Lifetime Fitness classes and student groups that rely on Bowman Gray pool have been without a place to swim this semester, due to safety concerns.
Administrators declined to comment further on the condition of the facility, and Aquatics Director Deb Murray said the pool will remain closed indefinitely.
“The coatings that were applied to the structural supports in the ceiling were starting to fail,” said John Murphy, occupational and environmental hygiene manager.
A year-long renovation to make the facility compliant with safety and disability regulations ended in October 2010. A little more than a year later, the pool has closed again.
Students, including those in Lifetime Fitness classes and members of the club swimming team, have voiced concern about the closing of the pool.
Freshman Bailie Walters, who is enrolled in swim conditioning, said she took the swimming class because of a knee condition.
“This seems to be something that should have been foreseen and was probably a health risk to begin with,” Walters said in an email.
Freshman Richard Mull, who is in the same class, said instead of swimming, the class has been playing ultimate Frisbee, tag and running stadium stairs.
Freshman David Galindo, another member of the class, said he was not satisfied with the University’s response to the pool’s closing.
