How do I join the pool day when I can't swim wearing my contact lenses?

My friends have paid for an afternoon at a pool club. One said, "Keep your lenses in and don't open your eyes underwater." Without my lenses, I struggle to see the pool edge and people across the water.

[CDC advises removing contact lenses before swimming because water exposure can increase the risk of eye infection](https://www.cdc.gov/contact-lenses/about/healthy-habits-keeping-water-away-from-contact-lenses.html). I am not going to use the closed-eyes suggestion as a workaround.

I should have thought about this before paying my $28 share. I have glasses, but they do not solve how I would see while swimming. There is not much time to explore another suitable option with my eye-care provider.

Would you keep the booking and make it a day beside the pool, or ask about changing your place while there is still time? Either way, I want to tell the group my plan before everyone is already in the water.