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Wear a mask: Face coverings are required in all common areas in and around the pool. This also includes when you are walking to a lane right before you enter the pool & right after you get out of the pool, in the bathroom & leaving and entering the building.
Entry & Exit: You must enter through the North end doors in the back of the building. We will only be allowed in one door for entry and exit. This is the door that is in the back parking lot where there are the 5 community swim parking spaces. Please be prepared to show the email confirmation GREEN Screen to the lifeguard who is on the deck prior to the start of you getting into the pool. Once you are done swimming you are allowed to change in the locker room and exit out the locker room doors from where you entered from.
Social Distance: We must maintain social distancing of 6 feet while in the pool. There are numbers labeled on the deck by the benches. You must keep all belongings on the pool deck and by that number.
Listen to your body: If you feel sick, stay home. And if you test positive for COVID-19 and have been to the pool, please notify the school security department immediately via email. If someone who has been in the pool tests positive, I will work with the security department and administration to determine the appropriate response, which could differ greatly depending on the situation.
Symptoms. If you have any of the following symptoms you are not permitted into the building: Fever (100.4°F or higher). New onset of a moderate to severe headache. Shortness of breath. New cough. Sore throat. Vomiting. Diarrhea. Abdominal pain from unknown cause. New congestion/runny nose. New loss of sense of taste or smell. Nausea. Fatigue from unknown causes. Muscle or body aches.
Locker Room. There will be no access to the locker rooms until further notice. Therefore, dress accordingly as you are not permitted to change or use the locker room to dress. Locker rooms are for bathroom use only. After bathroom use, please use hand sanitizer located on the interior wall on the pool deck next to the locker room door.
NO COACHING DURING LAP AND FAMILY SWIM
Lap Swimming: If all lanes are full, share a lane. If there are 2 people in a lane, each stay on one side. If there are more than 2 in a lane, circle swim, stay to the right. Slower swimmers let faster ones pass you at the end of the lane by stopping to let them swim on by. We provide kick boards, fins, pull buoys and hand paddles for lap swimmers only. For water joggers or exercisers only, we provide noodles, weights, and buoyancy belts.
Family Swims/Rentals: Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Non-swimming children must be accompanied in the water even if they are wearing a flotation device. The Aquatic Center has flotation devices for public use by non-swimmers. We do not allow any inflatable flotation devices. A child can be unaccompanied in the water if they can pass a swim skill test administered by the staff. The test is a 20 yard swim, swum at the surface of the water on the stomach without stopping, standing or hanging onto the side or a lane line. Water basketball hoop(s) and ball(s) are provided during family swims and rentals. If you wish to bring other toys, they must be approved by the supervisor, but we ask that there be no water-gun type toys.
- Groups of 10 or more participants must call the Aquatic Center Manager (847)582-7323 at least two weeks in advance to make arrangements.
- The pool is handicapped accessible with a portable lift and stairs in the shallow end. Locker rooms and deck access is also available for pool users and spectators.
- We have four locker rooms adjacent to the pool. Please use the appropriate locker room – signs are posted. Lockers are available, but you must bring your own lock and your belongings must be removed daily. We do not provide suits, towels or toiletries.
LAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR STOLEN ITEMS.
Guidelines For Your Safety and Protection:
- Obey all staff requests and enjoy your swim.
- Individuals with contagious conditions are not allowed to swim.
- Individuals not toilet trained or who have bowel control issues must wear tight-fitting rubber or plastic pants or an approved “swim diaper."
- The following are prohibited:
- Swimming under the bulkhead
- Diving into water less than 9 feet deep
- Hanging from the diving boards
- Running in any pool area
- Walking in dirty street shoes in the locker rooms or on the pool deck
- Eating or drinking in the locker rooms or on the pool deck
- Glass containers
- Inflatable flotation devices or toys
- Squirt guns, water pistols or similar toys
DIVING RULES:
- One person on a board at a time
- Dive only when the area beneath the board is clear
- Only one bounce on the board before take off
- Go off the board from your feet only
- Go straight off the end of the board, swim to the nearest ladder and exit at the ladder
- When diving off the side of the pool, do so only in the designated areas. Check with the supervisor on duty prior to diving off the side of the pool.
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