Swim Center fitness Swim Information

• The Swim Center will not require face coverings to be worn, however we HIGHLY encourage unvaccinated individuals to be vaccinated and for everyone to continue wear their face coverings. 
• Swimmers may bring their own equipment such as kick boards and pull buoys. The Swim Center offers minimal equipment for use.
• Lockers are placed along the walls surrounding both pools for customers bags and belongings. Please do not lean on the lockers, they are not secured to the walls.

LAP SWIM ETIQUETTE

To avoid conflict and make everyone’s swimming experience more enjoyable, please adhere to the following Lap Swim Etiquette:

• Shallow Lane is for ADA accommodations and Water Walking EXCEPT during shared space time (indicated on the posted schedule).
• When the pool is busy, swim lanes will be shared.
• Make note of lanes that contain fast, medium, and slow swimmers. Lifeguards monitor the lanes and may alter the configuration at any time.
• Select a lane compatible with your preferred swimming speed.
• The swimmer entering the lane must alert the swimmer(s) in that lane before beginning to swim.
  
• Lifeguards may assist with selecting appropriate lanes or ask you to move if your speed is not similar to those in your lane.
• Swimmers are required to share or circle swim when busy.
  
• Swimmers that refuse to share/circle must exit the pool when it becomes crowded. Please inform the Lifeguard if someone refuses to share/circle.

Splitting a Lane

• Two swimmers can split a lane. This means each swimmer gets half a lane, and must stay on their half of the lane.

Circle Swimming

• Once there are 3 or more swimmers in a lane, swimmers are required to follow the circle swim pattern.
• Circle Swimming is in a customary traffic pattern, swimming in a counterclockwise circle, keeping to the right side of the lane.
• Always swim complete laps of the pool. Avoid stopping in the middle of the lane, this can interfere with the progress of other swimmers and cause collisions.
• At the wall, stay in the corner of the lane, preferably in the right hand corner (from the perspective of the approach to the wall). Other lap swimmers need space to turn, always leave the middle 1/3 of the wall clear for turning purposes.

Passing during Circle Swimming

• Pass on the left hand side.
• A pass must be initiated in time to over-take the slower swimmer before the wall.
• When using kick boards, please be aware of other swimmers in your lane and their need to pass. 
• If you are the slower swimmer and being overtaken at the turn, stop, and wait until the other swimmer has pushed off the wall.