HEALTH AND SAFETY
- All children who are not fully potty trained are required to wear reusable i play-brand swim diapers (available for purchase at the Welcome Desk). In addition, the families of individuals who are responsible for fecal contamination of a pool will be fined $500.
- Alabama state law requires that all participants shower with soap before entering a pool, sauna, or steam room.
- Participants with open wounds or infectious diseases are prohibited from using the pools.
- All pools will temporarily closed whenever lightning strikes within 10 miles of the LJCC.
- A pool will be closed for 24 hours in cases of fecal contamination.
- Appropriate swimming attire must be worn (gym shorts, cutoff shorts, sports bras, thongs, etc. are not allowed).
- Chewing gum and glass containers are prohibited in or around the pool.
- Spitting, spouting water, and blowing your nose in the water are prohibited.
- Diving, running on the deck, and horseplay in or around the pools is prohibited.
- Individuals 15 years of age and younger must be directly supervised by a guardian who is at least 18 years old and who must be present on the pool deck or in the water.
- Extended underwater breath holding is prohibited.
- Only U.S. Coast Guard-approved floatation devices are allowed in the pool.
DIVING AND EQUIPMENT USAGE
- Lap lanes are utilized on a first-come-first-served basis. During peak usage, however, it may become necessary to share lanes and circle-swim with others.
- Do not grasp, sit on, or otherwise disturb lane lines.
- Diving blocks may only be used by the swim team with a coach present.
- Diving is not permitted from the sides of the pool.
- The use of “mermaid” tails or mono-fins is prohibited.
- Kickboards, pull buoys, dumbbells, wet belts, etc. are for exercise only. These items are not to be used as floatation devices for children.
- No running or jumping backwards off diving boards.
- Flotation devices are not allowed on the diving boards.