Pool

Winter 2012 Pool Schedule

Early Bird:

M-F 6:15-8:45 a.m.
Sa 7:00-9:00 a.m.

Recreational Pool Time This is open pool time for families to swim and play together and a place for children to swim and have fun. The pool is open to families. An adult member must accompany all children ages 6 years and under. Member parents with non-member children must purchase day passes for children.

Senior Swim

A more relaxed and leisurely pace of swimming. You do not have to continuously swim laps. Senior Swim is for those who cannot swim in the deep end, need help or are walking.

Adult Recreational Swim

This is open pool time for members aged 18 years and older with disabilities.

Open Lap Swimming Time

Lap swimming times are at various times of the day. Please check at the front desk for the current pool schedule. Lap swimmers must be 13 years of age or older. We will adopt the policy of circle swimming. Not to be used by Torpedoes Swim Team in place of their practice times.

Circle Swimming

We here at the Tri-Community YMCA are setting up circle swimming at all of our open lap swims. The main reason for this is to accommodate more members in the pool at one time. The safety of our members is our #1 priority and concern, and we feel that it is necessary to add this to our pool lap swimming. Circle swimming does not limit what strokes you can swim. Any stroke can be done in this situation. For the most part, there will be 4 lanes set up to circle swim.

Circle swimming is to go down one side and come back on the other. If only 2 people are in the lane, they may go side to side; however, if the pool gets busy, you will be asked to circle swim. There will be, on occasion, 2 leisure lanes left open. Anyone is welcome to swim in these lanes, but no more than 2-4 people at one time. Please check at the front desk for the current lap swim schedule with times and lanes available, as it does change.

Pool Rules

• A shower is required before swimming (State Law)
• No one allowed in the pool with a communicable disease (State Law)
• Regular bathing suits required, no cut-offs or thongs.
• Lifegaurd rules must be obeyed at all times.
• No running on the pool deck or in hallways to locker rooms.
• No diving allowed in shallow end of the pool.
• Blocks are ONLY to be used by swim teams under supervision.
• No glass containers of any kind permitted in pool area or locker rooms.
• No food or drink allowed in pool, water in plastic bottles is permitted.
• No chewing gum or candy while swimming or in the pool area.
• No playing or hanging on shallow lane divider or lane lines.
• Children under the age of 6 must be accompanied by an adult in the water.
• Children wearing bubbles will be permitted in the deep end with their parents at the discretion of the lifegaurd.
• No toys, fish mats, noodles, balls allowed in the deep end.
• Enter the water facing forward, no back flips.
• Abusive language will not be tolerated.
• No holding onto other people while swimming.
• Swimmers not complying with the lifegaurd rules will be given a time out and if necessary, asked to leave.