All members and guests must abide by the rules of the pool and the authority of the guards.

These regulations were developed to assure the safe and sanitary operation of the pools. Situations which are not covered specifically by a regulation will be handled at the discretion of the pool managers and will be reported to the Operations Director. Member questions or complaints should also be directed to the pool managers or the Operations Director. The regulations may be revised at any time by the Operations Director subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board meetings are held once a month. Members are invited to attend, but they should alert a Board member in advance if they have an agenda item. A list of the current Board members is available at the front desk and on this web site.

Admission Policies

1. Dues must be paid prior to admittance.
2. Each member must register prior to being admitted to the pool area. Members will provide their membership number on the sign-in log.
3. Guests must be accompanied by a pool member and must complete the Guest Registration information each time they come to the pool. Each guest is limited to 10 visits per pool season, unless accompanied by an adult pool member.
4. Residents of Olde Forge and Surrey Square may not be guests, unless they are members in good standing of another neighborhood pool. However, they may attend pre-arranged parties if invited.
5. Guest fees must be paid at entry: 
          $ 8 for an individual, one day only ($5 if paid by adult, not child, pool member)
          $ 4 for anindividual after 6 PM ($2.00 if paid by adult pool member)
          $30 for a 10-visit/guest pass (must be obtained from Treasurer)
Any member or guest who knowingly avoids the guest fee process or uses a false name, will be required to leave the pool property for the day. The Board may institute additional loss of pool privileges for repeat offenses.

6. Members running a child care service in their homes will not be able to bring the children they are caring for to the pool unless the children’s families are also members of the pool.
7. If a baby-sitter is used frequently and consistently, he/she should be added to the member’s file with baby-sitter after the name. That person would be admitted only in a baby-sitting role. Occasional baby-sitters are subject to a guest fee.
8. To avoid possible under-staffing, members bringing a group of 10 or more guests (e.g., birthday, soccer parties) must arrange in advance for a date and time, and must pay a fee and deposit. Booking such arrangements is first come/first served. Unless they are exceptionally large, group parties are not guaranteed exclusive use of any area and may have to share the facilities with other parties.
9. Out-of-town house guests and extended vertical family members (parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren) are not charged guest fees. If these people are not listed on the membership, the member must register them at the desk as a non-paying guest.
10. Until 6:00 PM, all children under 10 must be escorted into the pool area and supervised by a person 13 or older. Children between 10 and 13 must pass the guard’s swim test to enter the pool area by themselves. After 6:00 PM, all children under 13 must be escorted and supervised by an adult 16 or older.
11. Parents, when at the pool, are responsible for the behavior of their children, and hosts are responsible for their guests. Responsibility is not to be left up to the guards.

POOL RULES

Health and Safety

1. No person shall use the pool unless it is officially open and the lifeguards are on duty.
2. No person shall use the pool who has a skin disease, open sore, excessive sunburn, inflamed eyes, cold, nasal or ear discharge, any communicable or contagious disease, or who is wearing bandages of any kind, including band-aids. Exceptions to this rule will be made only on the written certification of a physician.
3. Children who are not potty trained must wear approved swim diapers while in either pool (diapers may be purchased at the snack bar). Health Codes require pool closures of several hours following fecal or vomit contamination.
4. Foot showers are required before returning to the deck area, after having been on the grass or outside the pool enclosure.
5. No dunking, throwing of others, or rough play. Personal conduct which creates undue disturbance, or endangers the health or safety of others, is not permitted.
6. No spouting of water or blowing the nose in the pools.
7. No hanging, sitting, or swinging on the ropes. No touching the pool basketball rim or backboard. Only approved pool balls are allowed in the water. NO regular basketballs are allowed in the pool area.
8. The pool and/or facility will be closed during electrical storms, a filter malfunction, or any time the managers determine that an unsafe condition exists.
9. Members and guests must stay clear of the lifeguard stands and not talk to the guards or distract them from their duties while they are in the stands.

