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Rec and Lap Swim

AQUATIC FACILITY INFORMATION

Must abide by Pool Rules.

All City Aquatics facilities offer accessible ADA pool lifts. Please contact staff for details.

POOL ADMISSION FEES (CASH ONLY)

Children (0 – 17): $1.00
Adults (18 – 49): $4.00
50+ (50 & Up): $1.00
Persons with Disabilities (All Ages): $1.00

For passes, check with your local pool. Online activity registration is only available to patrons who have already passed the swimming ability assessment. New patrons, please call or visit your local pool.

WATER SLIDE RULES

  • All riders must be at least 48 inches tall or have prior approval from management in order to ride the water slide.
  • No combs or foreign objects are allowed in pockets and no jewelry can be worn while riding the slide. No cut-off jeans – only swim suits allowed.
  • Riders must enter the slide in a sitting position and wait for instruction from the lifeguard stationed at the slide starter tub.
  • All riders must ride feet first while lying on their back. Absolutely no riding on stomach or head first is permitted.
  • Riders should lie on their backs with arms crossed across their chest or hands clasped behind their head with their legs crossed at the ankles.
  • Only one rider at a time. Absolutely no trains or chains or riders permitted.
  • Not tubes, mats, or life jackets are permitted on water slide.
  • The line should form on the deck with one rider on each landing and one rider in the starter tub.
  • Riders must be in good health. Pregnant women or individuals with poor heart or poor back conditions should not use this ride.
  • Do not use the slide while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
  • Follow the instructions of the slide attendant.
  • No running, standing, kneeling, rotating, tumbling, or stopping in the flume. Arms and hands must remain inside the flume at all times.
  • No diving from the flume.
  • Leave the landing area promptly after entering.

LAP SWIM ETIQUETTE

Be kind to your fellow swimmers. Lap swim hours are individual to each pool location. Check the pool page for local hours.

  • Choose an appropriate lane/speed.
  • Talk to your lane mates
  • Swimming pattern
    • If there are two of you in a lane, you may want to split the lane. Keep to one side of the lane and the other swimmer will stay on the opposite side.
    • Three or more swimmers in a lane must circle swim, swim to the right, swim counterclockwise.
  • Stopping
    • If you need to stop, squeeze into the corner to the right of oncoming swimmers, so they will have sufficient room to turn.
  • Passing safely
    • Pass on the left. Tap the foot of the person in front of you before passing. If you are being overtaken at the turn, stop, and wait until the other swimmer has pushed off.
Lap Swim Guide