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SWAT swim club parent urges council to revisit pool lane allocation, calls safety claim a roster‑inflation risk
Summary
At public comment, Jonathan Carville, representing the SWAT swim club, asked the council to reconsider a decision that would reduce his team's lanes at the city pool and warned that allocating lanes by space (rather than time) can create perverse incentives to increase roster sizes rather than solve capacity concerns.
Jonathan Carville, speaking during public comment on Tuesday, told the City Council he represents the SWAT swim club and raised concerns about a recent allocation of lanes at the municipal pool that, he said, would leave his team with only three lanes while another team received seven.
Carville said the club was told the space decision was made for safety reasons but argued the issue is fundamentally one of limited capacity rather than a true safety problem. As a safety professional, he said he prefers collaborative solutions and asserted the city had not given the swim clubs an opportunity to work through a schedule‑based fix.
"I don't think the city has a safety issue. I think we have a space issue," Carville said. He warned that allocating lanes by space can create a perverse incentive for teams to expand rosters to justify more lanes and urged the council to seek a schedule‑based solution and engage clubs in collaborative planning.
Carville asked council members to consider options that ensure both clubs can use the facility safely and fairly and said he welcomed further conversation with city staff about scheduling and allocation.
The council did not take immediate action; the comment was recorded at the end of the meeting and staff were not recorded as committing to a follow‑up during the public‑comment period.
