Lap Swims - Multiple lap lanes are for adults only spring weekdays from 2:30-3:30 and again when swim team practice is done at 6:30, with at least one lap lane always available. No throwing of balls during adult lap swims.
Open Swims - We will always have a part of the pool open for you and your family to swim and play in during our spring swim team practices. Ask in the office if you're unsure as we may need to have different areas open from time to time.
Note: If it is cold or there is heavy rain, the pool will be open at the discretion of the manager on duty and we may close early. Please call the pool before coming.
We’ll have early-morning lap swims starting June 25th. They will be offered twice a week on Tuesday and Thursdays from 6:00 - 7:15 am, open to members ($3) and non-members ($5), with discount punch-cards available.
Note: If it is cold or there is heavy rain, the pool will be open at the discretion of the manager on duty and we may close early. Please call the pool before coming.
Policies, Procedures and No-nos
These rules have been established by the Board of Trustees of Lakeridge Swim Club to assure safe operation of the pool facilities for the protection and benefit of all members and guests.
These rules may be amended from time to time. Please keep this notice available during the season for ready reference. Feel free to advise staff of any suggestions for rules.
General
1. The General Manager, the Assistant Manager, and the lifeguards shall be in charge of the activities of all members and guests on the pool property.
2. Members shall be responsible for damage to club property by their families or their guests. Members are also responsible for guest behavior and adherence to all pool rules.
3. The club will not be responsible for loss of personal property. Do not leave valuables unattended. Due to thefts from locker rooms, we ask that all members be extra vigilant.
4. Only on-duty employees are allowed in the office or in the filter/chlorine rooms.
5. Smoking is not allowed on pool property. This is to provide a smoke-free facility for our membership, and to comply with Washington State Law.
Guest Rules - 2013
1. All members and guests must check in each day they come to the pool. A fee of $7.50 (seven dollars and fifty cents) will be assessed for each guest, or guest passes may be used in lieu of paying the $7.50 guest fee. Due to insurance regulations, guest fees are required whether or not the guest uses the pool or tennis facilities, including babies and grandparents. Discounted guest passes are available in books of 10 for $60.00.
2. Guests must be accompanied by a member at check-in, and the pool member must remain at the pool while the guest is in attendance.
3. Each guest will sign in upon entry and child guests will be issued a wrist-band to signify their swimming ability and to show that day’s authorized entry.
a. Child guests who are strong swimmers will receive a wrist-band showing that they may go in all areas of the pool.
b. Child guests who are not strong swimmers, or are 'non-swimmers', will be required to stay where they can touch, be within reach of an adult, and/or with an adult in deeper areas of the pool.
c. Emergency phone numbers for child guests whose parents are not in attendance must be provided.
4. Member children under the age of 18 are limited to four (4) guests at one time unless accompanied by a responsible adult age 18 or over.
5. If a member wishes to bring 10-34 guests, the staff must be notified one week in advance, a rental agreement must be filled out and a deposit paid.
6. Parties of 35 or more must reserve the pool for a private rental. Private rentals are held during times that the pool is not open to members and must be scheduled with the General Manager, at least ten days in advance, a rental agreement must be filled out and a deposit paid.
7. Guest passes expire at the end of each swim season and are not transferable to other accounts.
Swimming Rules
1. The lifeguards have control of the swim areas. The Lifeguard has final say on all matters of safety, regardless of the rules. Listen to them and obey their requests.
2. The Manager or Lifeguard has the right to remove any swimmer for inappropriate conduct or actions. The following disciplinary actions may be enforced if verbal warnings are issued and not followed: • Time out of the pool • Out of pool for the rest of the day. • Suspended for a week.
3. Inappropriate and/or dangerous actions including, but not limited to, profanity or disrespectful behavior are prohibited and may result in the member or guest being denied use of the facilities.
4. No one under 12 years old will be allowed to be at the pool unless accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult.
5. Any child (at lifeguard discretion) must pass a swim test to be allowed in the deep end unattended.
Swim Test (Please see office staff to take the test, not the lifeguard currently on duty in the chair.)
1. Any child with a “Non-Swimmer” wristband must pass a swim test to be allowed in the deep end unattended.
2. Swim one (1) length of the pool without stopping or gaining assistance and tread water or survival float in deep water for two (2) minutes.
3. Manager and parent approval.
Each child under 12 years old who has not passed the swim test must be attended by a parent or other adult who is with the child in the water or watching the child within reaching distance. A non-swimmer must stay where they can comfortably stand with his or her head above water.
