Pool safety policy

Your family’s safety is a top priority. We operate an admissions policy to ensure a safe environment for everyone.

Children under eight years old

Children under eight years must be accompanied by an adult. Children who are eight years and older can be admitted to a swimming pool without an accompanying responsible adult but should be able to swim 25 meters confidently.

Our supervision ration for children under eight years is:

**Ratios of adults to children**
Pool type	Children’s age	Number of adults
All other pools	up to three years old	one adult for every child
All other pools	four to seven years	one adult for every two children

This policy is specifically for our general swimming, fun sessions and pool parties.

Children will be refused entry to the pool (or possibly to the whole building at the discretion of the Operations/Duty Manager) if they are under the age of eight years old and :

are not accompanied by a responsible parent or adult 16 years or older – a responsible adult is defined as someone aged 16 years or older and capable of supervising the child in a competent manner
are accompanied by a responsible adult, but the supervision ration is not being met

Other safety issues

People will be refused entry to the pool (or possibly to the whole building at the discretion of the Operations/Duty Manager) if they:

are, or are suspected to be, under the influence of alcohol or drugs
have been barred from the pool or building for previous misdemeanours
are deemed unfit to swim for health reasons
do not have adequate and decent swim wear
are abusive or violent on arrival
do not have a valid swim ticket or membership

Please note: snorkels, paddles, fins, flippers and masks are not allowed during public swimming sessions.

The Operations or Duty Manager reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone for any other reason, at their discretion.