Bradford Summer Pool Schedule
*Pool Opens May 17th*
Spring Schedule for May 17 - 29
Monday - Friday 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Saturday 10:00 am - 7:30 pm
(Pool will be closed on May 31 for Memorial Day & July 4th for Independence Day)
| Competition Pool: | ||
| Monday - Friday | 8:20 am - 9:30 am | Swim Lessons |
| 9:30 am - 10:20 pm | Day Camp | |
| 10:30 am - 7:30 pm | Free Swim | |
| Saturday | 10:00 am - 7:30 pm | Free Swim |
| Sunday (June - August ONLY) | 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Swim |
| Family Pool: | ||
| Monday - Friday | 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Preschool |
| 9:30 am - 10:20 am | Day Camp | |
| 10:30 am - 7:30 pm | Free Swim | |
| Saturday | 10:00 am - 7:30 pm | Free Swim |
| Sunday (June - August ONLY) | 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Swim |
August 6 - September 1:
Pool Notice:
All swimmers ages 14 and under must be swim tested - see below for more details.
If your swimmer has already passed the 2009 swim test, you can pick up a new swim band for the 2010 swim season beginning May 1st.Children 30 months and younger must wear swim diapers. Plastic pants over diapers are not acceptable. Swim diapers are available at the Member Services Desk for $3.
During free swim, children 9 years of age and under must be supervised by their parents or guardian 16 years
of age or older.
At the Prattville YMCA, safety is our number one concern. In an effort to maintain safety around the pool, we will begin swim testing all swimmers ages 14 and under who wish to swim in deep water at each of our branches. Deep water is defined as water that is above the shoulders while standing flat-footed in the pool. Purpose: A major part of the lifeguard’s job is to prevent accidents or incidents. In an effort to enhance accident prevention, the Swim Band Program will be in effect at each branch. It is designed to recognize and identify deep-water swimmers up through the age of 14. Swim Test Description: A skill proficiency test including a demonstration of their degree of confidence. A member will report to the lifeguard office located on the pool deck to request a swim test. A lifeguard will administer the Swim Band Test utilizing a non-crowded, outside lane. The lifeguard will carry a rescue tube while administering the Swim Band Test. For the Deep Water Swim Band, the swimmer, without aid, must confidently and proficiently be able to… NOTE: LIFEGUARDS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO QUESTION AND RETEST ANYONE APPEARING TO HAVE LOW SKILL PROFICIENCY OR LOW CONFIDENCE. Bands: o No Band: A non-swimmer or beginner who is restricted to the shallow water. This may also be a swimmer who has either forgotten or lost his or her Swimmer’s Band and now must be restricted to the shallow water. He may rent a swim band or purchase a new one from the Member Services’ Desk. A no band swimmer may swim in deep water if within arms reach of an adult. o Green Band: Swimmers who successfully complete the above swim test. o Swim Bands should never be loaned to others. Swimmers who are found to loan their band will lose the use of their band for two weeks. o At each pool visit, swim bands must be worn around the neck to let our staff know they are deep-water swimmers. o If swim band is forgotten, members may rent a Green swim band for $1.00 from the Member Services’ desk. The band is to be returned when they leave for the day. A $3 deposit will be required. When the band is returned, $2 will be returned to the swimmer. o If swim band is lost, the replacement may be purchased for a fee of $3.00.
o Swim 25 yards of either front crawl with rhythmic breathing or breaststroke continuously.
o The final component includes having the swimmer, or their parent, read the Pool Rules.
Swim Band Database.
Pool Policy:
This Policy applies to all branches.
1. Be courteous and respectful to yourself and others by using appropriate language.
2. Children ages 9 and under must have an adult present in the pool area.
3. Children ages 5 and under who have not passed the swim test must have an adult directly supervising them at all times.
4. Please no smoking on the YMCA premises.
5. Please keep all food and drinks out of pool.
6. Please no glass on the pool deck.
7. No swimming, walking, or standing in front of the slides.
8. Please walk on the pool deck at all times.
9. Starting blocks are not to be used during free swim times.
10. Flotation devices that do not snap between the legs may not be used on the slide.
11. No underwater breath holding activities.
12. Swimmers cannot be on another’s head, neck, or shoulders.
13. All jumps off the diving board must be forward and cannot result in the swimmer coming back towards the diving board.
14. All swimmers wishing to go into water above their shoulders while standing flat footed must pass the swim test without the aid of flotation devices and be wearing a green swim necklace. Swimmers who do not have a green swim necklace must be within arms reach of an adult to be in water above their shoulders.
15. Diving must be done in water that is at least 9 feet deep.
16. Please do not distract the lifeguards while they are guarding.
17. Obey the lifeguards at all times.