Swim Aids
Due to insurance regulations, artificial swimming aids are not allowed, i.e. life jackets, water wings, kick boards, flotation bathing suits, ‘noodles’, wet or dry suits, etc. Face masks, snorkels and flippers are allowed if they are used properly.
Lap Lanes - Courtesy rules - Two may split a lane, three or more circle swim, please.
1. Lap lanes are for lap swimmers only.
2. Kick boards and pull buoys may be used in the lap lanes only.
3. During summer hours, from
4. If lanes are crowded, and another lap lane is needed, please ask office staff for assistance, not the lifeguards currently on duty in the chair.
Tennis
1. Tennis shoes only. NO BARE FEET, NO FLIP-FLOPS.
2. Reservations can be made in the office. Anyone making a reservation and not being on the court within 10 minutes after the hour will be considered a "no show" and forfeits their reservation. The remaining time is open to anyone. Each member family is limited to one reservation per weekend.
3. Please keep court area clean - no food on courts, especially no pop or gum.
4. Sportsmanlike conduct is required at all times.
5. Playing time is limited to two sets or one hour. Please clear the court after that time if anyone is waiting to play.
6. If it’s busy, tennis players must log in an arrival time on the tennis sign-up sheet. This will also establish the expiration of the time limit.
7. Weekdays after
8. Do not try to retrieve lost balls from over the south fence, or tease or harass the dogs in the neighboring yards.
9. Only four people per court are allowed. Those not playing must be outside the court areas.
10. Do not climb over, lean on or strike net. Do not strike court surface with racquet or any other object. If damage occurs, the member will be held responsible for repairs. Members are responsible for damage incurred by their guests.
11. Tennis lessons and tournaments have priority over regular play.
Cleanliness & Sanitation
1. Shower before entering the pool.
2. No shoes are allowed in the pool gutter areas.
3. No gum chewing on the pool deck or in the water.
4. No food or drinks allowed in the water. Food is to be consumed back from the pool edge.
5. NO GLASS containers of any type allowed anywhere on pool grounds. Ever. If it’ll break at home, it’ll break at the pool.
6. No alcohol is allowed on the pool premises. LSC is not a liquor licensed facility.
7. Tables and BBQ grills are shared by all. Please turn off gas when done and clean grill and table area for next guest use. Please pick up all your debris and place in the garbage and recycle cans.
8. Persons with skin abrasions, colds, inflamed eyes, ear discharges, infections or bandages are not allowed in the pool. NO BAND AIDS allowed.
9. Spitting, blowing the nose, or depositing any foreign matter into the pool is prohibited.
10. Proper bathing suits are required. No cut-off shorts allowed.
11. Infants who accompany parents in the water must wear a waterproof ‘swim diaper’ cover. No regular or disposable diapers allowed in the pool. No one will be allowed in the water nude, regardless of age.
12. No boys over the age of 6 permitted in the Women's restroom and no girls over the age of 6 permitted in Men's restroom.
13. Park all bicycles in bike area. No riding of bicycles or other vehicles on the pool deck or tennis court.
14. No pets are allowed within the fenced area. If your pet waits for you outside the fence, please clean up after it.
Safety
1. Dive Tank :
a. One person at a time and one bounce only allowed on diving board.
b. Dive from board straight off the end. Do not dive towards side wall.
c. Swim directly to ladder after diving, and exit pool at ladder or on ladder side wall. Do not exit pool from back dive tank wall.
d. Do not swim under the diving board or hang on to board while in the water.
2. Only foot-first entries in 3-5 foot areas. No head-first diving unless in dive tank.
3. Lane lines are markers only. Please do not sit or pull on them. Whenever possible, go under rather than over them.
4. Running, wrestling, dunking, or other acts of horseplay are prohibited in or out of the water. “Chicken-fights”, sitting on or diving from another’s shoulders are not allowed. The staff has the right to restrict games and the use of equipment in the swimming pool. Squirt guns or water balloons are not allowed.
5. Balls are allowed in the shallow end only. NO throwing of objects, including balls, to persons using the diving board.
6. Throw balls from in the water only, not from the deck. Do not hang from the basketball hoop or net.
7. Wading pool is for pre-school and primary age children only.
a. There is no lifeguard for the wading pool. Parents are responsible for the supervision of their children in the wading pool.
b. Kick boards and pull buoys are not allowed in the wading pool.
8. Stay away from the lifeguard chairs and do not talk to lifeguards on duty unless an emergency warrants conversation.
9. In case of emergency, the pool will be cleared by the lifeguard by three sharp blasts of the whistle.
