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After stakeholders in the film industry and gyms protested against the closure of cinemas and fitness centres due to COVID-19, it is the turn of swimming enthusiasts including competitive swimmers and their coaches to knock on the doors of the State government seeking reopening of the swimming pools.
Though most swimming pools across the State had remained closed since March 2020, the government had relaxed the order in October 2020 to permit only the competitive swimmers to practice swimming. Pools in hotels and clubs have remained closed for more than a year now.
The government’s recent order on closure of swimming pools will not only keep the pools out of bounds for competitive swimmers, but also pours cold water on the hopes of recreational swimmers looking forward to beat the heat in the ensuing summer with a splash in the waters.
Founder Secretary of Association of Integrated Mysore Swimmers (AIMS) Sundaresh S., who is also the Executive Secretary of Karnataka Swimming…