Pool Rules

LAST UPDATED 5/12/2026

Parents & Guardians: Please review these rules with your children!! 

These Pool Rules are for the protection and benefit of all members, their guests, our neighbors and the community at large. They are designed to assure safe, sanitary and sustainable operations. Failure to comply with pool Rules may result in suspension or revoking of pool privileges. 

The cost of any property damage or expense incurred through violation of the Rules by a member or member’s guest will be charged to the responsible member. Swimming Hole, Inc. cannot be responsible for loss or damage to personal property on its premises. Members are urged to respect the property and privacy of neighboring residents. 

Swimming Hole, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation with a volunteer Board and Officers. Your suggestions for revisions and participation in encouraging enforcement are welcome.

LIFEGUARDS 

Our lifeguards are employed by and under the direction of an independent, nationally-accredited 3rd-party pool management company contracted on membership’s behalf by the Board of Directors. They have complete authority in the management of the activities in the pool area. 

  1. Lifeguards will determine which swimmers are qualified to enter the deep end of the pool and/or use the diving board via the Swim Test.
  2. Lifeguards may deny privileges to anyone who fails to comply with Rules. 
  3. Because lifeguards are charged with ensuring the safety of swimmers, there must be no unnecessary visiting with them. Anyone consistently distracting, not listening to lifeguards or otherwise interfering with their work may have privileges suspended or revoked.

GENERAL 

Parents & Guardians: Please review these rules with your children!! 

