Seattle Area Ask, local politics, All-Gender Swim 
Sending this to Seattle Parks and Rec's open comment email address. If you're in the Seattle Area and feel like having a safe space for everyone to enjoy swimming is a good thing, Speak up! They won't bring it back if they don't hear about it needing to exist!
Hello!
I wanted to speak up in support of the All-Gender Swim Events! I haven’t had a place to go swimming and this program was a wonderful, inclusive, and welcoming safe space for me and a lot of my friends as well! I know with the COVID-19 safety measure currently in place that having the pools open is not currently feasible. However, I want them to continue when the pools re open. So I’m writing in so that you know there is a need for this in your community and we are all grateful that this step was taken. I hope you will continue with the All Gender Swim, and I feel that the program should be expanded! This was a good thing, and I don’t want it to be dropped.
Kelsey Astra (she/her)
Kenmore, WA
Seattle Area Ask, local politics, All-Gender Swim
My email got forwarded to head of Aquatics by someone in the Superintendent's office. Aquatics replies that He plans on keeping all-gender swim going!
Thank you to everyone who also reached out!
