Lap swimmers, unite?

Lap swimming is (probably) the toughest type of exercise to find in NYC. The indoor pools are famously dank and lane etiquette is nonexistent, so when outdoor pools open for summer if you’re like me, you rejoice a bit. Until you read that lap swim is cancelled again this season.

Are you a lap swimmer who loses his/her mind when you get to the pool and half of it is roped off and the section deep enough to do laps in is full of kids playing Marco Polo? Are you putting on weight in unflattering places because you’re not getting any exercise? Are you yelling at kids on walkways who innocently cross your path out of your total exhaustion of patience?

Let’s figure out how to get a few feet allocated for lap swimming at McCarren Pool (and others) for just a couple hours each day! Crowdsource with me so I can be kind to strangers again.