▁bank ▁closed ▁the ▁center ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁center ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁destroyed ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁larger ▁par king ▁lot . ▁ ▁A ▁local ▁hotel ier , ▁Harris ▁Rosen , ▁fought ▁the ▁closure , ▁by ▁forming ▁an ▁organization ▁called ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Aqu atic ▁Center ▁with ▁several ▁aqu at ics ▁activ ists ▁such ▁as ▁Dr . ▁L ucky ▁Me isen heimer , ▁Scott ▁Hend erson , ▁Jul ie ▁Sund st rom ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁A ▁six - month ▁community ▁battle ▁en su ed ▁in ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁re open ▁the ▁center . ▁R al lies ▁and ▁protest ▁march es ▁were ▁held ▁and ▁con gression al ▁represent atives ▁Jim ▁Bac chus ▁and ▁Bill ▁Mc Coll um ▁became ▁involved . ▁ ▁Ult imately ▁a ▁deal ▁between ▁the ▁county ▁commission ▁and ▁the ▁bank ▁was ▁arranged , ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁z oning ▁changes ▁that ▁increased ▁hotel ▁room ▁density ▁at ▁the ▁site , ▁the ▁bank ▁separated ▁the ▁Aqu atic ▁Center ▁from ▁the ▁hotel ▁and ▁don ated ▁the ▁facility ▁to ▁the ▁county . ▁Not ▁wanting ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁facility , ▁the ▁county ▁offered ▁the ▁center ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Florida ▁Y M CA . ▁ ▁Jerry ▁Har al son ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Florida ▁Y MC As ▁agreed ▁to ▁add ▁the ▁Aqu atic ▁Center ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Florida ▁Y M CA ▁community . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁facility ▁re open ed ▁as ▁the ▁Y M CA ▁Aqu atic ▁Center . ▁ ▁Charlie ▁Stuart