Sign Up For Adult Master Swim Class & Water Aerobics At Roosevelt Island Sportspark Pool

A reader of this post on Roosevelt Island Health & Fitness Day commented:

On the topic of Health and Fitness, my wife and I are very disappointed by the closing of the Adult master class and the Adult aerobics class at the SouthPark swimming pool. It was great, but RIOC decided to close it, with a very short notice that didn't let us any time to look for more participants. I do believe that RIOC failed to attract more people to these classes, and did not do a great job at advertising for it. We tried to contact them to restart the class, or find some arrangements but didn't have any answers. (I am writing this message individually and do not represent a group of swimmers or the coach. Maybe they had better contacts with RIOC than I did...)

It's a pity that the swimming pool do not attract more resident, although I enjoy having a lot of space to swim. I am jus afraid that they will one day close it, claiming that it's not attractive or sustainable for the community, but it seems to that it's their responsibility to maintain activities and attract people, rather than closing classes...

I asked Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. (RIOC) President Steve Shane if there was a possibility these Sportspark classes might resume in the near future. Mr. Shane replied:

The participation level dropped below the reasonably supportable activity and we are looking at ways to stimulate interest and revive the program. Perhaps this Saturday's open house and free swim will stimulate some participants. We agree that the concept is terrific, but need to find enough participants to justify the expense of the program.

So, if you would like to see these Sportspark swimming classes revived, get some more people to sign up.