Yorkhall : Message: Re: [Yorkhall] "Swim for life" initiative

fitness swims at these times are perfectly reasonable since they allow people who want to do vigorous swimming on their way to work the chance to do this with minimal hinderance, which is experienced at most other times. People who are less likely to be in a rush go later, often at the same time as their 'club' sessions ( atype of membership for over 55's).

Some people shout loudly that they want to have a swim, sauna or hatever 24/7, such that they would deprive others of a rare chance to get the facility. Would you say the same if you found you couldn't behave hygienically and in a relaxed manner if your men only session was invaded by women and vice versa?

No, givernment money iis not being pocketed by the service provider. I blame the Daily Telegraph for your apparent assumption!

--- On Mon, 29/6/09, palmwino <palmwino@...> wrote:

From: palmwino <palmwino@...>
Subject: [Yorkhall] "Swim for life" initiative
To: Yorkhall@...
Date: Monday, 29 June, 2009, 3:26 PM

Any over 60s out there a bit miffed that we can't get a swim "when we would normally expect to get a swim" (Dept of Media, Culture & Sport website) for free? In other words, why is the "Fitness Swim" session from 7am-9am not designated as a 'public swimming' session, even though it is open to all members of the public, albeit adults?
All pools administered by GLL seem to be subject to this restriction, including all pools within the 'Olympic Boroughs' (so much for 'Olympic legacy'!) Those Hackney residents wondering why they can't get a free swim AT ALL in the only Olympic-sized pool (London Fields Lido) might feel especially miffed!
Does anyone have the energy to contribute to a borough-wide, even capital-wide campaign to call GLL to task, and institute this initiative in the spirit in which it was conceived? (I mean, at least, would you sign a petition?)
I fear once again the government pronises one thing, whilst the local implementation of it is devised to maximise profits & minimise costs. Millions have been allocated to this initiative, and hundreds of thousands have been allocated to your local council. How much of this money is being pocketed by the proxy administrators of these schemes?
Dave Draper

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