Great Y .... unless you want to swim. The Heat sw...

Great Y .... unless you want to swim. The Heat swim team is always there. Early in the morning. After work. Just before closing. They shift lanes at seemingly random times, kicking you out of the lanes with an arrogance that suggests future olympians are being denied there pool time by your amateur attempt at fitness. Never a please - just a authoritative Sir, we need you to move out of this lane. Last year a coach hit me on the hand with a sign to get my attention rather than just waving a hand in the water like every other swim etiquette competent human. No damage, but it stung. Two lanes are always open and always full. Asking to share is hit and miss.

Clearly the emphasis as far as the pool is concerned is not community fitness, but rather catering to this team s needs.

All this I say as a Y certified swim official and father of three (fast) y team swim kids at another Y, which manages to keep adult lap swim times plentiful. How? : Keep the kids swimming in circles, like every other swim team in America. They don t need a lane per 2 kids.

I ve complained a bit, to no avail. In fact, monopolization of pool time be the team has gotten worse in the last year.

I m not sure what particular mismanagement has led to the ridiculous dedication of lanes and pool time to the Heat swim team, but I ve given up trying to swim at the Stevens Y. I m sure they are glad to see me go.