Seniors first

Swimming in Lienz: schoolchildren are left out in the cold

Although there is swimming for seniors in the Olympic Village, this is also advertised.(Bild: Birbaumer Christof)

A special regulation for pensioners is causing frustration and incomprehension at the indoor swimming pool in Lienz. One Lienz resident has therefore taken to the barricades and is fighting for school classes. There is unlikely to be a quick solution. There are also special regulations in other Tyrolean swimming pools.

"I don't understand why school classes are only allowed in a public swimming pool from 10 a.m.," says Hans Gerhardt from Lienz. His frustration is not directed at the opening times. Rather, he is annoyed that pensioners are allowed in an hour earlier than school classes.