Pool Rules

1. Members and guests are required to follow these rules as well as the instructions of the lifeguards, pool manager, and any board member present at all times. Failure to comply will result in benching (time-out), expulsion from the pool, and/or termination of membership without refund, at the discretion of the lifeguard staff and the pool board.

2. Age restrictions are as follows:

• Unaccompanied children. Children ages 10 and over may be at the pool unaccompanied by an adult. A responsible adult must be reachable and available to pick up the child in the event of injury, expulsion, or unscheduled pool closure.
• Swim test. Children 12 and under must pass the swim test to use the slide or diving board, to swim in the center section unaccompanied, and to be at the pool unaccompanied by an adult. Swimmers 12 and under who have passed the swim test must wear a wristband.
• Wading pool. Only children ages 5 and under are permitted in the wading pool. They must be supervised at all times by someone 13 or over.
• Guests. Children ages 13 or over may sign in a guest.
• Break. Children ages 15 and under (except Village West lifeguards) must clear the pool during the hourly break.

3. Wading pool.

• All children within the wading pool enclosure must be supervised at all times by someone age 13 or over.
• Swimming is at your own risk; there is no lifeguard supervision in the wading pool area.
• Children who are not toilet trained must wear swim diapers.
• Rafts and noodles are not permitted in the wading pool.

4. Diving boards.

• Forward dives only. No backwards or sideways dives. No inwards, gainers, cutaways, or other dives that propel the diver towards the board.
• One person on the board at a time.
• Only one bounce allowed.
• Diving well must be clear of swimmers (any swimmers must have reached the ladder) before diving. No waiting underneath a board to “catch” a diver.

5. Slide.

• Only one person is allowed on the slide at a time. Wait at the bottom of the steps until the platform is clear.
• Once on the platform, do not slide until the previous slider has cleared the area and moved away from the bottom of the slide.
• No loitering at the bottom of the slide. No catching sliders.

6. Lap lane.

• Lap lane is for lap swimmers only. Do not cross the lap lane if there are lap swimmers present.
• No pulling or hanging on to the lane lines.

7. General.

• Children may wear water wings or USCG-approved life vests in the main pool only if parent or guardian is within arm’s reach at all times.
• No diving anywhere except off of diving boards or into deep end.
• No running, pushing, acrobatics, or wrestling.
• No dunking, holding down, or climbing on top of another swimmer.
• No gum, smoking, chewing tobacco, spitting, or glass containers.
• No profanity.
• No fighting.
• Games and ball-throwing are permitted during uncrowded conditions only, at the discretion of the lifeguards.
• Rafts are permitted only during scheduled float events.
• No food or beverage in or near the pool. Patrons must clean up after themselves, to include food messes and trash.
• Patrons are asked to be considerate of other patrons with respect to splashing, furniture use, etc.

Guest Policies

A membership is limited to members of the same household. Friends and relatives who do not live at your same address are not permitted to be on your membership, but you can bring them to the pool as your guests.

Any pool member age 13+ may bring in guests. The privilege of bringing guests to the pool may be revoked at board discretion for violations of pool rules and policies.

Members must sign in their guests at the front desk and stay at the pool with them the entire time they are visiting.

Each member is responsible for their guests’ behavior and ensuring that their guests are familiar with pool rules, such as swim test requirements, hourly break, no floats, no running, etc. Please do your guests (and our lifeguards!) a favor and brief your guests on our rules if they have not visited our pool before. You can find our pool rules HERE.

The fee to bring in a guest is $5. You can pay at the front desk or prepurchase guest passes on your account. If you prepurchase 10 guest passes at once, you save $5. Non-swimming guests are free.

We limit the number of guests as follows:

• Guests are limited to no more than nine per household at one time.
• Members 13-17 may bring in no more than two guests at one time without a parent present.
• Non-swimming guests are limited to no more than two per household at one time.

If you would like to host a group of more than nine people, please reserve the pavilion by going to the Pavilion Rental tab on the website.