Is it odd for a 15-18 year old to be in the pool (when the only thing on is children's swimming lessons)?

[WallFloor]

I know that I'm probably being ridiculous, but after that park thread/Crimewatch I feel a bit over cautious.

I frequently take my daughter to her swimming lesson, there are a mixture of boy and girls that are 3-6 and different sections of the pool are cut off for each stage. There is a tiny square left for people to swim, but no one ever stays swimming or comes at this time as 1) it's so small 2) it's really noisy 3) it's full of kids and parents waiting for their children to finish lessons.

For the last 3 weeks, every single time there has been the lessons (only lasts an hour and a half) a girl who is around 15-18 stands in that one bit of the pool. No swimming, just stands looking at the lessons. I think nearly every mum has noticed...

Isn't this odd behaviour? She is always in the changing room when all the mums/kids are and walks out to the pool at the same time. She then gets out after the hour and a half when it's over. It's just too much of a coincidence!

What would you think?

[tiredviolet]

Does she perhaps have learning difficulties? Sometimes they dont know when they are being inappropriate and may need a little chat?

[ThenLaterWhenItGotDark]

I run the safeguarding where I work....what always surprises us when we first start is what our trainees perceive to be threats, and concentrate on, and what statistics show the threats to actually be..particularly in terms of people-threats.

[mummymummums]

If you really do run safeguarding courses at work, I would sincerely hope you'd know better than to call someone's assessment of a situation that you weren't at 'paranoid'. It is not only plain rude, but you are in no position to make assessments like that.

[Mojito6]

This would bother me but only because I love people watching and trying to work out people's situations so from that point of view I'd be desperate to know who she is. It does sound a little odd but probably harmless

[mummymummums]

I think starting a friendly conversation would probably reassure OP.