Pool Rules and Policies

Pool Rules

• No running
• Shower before entering pool/spa
• No extended breath-holding underwater (more than 15 seconds or longer than 15 yards)
• No food/drink in the pool area (closed containers are fine)
• No glass in the pool area
• No video or photography in the rec center
• One person per inner tube
  • Patrons must be in the water before getting on the tube
  • No stacking tubes
• Don’t hang on the lane line
• No toys/lifejackets in the spa
• Keep heads above water in the spa
• No sleeping in the spa
• No PDA in the pool/spa
• Children under 6 are not permitted in the spa (WAC)
• Children under 14 must pass a swim test to swim outside of the activity area without a lifejacket (swim from shallow end to deep end without stopping or touching the bottom or wall and LG must feel confident in their abilities)
• Parents need to stay with kids in the water who cannot swim on their own (without a lifejacket) in the activity area
• Diving is only permitted from the side closest to the locker rooms
• Swim lesson kids must wait until the start of their lesson to enter the pool and they are not permitted to swim after lessons unless they have purchased a day pass (members only)
• Swim lesson kids are not permitted in the spa unless they have paid for a day pass during family hours (Fridays after 6 pm and Saturdays/Sundays or breaks/holidays)
• Proper swim attire is required to enter pool/spa
• Lap lanes remaining during rentals or reservations taking up 3 lanes or more are reserved for lap swimming only (No water joggers etc.)
• No hanging on the basketball hoop
• No outside swim lessons by people not employed by the SRC