To reduce time spent in changing areas

• Arrive ready to swim. Once you have finished your swim, leave as soon as you can.

• Shower at home, (pre swim showers will be available but by arriving wearing your swimwear under your clothing and showering at home pre and post swimming will help minimise time spent in the changing rooms and help maintain the water quality).

In the pool

• Respect people of different standards and abilities; respect their right to enjoy their swim.

• Do not make physical contact with other participants.

• Speed and overtaking - Choose your lane using the fast, medium and slow signs and by watching those already swimming. Please do not overtake whilst swimming. Before pushing off at each turn, check to see if anyone faster is approaching.

• Direction - Please follow the directional signs and move across to the appropriate side of the lane for each length.

• Space - Always attempt to maintain appropriate social distance between yourself and another swimmer.

• Strokes - If you change to a slower stroke as part of your session, think about moving lanes.

• Take any equipment/aids with you (floats, kick boards etc.) ensuring it is clean and identifiable as yours before you arrive and follow the lifeguard’s guidance on use of any equipment.

• Resting - Whether stopping for a rest or catching your breath after completing your swim, please be mindful that others using the lane will want to keep on swimming without stopping; so keep yourself to the edge of the lane allowing others to turn at the wall, turning head away and allowing others to maintain social distancing measures.

• Stay hydrated by bringing your own ‘pre-filled’ water bottle on to poolside during your swim.

AquaEd

• We are following the ‘Swim England Guidance for Operators’.
• Our teachers will be delivering from the poolside and where possible will remain in the same teaching station for the duration of their shift and aim to use the same equipment throughout to reduce the likelihood of cross contamination.
• Our Teachers will adhere to government guidance on social distancing. The number of personnel on poolside to maintain social distancing has been evaluated.
• One parent/carer per child will be allowed to drop their child / children to swimming lessons.

• Consideration for the overall pool layout and where practical, each swimming teacher will deliver from alternate sides of the pool has been factored so as to avoid the overlap of patrolling on poolside whilst delivering.

• Delivery of all stages may be in alternative depths to the usual delivery areas.

• Teachers will do confidence and safety introductions to changing depths in lesson stations.

•  Equipment that cannot be sanitised in the pool will be appropriately cleaned between activities. This will include surfaces in high traffic areas such as handrails and towel hooks.