Rules related to children

10. Children under the age of 16 are required to leave the pool upon the signal of a lifeguard for a 10 minute rest period once each hour, prior to 6:00 PM. During the rest periods, the priority will be for lap swimming. There will be no ball throwing, tag, or other such activities that interfere with or disturb lap swimmers.
11. Children under 5 are not permitted in the main pool unless accompanied by an adult who remains within arms reach of the child at all times.
12. Only children under 6 may use the wading pool. They must be supervised by someone 13 or older. Children who must leave the main pool during the breaks are not permitted in the wading pool.
13. Only children under 6 may use the tot lot adjacent to the wading pool. Children are not permitted to climb on top of the tot lot houses. Children in the tot lot must be supervised by someone 13 or older.
14. Parents or other adults accompanying small children shall not leave the children unattended in either pool.

Swim Lanes & Swim Equipment

15. A lap lane will be available to members at all times. On request, additional lap lanes will be added at the discretion of the manager.
16. The use of swim masks during normal pool hours will depend upon pool conditions and will be permitted at the discretion of the managers.
17. Single adult-size inflated rafts or toys (not to exceed 72" in length and 30" in width) are permitted in the main pool, at the discretion of the lifeguards, when the pool is not crowded. Small ring floats are not permitted in the main pool. No floats are permitted in the diving area. No rafts are permitted in the wading pool.
18. Children wearing arm floaties or floaty swim suits must be supervised by someone over 13, within arm’s reach, while in the main pool.

Diving

19. The diving board can be closed and the diving area opened for general swimming at the discretion of the pool managers.
20. Only one person is allowed on the diving board at a time.
21. Diving is not permitted until the previous diver has started up the side ladder or cleared the rope separating the diving and swimming areas.
22. Double bounces, running, or loitering on the end of the board is prohibited.
23. No arm floaties, or floaty swim suits, may be worn by those diving/jumping from the board.
24. Divers must execute dives straight off the end of the board.
25. Divers must swim out of the diving area immediately after surfacing.
26. Diving from the edge in the vicinity of the diving board is not permitted, unless the guards have closed the board.

GENERAL REGULATIONS

Unless specified, these regulations refer to all property owned by the Swim Club.

1. Enter and use the facilities at your own risk.
2. Drive slowly and carefully on the driveway and parking lot.
3. No running on the deck.
4. No racial, abusive or profane language.
5. No alcoholic beverages, unless authorized by the Board for a specific occasion. Persons under the influence of alcohol or drugs are not permitted on Club property.
6. No food on the main or wading pool decks. Food may be consumed on the grass area. Beverages in non-glass containers are permitted on the pool deck.
7. No glass (except eye or sunglasses) or other sharp, breakable, or hazardous objects in the pool enclosure.
8. No pets within the fenced area.
9. No smoking in the pool, in the pool house, or on the deck. Smokers on grassy areas are to use the cigarette butt buckets or other approved containers. No one under 18 may smoke on Club property.
10. No electrical appliances without prior approval of the Board.
11. No spitting.
12. Only Board members and pool employees are allowed in the office, snack bar, storage, and filter rooms.
13. Swimmers must not wear street clothes into the pool (street clothes are defined by the Fairfax County Health Department as ankle length clothes or clothes of such nature which prevent free access to showering of the feet).
14. Swimmers are required to shower before entering the pool.
15. Members will be charged for any property damage perpetrated by their family or guests.
16. Individuals who violate swimming rules or regulations are subject to warnings or expulsion from the water (benching). See Benching Rules below.
17. Other games (e.g., volleyball) are permitted on the designated areas at the discretion of the guards. For safety reasons, players may only use balls designated for water use in the pool. Lifeguards have discretion to close down games if necessary. Only adults are permitted in the horse shoe area.
18. All persons are asked to respect the property rights of home owners in the neighborhood. Do not use lawns for shortcuts.
19. Chairs and lounges are provided for patrons who are not currently swimming; they are not to be used for storing personal property.

Benching Rules

The decision to issue a warning or to Bench an individual, and the length of time Benched, will be made by the guards depending upon the infraction and the number of violations. When Benched, the individual will have to sit on a designated bench or chair - alone - for up to 30 minutes. (If the individual chooses to leave the Club property instead, he/she will not be permitted to return that day.) Individuals who are Benched 3 times within one week will be expelled from the pool. Guests who are expelled as a result of Benching will be barred from the pool for the remainder of the season. Members who are expelled as a result of Benching will be barred from returning for one week. Parents will be notified by the managers when their child is expelled; the parents must discuss the problem with a Board member before the child will be able to return. Repeated disregard for these rules will be grounds for permanent expulsion (with no refund of dues).