Healthy Swimming Guidelines

  1. Practice good hygiene. Take a shower and wash your child thoroughly before swimming.  Wash your hands after using the toilet or changing diapers. Germs on your body end up in the water.
  2. Don’t swim when you have diarrhea. This is especially important for kids in diapers. You can spread germs in the water and make other people sick.
  3. Take your kids on bathroom breaks or check diapers often. Waiting to hear “I have to go” may mean it’s too late.
  4. Change diapers in a bathroom and not at poolside. Germs can spread to surfaces and objects in and around the pool and spread illness.
  5. Don’t swallow the pool water. Avoid getting water in your mouth.
  6. Do not wear shoes or bring strollers onto the pool deck area. These can track in dirt and debris from the outdoors and affect water quality.