82-Year Old Woman Sues YMCA, Port Townsend WA Over Pool Ban, Smears

City manager is named in litigation

Julie Jaman, now 82, is suing the YMCA and Port townsend, Washington over her lifetime ban from the city pool. Attorneys for Jaman filed the lawsuit on 12 June, according to local reporter Annette Huenke.

The Distance helped bring international attention to Jaman’s story in 2022.

As Jaman was showering after her laps in the pool, she was startled by the …