Pool Rules

Pool Safety Rules


ENTRANCE RULES:

Children 10 (ten) years of age and under MUST be accompanied/supervised by a responsible adult. This person must remain with the child at all times

GENERAL RULES:

  • Pool Managers may remove persons from the pool area for just cause. In serious cases of misconduct, the Police Department will be called.
  • No person, patron, or non-patron may interfere with an emergency rescue, the administration of emergency first aid or resuscitation, or other emergency procedures. It shall also be prohibited for anyone to falsely summon emergency assistance or use any emergency rescue or first aid for any purpose other than an actual emergency (training excluded).
  • There will be unannounced random safety drills occurring during pool sessions for the continued training of all pool personnel and the safety of our pool patrons.

POOL PATRON REQUIREMENTS
  • Must be attired in a swimsuit
  • Cutoffs and other makeshift swimsuits are not permitted
  • Street clothed adults must be confined to the deck area
  • During daily operation when the pools are open to the general public, every person seeking admittance must pay the regular admission fees
  • Everyone must take a shower before entering the water

DENIAL OF POOL ADMISSION:

  • Intoxication or under the influence of drugs
  • Evidence of contagious disease
  • Open wounds or sores
  • Unable to care for self, due to physical or mental disability
  • Any patron that may be detrimental to pool operations, upon the judgment of the Pool Manager
  • The swimmer is wearing excessively brief or revealing swimwear or is otherwise wearing clothing inappropriate for swimming, i.e., cutoffs, shorts, etc. T-Shirts may be worn over swimsuits at Pool Manager’s discretion.
  • Any other conditions that, in the opinion of the Manager, will jeopardize the health and safety of the general public.

PROHIBITED ACTIONS:

  • Abusive or profane language
  • Use of all tobacco products
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Drugs
  • Use of Glass Bottles or Containers
  • Running, dunking, riding on shoulders, fighting, rough play, pushing, shoving, either in water or on the deck
  • Acts of physical affection
  • Flips, back or splash dives from pool side and no diving in shallow areas
  • Swimming in the diving area
  • Standing on pool ropes, lifeguard stands, and ladders
  • No loitering adjacent to the pool entrance or office area
  • Animals inside the pool area
  • Pool patrons wearing diapers MUST wear Swimmer’s Diapers
  • Use of scuba gear
  • Mistreatment or abuse of public property
  • Non-swimmers in water deeper than their shoulders, unless a person can display the ability to swim two (2) widths of the pool using a recognized stroke, he/she is considered a non-swimmer
  • Swimmers running and diving off the edge of the pool, diving or jumping off the lifeguard stands, diving from the deck backward, or doing flips off the side of the pool
  • Spitting, spouting of water, blowing the nose, urinating, or defecating in the pool is strictly prohibited

DIVING AREA RULES:

  • Only one (1) person is allowed on a diving board at a time
  • Divers are allowed only one (1) bounce on a diving board per dive
  • Divers must dive straight off the end of the board, NO FLIPS
  • Divers must wait until the person in front of them has reached the side or ladder and the area is clear
  • Hanging on the board, bombing, running, and cartwheeling are forbidden.

INFANTS THROUGH PRESCHOOL:

  • Children, age six (6) and under must be directly attended (within five [5] feet) of a swimming adult during Public Swim – includes restrooms
  • Flotation devices are not recommended, unless they are properly fitted and USCG approved
  • Diaper changes shall only occur in the restrooms
  • Pool patrons wearing diapers MUST wear swimmers’ diapers

ITEMS PROHIBITED:

  • Bandages
  • Oil based body lotions
  • Chewing Gum
  • Pets
  • Glass Objects
  • Skateboards, skates, bikes
  • Loud Music Players
  • Weapons of any type
  • Tobacco
  • Refreshment coolers (except for private parties)
  • Carry-in food or drinks (except for private parties)
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