Hommocks Diving Boards Spring Back Into Action
by Judy Silberstein
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They've been quiet all
summer, but the diving boards should be back
in action by the end of the week.
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( September 3, 2002
) There’s good news for Mamaroneck’s competitive
divers: the New York Board of Health has granted a variance
to allow diving at the Hommocks swimming pool. The diving
boards were removed earlier in the summer after the Board
of Health determined that the shape of the pool’s
diving well and the distance between the boards and the
roof beams did not meet the latest safety codes. Because
of extensive work done on the pool’s filtration
systems, the Board of Health is requiring the Mamaroneck
School district to upgrade a number of other aspects of
the pool to meet regulations enacted in the past few years.
(See August Pool Information Meeting )
Mamaroneck Athletic Director Dave McGuckin announced
that the diving boards will be back in place by the
end of this week. For the past two weeks, there have
been letters and phone calls flying back and forth between
the schools and the Health Department. “It’s
been the focus of our existence,” said McGuckin.
Finally, at the end of the week, the district received
the news they had been waiting for: the boards can return.
School Board President Bob Martin remarked that the
Hommocks pool program impacts a wider swath of the community
than most people realize. In addition to the Mamaroneck
divers, there are divers from around the county practicing
at the Hommocks, including those from Bedford, White
Plains, Rye, Pelham and Eastchester. With approximately
seven to ten divers on these teams and up to twenty
from Mamaroneck, there may be close to 100 competitive
divers bouncing on the boards throughout the season.
After a quiet summer, the boards are going to be active
again.
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