Swim Policies

POOL SAFETY AND ETIQUETTE

Visitors to the Pool will be expected to:

Have a parent/guardian on the deck (11 and under)
Take a swim test (13 and under)
Shower before entering the water
Use only U.S. Coast Guard-approved flotation devices
Comply with the swimwear dress code:
- No cutoffs or thongs
- Keep swimsuits tied and fastened at all times
- Keep swim diapers on infants and toddlers

Visitors to the Pool will be expected to REFRAIN from:

Horseplay, running, shoving, dunking, OR breath holding
Bringing glass containers or food onto the pool deck
Visiting if experiencing sickness or fever
The use of gum, tobacco, or vaping
Sitting or hanging on the lane ropes
Bringing animals on the pool deck (exception: service dogs)
The use of inflatable flotation devices
The use of Kickboards, Pull Buoys, Swim Paddles, and equipment reserved for lap swimmers, swim team, and swim lessons
Diving unless in designated areas

YMCA management has the right to ask any patron to leave for noncompliance with safety rules and etiquette

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Swim Test and Earning a Wristband:

TEST. MARK. PROTECT.

Youth 11 years and younger must be accompanied by a guardian 19 years or older on the pool deck.
Youth 13 years and younger must take a swim test.
Lifeguards may require any patron of the YMCA to perform a swim test at any time, regardless of age.
All swimmers 13 years and younger will receive a wristband that they must wear while they swim. Wristbands will be issued at each visit to the Y.

To earn a Green Band, swimmers must:

Swimmers may not touch the pool gutter, wall, ladder, floor, or lane lines for the duration of the swim test.
Goggles are allowed.
Swimmers must swim independently. They may not swim with guardians, siblings, friends, and/or others during their swim test.

Red Band

Those who do not pass the swim test or those who decline to take the swim test are considered non-swimmers. Non-swimmers:

Must be supervised by a guardian 19 years or older in the water within arms’ reach, OR must wear a weight-appropriate U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device (PFD).
Must maintain a 1:1 guardian/non-swimmer ratio when not wearing an approved PFD.
May not use pool slides