On September 18th, the Martin County School Board is voting on the future of the Dick Wells Training Center aka Community Pool aka MCHS pool. This pool was donated to the Community in the 1970s by the Kiwanis Club.
Decisions being made about the pool seem to be by people who don’t know or care about swimming as a sport. Anyone knowledgeable about swimming understands that swimmers cannot improve in overcrowded pools, which would be the case at the Sailfish pool. Sailfish is beautiful and we all enjoy using the facility, but it already hosts large meets, practices for two high school teams and a club team. Adding more teams to Sailfish would diminish practices for all swimmers, in a sport where consistency and the opportunity to physically challenge oneself (with room to do a flip turn) are key.
The community has grown along with the demand for swimming services, since this decision was last on the table. Now is not the time to reduce our pools. If anything, we should be trying to increase opportunities for kids to participate in wholesome activities like being part of a swim team!
Please try to attend the School Board meeting on September 18th at 4pm. Everyone, even if you are going to the meeting, please respectfully let the School Board know you are against closure of the pool by phone, email, social media, and by signing this petition.
Points to Consider
Reducing access to the Dick Wells Training Center Pool would be a disservice to:
- families trying to keep their kids mentally and emotionally strong by being part of a wholesome team sport
- families trying to keep their kids healthy, especially with the increase in childhood obesity.
- families trying to keep their kids safe from drowning by giving them the chance to be strong swimmers.
- all high school athletes. High school athletes either do or should use the pool for cross training.
- all high school and club swimmers in the county, due to overcrowding
- adult swimmers trying to stay fit
- to Extended Day kids who prefer the smaller (safer) venue to Sailfish.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
September 9, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
September 8, 2018
September 7, 2018
We are approaching one hundred signatures but we need a final push to reach that mark today. Post the link to your Facebook feed right now so we can show the school board the full strength of this community. Text three people who care about our pool and ask them to sign before the day ends.
September 7, 2018
We are approaching the one thousand signature mark and need a final push to hit that target before the school board meeting. Text this link to three friends right now and post it to your Facebook wall to help us capture more attention. The board needs to see this momentum building in real time.
458 Comments
With the current water conditions in our river and at the beaches, Martin County needs all the pool facilities we have and many more. All children and adults need to know how to swim. Do not take the valuable resource away from our community!!!
I’ve lived here all my life and have always gone to that pool. To close it down now would ruin so many memories and future memories for others. The special Olympics team for swimming used to go there all the time and no one wants to see it gone
This is the only pool that offers an adult swim club in the mornings before people go to work! Sailfish splash lap swim is only open after people have already gone to work or when the teams and clubs are swimming. It’s extremely crowded.
Swimming is not just a sport. It teaches our young athletes about discipline, perseverance, and hard work. MCHS pool is key for the training of our swimmers at the High School and Martin County. Sailfish Splash is already overcrowded.
Save the pool! My son is at the MCHS community swimming pool 12 hours a week training. The location of the pool and current training times have allowed him and many others to pursue a sport they love. Please do not take this from our kids!
Please save Leisure Square pool
Swimming is an important competitive sport. Athletes need the room to practice and enough room to be able to improve their times.
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On September 18th, the Martin County School Board is voting on the future of the Dick Wells Training Center aka Community Pool aka MCHS pool. This pool was donated to the Community in the 1970s by the Kiwanis Club.
Decisions being made about the pool seem to be by people who don’t know or care about swimming as a sport. Anyone knowledgeable about swimming understands that swimmers cannot improve in overcrowded pools, which would be the case at the Sailfish pool. Sailfish is beautiful and we all enjoy using the facility, but it already hosts large meets, practices for two high school teams and a club team. Adding more teams to Sailfish would diminish practices for all swimmers, in a sport where consistency and the opportunity to physically challenge oneself (with room to do a flip turn) are key.
The community has grown along with the demand for swimming services, since this decision was last on the table. Now is not the time to reduce our pools. If anything, we should be trying to increase opportunities for kids to participate in wholesome activities like being part of a swim team!
Please try to attend the School Board meeting on September 18th at 4pm. Everyone, even if you are going to the meeting, please respectfully let the School Board know you are against closure of the pool by phone, email, social media, and by signing this petition.
Points to Consider
Reducing access to the Dick Wells Training Center Pool would be a disservice to:
- families trying to keep their kids mentally and emotionally strong by being part of a wholesome team sport
- families trying to keep their kids healthy, especially with the increase in childhood obesity.
- families trying to keep their kids safe from drowning by giving them the chance to be strong swimmers.
- all high school athletes. High school athletes either do or should use the pool for cross training.
- all high school and club swimmers in the county, due to overcrowding
- adult swimmers trying to stay fit
- to Extended Day kids who prefer the smaller (safer) venue to Sailfish.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
September 9, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
September 8, 2018
September 7, 2018
We are approaching one hundred signatures but we need a final push to reach that mark today. Post the link to your Facebook feed right now so we can show the school board the full strength of this community. Text three people who care about our pool and ask them to sign before the day ends.
September 7, 2018
We are approaching the one thousand signature mark and need a final push to hit that target before the school board meeting. Text this link to three friends right now and post it to your Facebook wall to help us capture more attention. The board needs to see this momentum building in real time.
458 Comments
Im an alumni of 5 years, and this pool made me who I am today. I had to fight for this pool to stay open when I was in highschool, and I’ll fight again. I cant say enough about how much we still need this space (even with Sailfish Splash).
With the current water conditions in our river and at the beaches, Martin County needs all the pool facilities we have and many more. All children and adults need to know how to swim. Do not take the valuable resource away from our community!!!
I’ve lived here all my life and have always gone to that pool. To close it down now would ruin so many memories and future memories for others. The special Olympics team for swimming used to go there all the time and no one wants to see it gone
This is the only pool that offers an adult swim club in the mornings before people go to work! Sailfish splash lap swim is only open after people have already gone to work or when the teams and clubs are swimming. It’s extremely crowded.
Swimming is not just a sport. It teaches our young athletes about discipline, perseverance, and hard work. MCHS pool is key for the training of our swimmers at the High School and Martin County. Sailfish Splash is already overcrowded.
Save the pool! My son is at the MCHS community swimming pool 12 hours a week training. The location of the pool and current training times have allowed him and many others to pursue a sport they love. Please do not take this from our kids!
Please save Leisure Square pool
Swimming is an important competitive sport. Athletes need the room to practice and enough room to be able to improve their times.
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Im an alumni of 5 years, and this pool made me who I am today. I had to fight for this pool to stay open when I was in highschool, and I’ll fight again. I cant say enough about how much we still need this space (even with Sailfish Splash).