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Millstone Pool Policies
  • A Campus Recreation lifeguard must be present before entering the water.
  • Patrons under the influence of alcohol or drugs are prohibited.
  • All users are encouraged to shower in the locker room before entering the pool.
  • Proper footwear is required to move throughout the facility and in areas outside of the immediate pool and deck area.
  • Swimwear:
    • Swimwear attire must be colorfast and lightweight material designed for swimming, such as nylon, spandex, polyester, and high tech trunks. Swim trunks must have a mesh or nylon liner. Swim briefs are also acceptable.
    • Swimwear attire must fully cover pubic regions
    • Rash guards (including thermal) are acceptable to be worn and even encourage for swimmers who may get chilled easily in the pool water
    • Religious and modesty swimwear is permitted so long as the attire is designed for in-water use and complies with the coverage guidelines mentioned above.
    • T-shirts and other street clothes are not permitted while swimming (including those intended to be worn for modesty purposes and/or sun protection), cut-offs, compression shirts/shorts, athletic shorts, jeans, pants, casual shorts, leotards, dresses, sarongs, sports bras, undergarments, socks, sandals, and shoes (exception for aqua footwear), etc.
    • All diapered children must wear swim diapers in conjunction with appropriate swimwear.
    • Aquatics staff reserves the right to determine whether or not swimwear is permissible to be worn within our facilities.
       
  •  Proficient swimming ability is required to swim in deep water areas. You may be asked by a lifeguard to show an ability to swim before using a pool or pool equipment.
     
  • These items and activities are prohibited:
    • Personal displays of affection
    • Running or rough play in the pool, deck area, diving boards, platforms, or in the hallway nearest the pools
    • Extended underwater breath holding, hyperventilation, or hypoxic training – an extended period is 20+ seconds or a distance of 25 yards without direct supervision of an authorized instructor or coach
    • Swimming underneath the bulk head
    • Diving in shallow areas and where marked 'NO DIVING' – backflips and inward and reverse dives are prohibited
    • Spitting, spouting of water, blowing the nose and regurgitating pool water
    • Using the pool with open sores, cuts, bandages, or infectious diseases – do not swim when you have diarrhea or for two weeks after the last incidence of diarrheal symptoms
    • Glass items such as glass equipment (i.e. goggle and suba masks) as well as containers and all food items, including gum, are prohibited
    • Only water in a sealed non-glass container is not allowed
  • Campus Recreation is not responsible for any damaged, lost, or stolen items. Day-use lockers and rental lockers are available.
  • Unauthorized use of facilities for instructing, training, or coaching is prohibited.
  • Unauthorized use of video, photography, and recording devices is prohibited.
  • All flotation devices must be U.S. Coast Guard approved.
  • All state bathing codes apply to this facility.
Diving Board and Diving Blocks
  • Use of and of the diving boards or diving blocks is not permitted during open swim.
Children
  • Minors are not allowed during open swim times per facility policies.
Lap and Circle Swimming Etiquette
  • Lap swimmers are required to share lanes.
  • Circle swimming requires swimmers to follow a circular pattern, swimming on the right-hand side of the lane at all times except to pass. Passing should not be done near the wall.
  • Lap swimmers are required to circle swim when lane use exceeds three persons.
  • Lanes with two persons may split down the middle.
  • Lifeguards have final authority to dictate lap swimming arrangements.