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Coach says Novato pool outage sidelined swimmers for three weeks; coach urges better upkeep
Summary
Denise McIntyre, a 14-year district coach, said the high school pool was out of service from Feb. 17 to March 6 this season and called the recurring problem an electrical issue that has been ignored for three years, affecting both Novato and San Marin athletes.
At the non-agenda public comment period, Denise McIntyre, a coach who has worked in the district for 14 years, urged the board to address repeated pool outages that disrupted the swim season.
"The pool was down for 18 days at the start of our season," McIntyre said, adding that the issue was first reported Feb. 17 and the pool did not return to operation until the evening of March 6. She said the outage created three weeks without a pool during the middle of the swim season for athletes from Novato and San Marin and described the root cause as “an electrical problem that has been ignored for 3 years.”
McIntyre asked the board and facilities staff to improve maintenance planning and communications, saying students and coaches have adapted but should not have to train without functioning facilities. The board acknowledged the comment and the district did not offer a formal response during the meeting beyond thanking her for raising the concern.
