Fall and a new flu/virus season?
Open up - Let each decide when they wish to participate in activities.

They walk among us

[Rosie1950]

After all this brew ha I don’t know if I even want to go to the pools.
Yes you can swim, no you can’t swim! Geeez I’m 4’11”” if I were to some how get in the middle if the deep end (or anything above my nose which is the drowning point), are you telling me I shouldn’t swim to the edge?
By the way unless you’re willing to pay EITHER for priority golf (and a spouse fee of 80$ More for the pools) or 200$ for just the pools, you will not be allowed to stay. Only country club pools have pool ambassadors and they WILL check your Villages ID which is clearly marked priority. They scan your card each time to you enter to make sure your membership is current.

[Tom53]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Playing in you yard I take it? Every thing closed except golf.

Yes, in my yard, stuck up north due to current circumstances....

[valuemkt]

COMING SOON - For ANYONE NOT Going to Pools, Bars, Restaurants etc - The Ultimate TROLL Device (Looking for a Snappy Name) - Through an Ingenius Lens, Automatically Measures the Distance Between People Congregating and Enjoying Life, Takes a Digital Picture and Automatically Sends it District Employees for Punishment, and both Online Newspapers for Embarrassment. It also comes with a Timer to Measure Time Spent in Pool to Report Similar Violations. Towels on Chairs without people will also be reported and considered abandoned. The perfect Device for Villagers Claiming to Stay Home, but who just can;t help themselves to go out and report on people who refuse to spend the rest of their life avoiding people and staying in the confines of their home. Working on MSRP and Name. Second Release for Advanced Trolls will be for Taking Pictures of Front Yards for Ornament Violations and Immediately and Anonymously Reporting them. Third Release will allow the Voluntarily Homebound to NEVER leave their home to monitor others, but to launch a series of Drones, controlled by the newly formed Villages Club, STAY AWAY FROM ME and STAY HOME - for the Voluntarily Cloistered .