The oganizers of this team have done an amazing job at bringing together families in the community through the healthy sport of swimming. My family has been involved in many levels of Colorado Swimming and swimming on the Preserve team has been one of the most positive swimming experiences we have been involved in. Please don't change a thing about how things are being done with this team.

I came to this team 2 years ago as an assistant coach and will now be a co-head coach for this summer. From the moment I started this job I have been a part of a family. I had been approached by other teams to potentially coach for them and it wasn't even an option that it would leave this amazing organization and my family. Taking away all that been accomplished over the years will accomplish nothing. These kids deserve to be with their friends and enjoy the competition they know and love.

I am ten years old and have been on the Piranhas for 3 years. Many kids on the team enjoy the hard practices we go through and getting their best time at a meet. Without the Piranhas swim team kids will not be able to improve their swimming techniques. It is not about being competitive, it is about having a good time with the kids and friends who you like to hang out with. I disagree with the action you are putting in place.

I don't understand why the swim team needs to change and the HOA board wants to manage the process. The HOA board needs to focus on many other issues in the neighborhood and I would love to hear why they want to micro manage the swim team. Something sent out to the homeowners on why they are making changes would be appreciated.

Thinking further, I have gone to the past two Annual Meetings of the HOA, where there were detailed presentations about the swim team given. At no time did anyone on the Board of Directors, the HOA Manager, or the HOA lawyer, bring up any issues with the swim team...why this all of a sudden and why such a radical change?

My family has been involved with The Preserve Swim Team for 18 years producing three swimmers and two coaches for the team. I have never been involved in the running of the team because it was done so well be the people involved. I am a proud parent of the Piranhas team and a proud supporter of what it means to our community.

Though we live in neighboring Greenwood Hills, we have been so grateful for the opportunity for our kids to take part in the Preserve Swim Team. It is an extremely rare and valuable way for our communities to gather together and gives our kids the chance to take part in a healthy, competitive, life-long activity. It honestly has greatly enhanced the sense of friendliness, community and satisfaction we’ve had since moving to the area in 2010. We do not care to use the club after swim team hours, this is a non issue. Additionally, when I was growing up I swam competitively for over ten years, ultimately competing on the national level. I completely understand how devastating it would be to the Preserve Swim Team to only be able to draw from in-neighborhood athletes. And, if the team is weakened, many of the higher caliber in-neighborhood athletes will choose to go elsewhere to seek a quality program. It truly has been a big highlight of our sense of community here, to be able to have our daughter learning from such qualified, competent, friendly coaches, and come together with their friends in the summertime. I hope the HOA will see the value of the talents and expertise the out-of-neighborhood athletes and families bring, and leave the swim team to the people who have run it so well, for so long.

I would like to thank the residents of The Preserve that have supported this great team, and supported the out of neighborhood folks. Regardless of what happens going forward, it has been your hard work that has created great memories for us. Thank you to the Piranha's board and at least one member of the HOA!