Anonymous
Lap swimmers are treated like third class citizens here. Over the years, the emphasis has increasingly become youth swim programs at the expense of lap swimmers. Once, I asked a lifeguard which lanes were open for lap swimming; I started swimming in one of the three he pointed out, but after five minutes, another lifeguard told me they needed it for swim team and sent me to a lane less than 3f deep; my feet were scraping the bottom. Even at $2.50 [now $4.00, Eds.], if you want a serious workout, it’s not worth it.