Jesse Owens Swimming Pool — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Subject: A Call for Improvement: Staff Treatment at Jesse Owens Pool

I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the treatment of staff at Jesse Owens Pool. As a former LA County lifeguard with seven years of experience, I have firsthand knowledge of the demanding and often challenging nature of this role.

It's disheartening to hear reports of mistreatment at Jesse Owens Pool, particularly the unprofessional behavior of manager Samantha. Despite repeated requests, Samantha refused to provide her name or the names of the other lifeguards on duty. This lack of accountability is unacceptable.

The way the lifeguards yelled at my nieces and other patrons was both embarrassing and disrespectful. Lifeguards should be setting a positive example, not contributing to a hostile environment. Lifeguard Adam, in particular, was extremely rude and unkind. I was forced to ask him to stop speaking to my nieces after they came over crying due to his constant yelling.

I was surprised by the stark contrast between the current staff and the management under Terry, who was significantly nicer and more professional. The current lifeguards' lack of enthusiasm and negative demeanor suggest they may not enjoy their jobs.

Don Anderson, the manager when I worked at Jesse Owens Pool, would have never tolerated the mistreatment displayed on Saturday. I was an excellent lifeguard and even administered CPR and saved a young boy in Summer of 2006 at Jesse Owens. The last year of my 7 years with LA County. Several people at free swim recognized me from working there before and from my lap swim earlier in the year at Jesse Owens.

It's a shame that the current staff treats people so poorly. Lifeguards should be dedicated to ensuring public safety and providing a positive experience for...

Today was a very sad day I'm a plus size men With a lower back injury Which makes a very difficult for me to lose weight by working out After looking for swin trunks in my size for a week now It seems hopeless After talking to a manager Vanessa Pleading with her to allow me to enter in basketball shorts That I've swim in many times She said no because over time the shorts will start to deteriorate But also over time of working out I will get smaller and hopefully be able to fit regular shorts like everybody else But because of lack of compassion and understanding I am face with this hard confusing conclusion Of being overweight because I'm unable to work out A not being able to work out because they do not have short for people thus overweight smh ... Jesse Owens...

Jesse Owens Instructors made the water aerobic exercise o much fun. I thought it would e boring like the park in long beach but to my surprise the instructor for my session had that class jumping and was engaged the whole time to the point of jumping in the water with us. He had our full attention that class so much fun not one second of it was boring we even had a singing session and the women looked forward to going. This was the best water aerobic exercise class I have ever encountered that instructor may have moved on but he provided a great experience. He loved his job period. I forget his name but he was a young white guy and awesome about appx. a year ago. If you want a great experience Jesse Owens is the...