Members of the community have long been able to join the Husky Master Swim Team and swim at the UW’s Hec Ed Pool.  With the recent elimination of the UW swim teams, Hec Ed swimmers need your help to keep this pool open:

Dear Friend:

As you know, the University of Washington Men’s and Women’s Swim Teams have been cut.  While there is a push to self-fund the swim teams, one possible unintended consequence of the current decision would be to close the Hec Edmondson Pavilion pool.  This closure would ruin at least three more UW associated teams that use the pool (not counting the numerous high school swim meets and that occur there).  Men’s and Women’s Club Water Polo and Husky Masters Swimming use the facility year round and due to size restrictions, the IMA pool is not an alternative.

Please support us to keep the Hed Ed Pool open by signing the below online petition.  We will be sending the signatures to the UW athletic department in the coming weeks.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/HecEdPool

Thank you for your support!

We’re keeping a running list of endangered pools and programs here so that you can keep tabs on pool concerns near you.  New:

• Mount Rainier Pool (Auburn) has been added to the "endangered" list.
• Some public wading pools in Seattle will be closed this summer to allow for updates necessary to comply with a new safety law.