05/22/2026
Well… this is not the email I planned on sending heading into Memorial Day weekend. 😅
We found out today that there is an issue with the Lake Forest pool that requires the neighborhood to temporarily close it until repairs can be made. They are actively working on it, but with it being a Friday and Memorial Day weekend, we unfortunately do not have an exact timeline yet. At this point, it could be two days, or it could be a two weeks.
We are SO sad this is happening, especially right at the beginning of swim season when everyone is excited and ready to go. But we are incredibly thankful that we’ve been given the opportunity to use the pool at Bishop State Community College while repairs are being made so that we can still get our season started.
We know this is not ideal. We also know it’s an inconvenience for many of our families. But truly, this is the only option we have right now to keep our swimmers in the water and keep the season moving forward.
And honestly… there are a couple of perks:
- It’s indoors, so no melting in the Alabama heat.
- The pool is bigger, which will actually give us some really nice space to work with.
- There is plenty of parking!
For now, we are planning to keep our original practice schedule, just pushed back by 30 minutes:
12 & up age group — 8:30–9:30 AM
9–11 age group — 9:30–10:30 AM
5–8 age group — 10:30–11:30 AM
Our Transitional Team swimmers will practice with the 5–8 age group.
We do not have any news on Guppies yet, but we are hopeful we’ll be back at Lake Forest by the time Guppies begins.
I know this is a lot of information all at once! Thank you in advance for being flexible and patient while we navigate this. We’re going to do everything we can to make this as smooth (and as fun!) as possible for our swimmers.
I’ll continue sending updates as soon as I have them!
Bishop State Community College
Fredricka Evans Cultural Center
351 N Broad Street
Mobile, AL
