{"id":681,"date":"2023-06-09T14:28:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thriveleisure.co.uk\/?page_id=681"},"modified":"2025-07-25T08:08:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:08:03","slug":"pool-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.thriveleisure.co.uk\/index.php\/memberships\/leisure-centre-terms-and-conditions\/pool-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Pool safety policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your family&#8217;s safety is a top priority. We operate an admissions policy to ensure a safe environment for everyone.<\/p>\n<h2>Children under eight years old<\/h2>\n<p>Children under eight years must be accompanied by an adult. Children who are eight years and older can be admitted to a swimming pool without an accompanying responsible adult but should be able to swim 25 meters confidently.<\/p>\n<p>Our supervision ration for children under eight years is:<\/p>\n<table>\n<caption><strong>Ratios of adults to children<\/strong><\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Pool type<\/th>\n<th>Children&#8217;s age<\/th>\n<th>Number of adults<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All pools<\/td>\n<td>up to three years old<\/td>\n<td>one adult for every child<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All pools<\/td>\n<td>four to seven years<\/td>\n<td>one adult for every two children<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>This policy is specifically for our general swimming, fun sessions and pool parties.<\/p>\n<p>Children will be refused entry to the pool (or possibly to the whole building at the discretion of the Operations\/Duty Manager) if they are under the age of eight years old and :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>are not accompanied by a responsible parent or adult 16 years or older &#8211; a responsible adult is defined as someone aged 16 years or older and capable of supervising the child in a competent manner<\/li>\n<li>are accompanied by a responsible adult, but the supervision ration is not being met<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other safety issues<\/h2>\n<p>People will be refused entry to the pool (or possibly to the whole building at the discretion of the Operations\/Duty Manager) if they:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>are, or are suspected to be, under the influence of alcohol or drugs<\/li>\n<li>have been barred from the pool or building for previous misdemeanours<\/li>\n<li>are deemed unfit to swim for health reasons<\/li>\n<li>do not have adequate and decent swim wear (see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.thriveleisure.co.uk\/index.php\/memberships\/leisure-centre-terms-and-conditions\/pool-rules\/\">pool rules<\/a> page)<\/li>\n<li>are abusive or violent on arrival<\/li>\n<li>do not have a valid swim ticket or membership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note: snorkels, paddles, fins, flippers and masks are not allowed during public swimming sessions.<\/p>\n<p>The Operations or Duty Manager reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone for any other reason, at their discretion.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.thriveleisure.co.uk\/index.php\/activities\/swimming\/\">swimming<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.thriveleisure.co.uk\/index.php\/activities\/swimming\/swimming-lessons\/\">swimming lessons<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.thriveleisure.co.uk\/index.php\/memberships\/leisure-centre-terms-and-conditions\/\">leisure centre terms and conditions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your family&#8217;s safety is a top priority. We operate an admissions policy to ensure a safe environment for everyone. Children under eight years old Children under eight years must be accompanied by an adult. 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