Magazine May/Jun 2018

Pool and Deck FAQs Dated April 13, 2018

Why did you make the big pool one depth? 3. pool depth

The walkway in front of the aquatics counter is too small. Are you going to fix this? 1. Pool walkway

Why did you take away the sun loungers? 3. sun loungers

Not to worry, we didn’t take away the sun loungers, they just haven’t been set up yet. There will be approximately

Why did you put those big (picnic) tables by the pool? 4. big (piCnic) tables The training pool was made one depth for several reasons: 1. Members voiced a preference for having a competition pool at the focus group level, 2. We can hold swim meets and swimmers will be able to record “official times”, 3. Swimmers can dive safely from both ends of the pool. There was also a preference of having a children’s pool where kids can splash and play easily—hence the 1.2 meter teaching pool, which is the same depth as our old shallow end. We agree that family usage is a large part of our membership. We have purchased platforms for the training and teaching pools to allow smaller children to use the pools if they are water safe. Member focus groups, Committee Members, and our aquatics team were very active in helping us design the pools.

Once further TOPs happen there will be several other routes to get to the Scotts Road side of the building and we anticipate pedestrian traffic will normalize — i.e. some people will head for the carpark, others will want to take a route to the lobby, etc. This is something that we are aware of and will monitor as the spaces open and everything settles. I don’t like the white pool tiles. Why did you choose this color? 2. Pool tiles

8 sun loungers at the pool once construction is complete and the pool area is fully opened. 5 have already been ordered and are on their way, and we have put in an order for another 3, pending confirmation from the supplier. At one point we had more sun loungers at the pool, but in the year prior to the pool closing, sun lounger usage was monitored by our staff and usage was not high. Over a period of several months, sun loungers were periodically removed from the deck and replaced with other seating. When the pool closed in August 2016, we had approximately 8 sun loungers, many of which were not in use throughout the day. Our staff noticed that there was a small, but dedicated, sun lounger group of Members. Based on those observations, we decided to order the same number of new sun loungers for the new pool, and we feel that the vast majority of time that loungers will be available for those who want to use them. As we do with all our facilities, we will monitor usage once the new poolside opens.

The pool, like our prior pool, has white tiling due to safety. When the pool is filled with water, as it is now, it appears blue, just as it did previously. White tiles make it easier for the lifeguards to see people below the water surface at night, as they don’t reflect light off the surface as colored tiles do. As always, safety is our first priority at the pool.

The large furniture next to the pool are picnic benches that will be used for children’s birthday parties. This was also a callout by the Youth focus group.

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THE AMERICAN CLUB MAY / JUN 2018