  • Glass. Glass or other breakable objects are not permitted on Swimming Hole property. Broken glass may result in a fine due to pool safety regulations and the extensive actions required to ensure the area is safe for use. If you or someone around you breaks glass or sees broken glass, it must be reported to lifeguard staff immediately.
  • Pool Gate: The pool gate must remain closed and locked at all times and should not be propped open. Access will be monitored by an attendant, and appropriate information must be provided to enter the pool during operating hours. Pool Gate is monitored by surveillance cameras.
  • Check in and register. All members and any guests must check in a register upon entry. Lifeguards will be at the gate to allow for entry. All members must follow guest policy, guest policy is found online and printed in the Comfort Station.
  • Swimming Hole Hours of Operation.  No one by foot, bike, vehicle should be on premises if it is not during hours of operation. Only approved members such as those serving in a Board position, 3rd party pool management or those as a part of Masters Swim, Swim Team should be on premises outside of pool hours. Trespassing will be caught on camera and will be reported.
  • Bicycles. Bicycles may also be parked under the covered area outside the gate, provided they are walked carefully down the sidewalk ramp. Bicycles also can be parked in the bike racks outside the pool fence.
  • Parking Lot. Members will drive slowly and carefully on the driveway and parking lot area. Members should responsibly park in spots according to parking bumpers placed in the lot.
  • Pets. No pets are allowed inside the pool area. 
  • Children of Age. Elementary school–aged children (those who have not completed 5th grade) must be under the supervision of an authorized, responsible person while at the pool. The supervising individual is designated at the member’s discretion; however, the lifeguard has final authority to determine whether appropriate supervision is being provided.
  • Comfort Station. Children under 10 years of age must be accompanied by an adult in the Comfort Station. The Comfort Station is for members to purchase food and beverage items. There are also first aid kits and provide a cool area if anyone has overheated to cool off. 
  • Phone. There is a phone located at the pool but should only be used for emergencies purposes. The club address is located on a sign adjacent to the phone for those to know what address to provide to operate, if needed. If asked by a lifeguard to call 911, please do not hang up, stay calm and follow the operator’s instructions. 
  • Food and Beverages. Food and beverages available in the Comfort Station are offered for members to self-purchase and operate on an honor system. Please ensure all items are paid for before consumption. The area is monitored by security cameras, and unpaid items may be reported to parents and, if necessary, local authorities.
  • Showers. State health laws require all persons to shower before entering the pool. Individuals with contagious skin conditions or other physical conditions that could be harmful to others are not permitted to use the pool. No one with illness, open wounds, or eye infections is allowed in the water. Children under the age of 5 must be accompanied by an adult in the shower for their safety, and modesty should be maintained at all times.
  • Restrooms. Young children should be reminded to use the restroom before swimming. Children under the age of 5, or those who are not potty trained, must be accompanied by an adult for their safety and to help maintain sanitary conditions. 
  • Swim Diapers/Rubber Pants. Children that are not toilet trained are required to wear rubber swim pants (such as Happy Nappy) the entire time they are using pool facilities. All other diapering must be done in a restroom, and all diapers must be disposed of in the designated restroom waste receptacle. A changing station is located in the first women’s bathroom, place diapers in small bags and in bathroom trash receptacles. 
  • Illness Reporting. If you or someone at the pool appears to be ill, please notify lifeguard staff. 
  • Horseplay. Horseplay is not permitted. For safety reasons, the following are prohibited: running, dunking, wrestling, horseplay, unwanted pushing of others into the pool, grabbing onto or sitting on ropes, and any activity a lifeguard deems dangerous to participants or disruptive to others.
  • Swim Test. To be allowed into the deep end of the pool without the direct supervision of an adult, any guest under the age of 12, must pass the Swimming Hole swim test (swim once the length of the pool unassisted, without rest/stopping AND tread water for 45 seconds). Lifeguards assess the Swim Test.
  • Diving. Diving into the pool from a lifeguard’s chair or any other object (except the diving board) is prohibited. 
  • Toys/Balls/Floats. No water balloons or water balloons with magnetic closures are permitted. Large, soft beach-type balls are NOT allowed in and around the pool. No hard balls are allowed in the pool areas. Splash balls are permitted if used responsibly. Inflatable artificial swimming aids are allowed in the shallow end only. No recreational floating devices are permitted such as inflatable floats. Kickboards and noodles are permitted but must not be used as a nuisance in horseplay. Non-swimmers using swimming aids must be under the direct supervision of a responsible adult when they are in the water. No gun-like toys can be used or brought onto premise. Water squirters are permitted but if not used in permissible fashion will be asked to be put away. 
  • Diving Blocks. Diving blocks are to only be used during Swim Team practices/meets and during Master’s Swim. 
  • Pool Furniture. Pool furniture is on a first come first serve basis and may not be reserved. Pool furniture could be moved; however, the Health Department requires that all chairs be kept 8’ from the pool at all times. No furniture should be moved outside the gate area. 
  • Pool Deck. For everyone’s safety and enjoyment, please help us keep the pool deck clean and clear: Do not leave pool toys near the pool edge or entry points. Dispose of all trash promptly in designated receptacles to help prevent bugs and pests.
  • Adult Swim. An Adult Swim will occur every hour, beginning 10 minutes before the top of the hour (e.g., :50–:00), and will last for 10 minutes. During this time, lifeguards are on break from active pool monitoring. Only adults ages 18 and over may remain in the pool during Adult Swim, and they do so at their own risk.
    Children under 18 years of age must remain completely out of the pool during this time, including the pool edge.
    Infants may remain in the water only if held by an adult.
    The purpose of Adult Swim is to provide lifeguards with a necessary break from their responsibilities.
  • Music. Music should be played only by lifeguard staff. Music will be played only using the Swimming Hole speaker system and will be family friendly. No personal devices should be playing music aloud.  
  • Weather. At the first sound of thunder, lifeguards may immediately clear all patrons from the pool, but the timing of this decision is ultimately made by the lifeguards themselves or pool management. Expect both to err on the side of caution and please be patient. Patrons may not be allowed to re-enter the pool until at least 30 minutes after the last sound of thunder, but again, ultimately re-entry after a break due to weather is ultimately a lifeguard or pool management decision. 
  • Food & Beverages. No food or beverages are permitted in the swimming pool. Food may be eaten on the deck area; tables are provided for use of dining. If any food or beverage spills occur, they must be cleaned up by members. Trash receptacles are located around the pool for disposal. Dispose of all trash promptly in designated receptacles to help prevent bugs and pests.
  • Chewing Gum. For sanitation and safety reasons chewing gum is prohibited from being used on premise. 
  • Alcoholic Beverages & Smoking/Smoke-less Tobacco Products/Vaping/Drugs. Alcoholic beverages and any smoking, vaping or drugs are prohibited on Swimming Hole property. Violators will be asked to leave, and membership privileges may be suspended or revoked.
  • Inappropriate Behavior. Any aggressive behaviors such as profanity, lewdness, harassment, bullying, or misconduct of any kind is strictly prohibited on Swimming Hole premises, including the pool area. Violators will be asked to leave, and membership privileges may be suspended or revoked.
  • Pool Parties. Any pool party must be approved in advance by the Board through a request made to the Swimming Hole. Please email activities@swimminghole.club for pool party availability.
  • Pump Room. Only authorized persons are allowed to be in the pump room on an as needed basis.

DIVING BOARD 

  1. Divers must have passed the Swim Test. 
  2. Only one person on the board at a time. 
  3. Dive only straight from the end of the board. Never dive off the side of the board. 
  4. Never double bounce at the end of the board. A double bounce is defined as 2 consecutive bounces at the same general spot on the board not in progression towards the end of the board.
  5. The diver must check under the board and in front before diving – the diver is responsible and should never hit a swimmer when diving into the pool. 
  6. Do not hang from inside the pool on the end or side of the diving board. 
  7. Dives considered unsafe by a lifeguard are not permitted. 
  8. Diving board users must not be wearing any floatation devices.

WADING POOL 

  1. The wading pool is only for children aged 6 years and under. Children who are swimmers must stay out of the wading pool unless with a child needing assistance. 
  2. Children at the wading pool must be supervised by an authorized adult. Lifeguards do not supervise the wading pool. 
  3. Children that are not toilet trained are required to wear rubber swim pants (such as Happy Nappy brand) not just a swim diaper the entire time they are using pool facilities, as required by the Health Department.
  4. Please ensure the gate is not propped open and the deck is clear of toys for safety.