ADULT SWIM TIMES

ADULT SWIM TIMES

QUESTION: I know associations cannot restrict children from using the pool but is there any way you can have an adults-only swim time? We are unable to do laps in our pool because many parents don't supervise their kids and I have had children actually jump in the pool and almost land on top of the swimmer.

ANSWER: Unless yours is a senior community, you cannot restrict children as it would violate various anti-discrimination laws. Instead, you can set a reasonable time period for "laps only" but open it to everyone. Children who want to swim laps can participate (and some may want to). This makes it nondiscriminatory by placing a reasonable restriction on how the pool is used, not who uses it. You may also want to put lane dividers in the pool to help make it clear the pool is for laps only during those hours.