Dear Editors,
The September 28 article about Swim Winchester and the Skillings field neighbors concerned us. Our daughter is a captain of the WHS girls’ swim team and we certainly see the enormous benefits of having an indoor pool located near the high school. Early morning practices are hard on the swimmers. The advantages of a home pool for practices and meets would include better safety for the boys and girls who drive to Medford in the dark, more community engagement with the team, and more kids trying out for the sport. More kids swimming would mean less burden on the field sports. But our bigger concern with the article was that it seemed to miss the idea that this community pool will be for everyone in Winchester, not just the high school athletes. At no cost to taxpayers, Swim Winchester will give us a great town asset—a place for kids’ swimming lessons, summer jobs for teens, a quick workout after work, exercise class for senior citizens, and fun on the weekends for whole families. Our family supports the community pool project and we hope others will too.
Sincerely,
Michelle and Rich Crawford