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THEY LISTENED AND THE POOL IS OFFICIALLY STAYING OPEN!! THIS MASSIVE WIN BELONGS TO ALL OF YOU WHO REFUSED TO QUIT. KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THIS PROMISE STAYS ROCK SOLID!!

August 25, 2009

Keep Hec Ed Pavilion Pool Open!

Keep Hec Ed Pavilion Pool Open!

🏆 Won — 492 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 17 years, 1 month ago
We understand that the University of Washington has decided to discontinue its swim team program, and we are very concerned that this endangers the continued availability of Hec Edmundson Pavilion Pool for other users. The Hec Ed Pool is a very valuable asset, not only for the University, but for the community at large. In the Northwest there are already too few pools. Seattle provides only 1.7 pools per 100,000 citizens, far below the national average of 3.0 pools per 100,000 citizens for large U.S. cities (Trust for Public Lands, 2006). The Hec Ed Pool is used by many organizations that continually struggle to find venues for their aquatic activities. For example, the UW Club Water Polo Teams and the Huskies Masters Swim Team depend on use of the Pool for their very existence. The Pool is also used by high schools for meets and should remain available even if the UW swim program ends. The undersigned individuals respectfully request that the University of Washington continue to maintain and keep the Hec Edmundson Pool available for use. Thank you.

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Reached 250 supporters

June 4, 2009

Reached 100 supporters

May 30, 2009

9 Comments

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Rebecca Castilleja
5 years ago Featured

Hec Ed pool is a treasure. Keep it! Cool temp for practice & great venue for water sport. 1975 Husky grad & UW syncro. team alum.

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Anonymous
8 years ago Featured

I've enrolled in the UW Recreation/IMA swim conditioning course numerous times. Having attended class at the IMA Pool on several occasions, it's very clear that two pools are better than one. There are people are involved in aquatics than a six-lane, 25-yard pool can handle.

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Chris Loeffler
9 years ago Featured

I grew up swimming in this pool as a neighborhood kid, swam in college and grad school. I've now brought my kid to swim there!

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Susan Baas
11 years ago Featured

Hoping to move to Seattle area, and find good lap swimming. Wish there were more of it. Hoping Hec Ed Pool stays open.

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Susan Baas
11 years ago Featured

Hoping to move to Seattle area, and find good lap swimming. Wish there were more of it. Hoping Hec Ed Pool stays open.

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Anonymous
12 years ago Featured

There are not enough pools in Seattle area and there is a shortage of full-sized pools with enough lanes for various paces of lap swimmers. I was a graduate student at the UW, and worked as staff at the UW for nearly 15 years. I used the IMA nearly daily, and swam regularly at the IMA pool, and occasionally at the Hec Ed pool. I love both pools, and greatly miss having such high quality facilities available for focused lap swimming. Please do not close this pool. Keep it open for the public as a lap swim pool. Lap swim hours in the Seattle Rec. pools is far too limited and do offer enough convenient hours.

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Laura Lagerstedt
10 years ago

Alumni wishing to swim there...

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Anonymous
11 years ago

Club water polo is a growing sport at UW. Keep the pool open!

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