City pool lane allocation between JETS and Shark Wave swim teams
Jonesboro
Summary
Both swim teams are using the city pools under a tentative lane-division deal while the final contract — including wintertime rates and last year's billing questions — gets finished.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Billing and rate details from last year are still being worked out; dollar impact not yet stated.
Local swim teams and the families whose kids swim with them.
The SWAT swim club families, whose kids would have three lanes and a harder schedule.
Mentions & discussions (7)
City Council — August 18, 2026
A resident emailed council members complaining about the Parker Park pool. Parks Director Jim Stearns said mechanical issues delayed openings this summer and the department is improving communication, including hiring a full-time media specialist.
Finance & Administration Council Committee — July 14, 2026
Two nonprofit swim organizations — Jonesboro Jets and Shark Wave Aquatics — are set to run youth programs at the city pool complex in 2026 under facility usage agreements.
Finance & Administration Council Committee — June 30, 2026
Council Member Ann Williams flagged that Jonesboro effectively has one working public pool — about a quarter of what's recommended for a city this size. The Disciple Drive park won't include a pool in Phase 1; any new pool would cost at least $4 million and would have to compete with other budget priorities.
Finance & Administration Council Committee — June 9, 2026
Both swim teams are using the city pools under a tentative lane-division deal while the final contract — including wintertime rates and last year's billing questions — gets finished.
Finance & Administration Council Committee — May 26, 2026
The committee indefinitely tabled the JETS pool contract over a plan to split pool lanes 7/3 based on team roster numbers instead of the traditional 50/50. Until the two teams agree, Parks says neither will swim at the city pool, though officials pledged to work to get kids in the water. A SWAT board member also raised an ethics complaint about a council member's dual role.
City Council — May 19, 2026
Two swim clubs share the city pool, and a plan now gives one team seven lanes, leaving the other just three. A parent told the council it's a space problem dressed up as a safety issue, and asked for a collaborative fix before summer.
Public Services Council Committee — May 5, 2026
Two swim clubs can't agree on how to split the city pool's ten lanes, and neither has a signed contract to use the pool. The city proposed a 6-4 split based on stale USA Swimming numbers; JETS wants 7-3, SWAT wants to keep its lanes. Kids' safety, fairness, and fear of repeating the 'Revolution' ballpark controversy all came up.
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