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1120 West Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21702Monday: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm · Tuesday: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm · Wednesday: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm · Thursday: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm · Friday: Closed · Saturday: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm · Sunday: ClosedMonday: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pmWoman owned(301) 555-0105

Safety at the pool

Our safety routines, the number of swimmers each instructor has in each level, and the checks our instructors hold.

A lifeguard chair on a tiled deck beside an empty lap pool, with daylight through high windows

Adults to children

  • 1 adult to 3 childrenWater comfort, ages 3 to 5
  • 1 adult to 4 childrenFloating, ages 4 to 6
  • 1 adult to 4 childrenKicking, ages 5 to 7
  • 1 adult to 4 childrenStrokes, ages 6 to 8
  • 1 adult to 6 childrenStroke combinations, ages 7 to 9
  • 1 adult to 6 childrenEndurance and technique, ages 8 to 10

Ages 3 to 10

Staff checks and training

  • Background checks
  • CPR and first aid
  • Lifeguard training
  • Water safety instructors

Safety routines

  • Sign-in and the deck

    Swimmers sign in at the front desk, rinse at the showers and wait on the bench until the instructor calls their level. Walking feet on the deck, every time.

  • In the water

    An instructor is in the water or on the step beside every swimmer. The younger levels hold hands or a kickboard; every level practices getting to the wall.

  • Adults at the pool

    A parent or guardian stays on site during every class. Lessons are no substitute for adult supervision, in our pool or any other.

  • When a swimmer is unwell

    Please keep a swimmer home with a fever or a stomach bug. We offer a make-up class and rinse the deck and benches every evening.

  • Weather and closures

    We tell families by text when the pool closes, and a class missed for a closure is made up in the same session.

  • Telling us things

    Tell us about anything we should know at the placement visit. We ask privately once you register, never on the website form.

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Questions about the pool?

Ask at the front desk or at your placement visit.