Family policies

We ask your written permission before we share any photo of your child, on this site, in newsletters or on social media, and you can change your answer at any time. We never put a child's name with a photo, and the photos on this site are examples until we replace them with our own.

An instructor is in the water beside every swimmer for the whole lesson. A parent or another adult stays on the deck where the swimmer can see them. The family keeps the pool's gate and fence, a shady spot and a towel ready.

Swim shirts are welcome at every level. Bring a big towel, tie long hair back, and pack goggles if your swimmer likes them.

Please keep a swimmer home with a fever, a stomach bug or an open sore, and tell us by text. We make up the lesson within the session.

At the first thunder everyone leaves the water and we wait for it to pass. A lesson cut short or called off for the weather is made up within the session. We tell families by text if a storm moves a day.

Please keep phones away from the water's edge, so the adult on the deck can watch the lesson.

Brothers and sisters are welcome on the deck with an adult. Please keep them out of the water during the lesson, and let us know if a sibling would like a lesson of their own.

We ask for a week's notice before a swimmer stops. Tell us by phone, text or email.