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FAMILY SWIM
Fun, fitness, and water confidence for the whole family!
Our Family Swim sessions offer the perfect blend of fun, exercise, and skill-building in the water. These unstructured swim times provide open pool space for families to enjoy together, with a combination of open areas and lap lanes. Whether you’re splashing around, practicing strokes, or just enjoying some quality time in the pool, these sessions are designed to accommodate everyone in the family, helping to build water confidence and encourage an active lifestyle.
Family Swim is offered at various times throughout the week. Registration is not required.
Family Swim Schedules
Family Swim schedule is subject to change periodically. Please check here or at the Welcome Center for the most current version. Changes for each upcoming weekend will post Friday mornings on the website and at the Welcome Center.
Family Swim Rules + EtIquette
Children 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult (18+) in the water and must remain within arms reach.
Children age 6-11 must be actively supervised by an adult in the pool area.
Children under 16 must pass a deep water test to be admitted into the deep end.
All flotation devices must be US Coast Guard-approved. No inflatables. No noodles.
Fins, kick boards, etc. for SKILL improvement, not play, may be used at the discretion of the lifeguards within the lap lanes. Use of the starting blocks is not permitted.Â
Whirlpool is not open during Family Swim sessions.
All children in diapers must wear swimming diapers specifically designed for immersion in water. Do not wash out soiled diapers in the pool water.
Children should be encouraged to use the restroom before entering the water. Please immediately report any accidents you observe in the water or on the deck to a lifeguard.
Any person showing evidence of any communicable skin disease, sore or inflamed eyes, cold, nasal or ear discharge, or any other communicable disease shall be denied admission. Any person with excessive sunburn, open blisters, cuts, or bandages shall be denied admission. Do not enter the water if you have or have had any signs or symptoms of a gastrointestinal (stomach) disease in the past seven days.