The members of Findon Swimming Club and their children must strictly adhere to the pool rules and neither the club members nor the committee accept any responsibility or liability for injuries sustained by any person during any lawful or unlawful use of the pool.
Rules of the pool
1. No unaccompanied children under the age of ten.
2. Unaccompanied children aged ten and over swim with
the permission of their parents and are NOT the sole
responsibility of the pool attendants.
3. Any person with a recent history of diarrhoea or other
gastric complaints (ie within the past 14 days) should
not swim.
4. Babies should wear plastic pants.
5. If someone has a verruca, a verruca sock must be worn
at all times in the pool and surrounding area.
6. No diving, wrestling, bombing or rowdy behaviour.
7. No running around the pool.
8. No pushing or throwing people in the pool.
9. No backwards jumping from the pool side.
10. Floats are to be used as swimming aids only.
11. No playing on the steps.
12. Exit the pool by steps only.
13. When pool attendant blows a long blast on the whistle
the pool must be vacated immediately.
14. No animals around pool area. Dogs not permitted on
school premises.
15. No glass objects allowed in or around pool.
16. Smoking is NOT permitted on the school premises
including the pool area.
17. NO FOOD OR DRINK IN THE POOL AREA! .
18. The Committee reserves the right to refuse entry.
19. Use of the school grounds is not permitted without
prior booking with the school office.
20. Car park only for use at weekends/school holidays.
21. MAXIMUM SWIMMERS IN POOL = 40
Procedure for unruly behaviour
1. The Supervisor will blow the whistle to alert
the swimmer of his/her behaviour.
2. Should the behaviour continue, he/she will be
asked to leave the swimming pool for five minutes.
3. Once re-entering the pool, should the behaviour
continue, the swimmer will be asked to leave the
swimming pool for the rest of the swimming session.
4. The name of the swimmer will be recorded in the
incident form found at the back of the pool folder,
and will be reported to the Chairman.