All children aged 12 and under are required to wear a wristband in the pool. The wristband color flags the lifeguards to know what swim ability the child has. These wristbands are for the child's safety. 

All children aged 12 and under can automatically get an orange wristband color. The orange wristband means they can use the Rec side of pool, and their parent/guardian must be in the pool with the child within arm's reach. 

The child can choose to be "tested" for a green wristband. The green wristband allows the child to be in the pool without the parent/guardian in the water. It also allows the child to swim in the lap lanes. The parent/guardian must remain in the facility within eye-view.

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Swim Test Information

Swim Test Information

Swim tests do not require an appointment to be booked. Members can simply walk up to the lifeguard/aquatics office and request a swim test during lap swim or open swim hours. For those 12 and under, swimmers are retested every January. Even if they took the test in December, they will be retest every single January, or the next time they use the pool.

The swim test is pass/fail. If they pass, they get a green wristband. If they fail, they get an orange wristband. The swim test consists of the following:

1. Swim 25 yards (length of pool) consistently on the belly with face in water, effectively. Does not have to be a technical "swim stroke." 
2. Tread water for 1 minute.
3. Complete a back float sequence:
   • Jump into the pool so that the water passes over the participant's head. Then return to the surface of the water and float on the back for 10 seconds. 
   • Return to the wall and exit the water.

If the participant passes the above test, they will be given a green wristband. This allows the child to be in water (both in rec side and lap lanes) without the parent/guardian in the pool with them. The parent/guardian should eye-view of the child in the pool. 

If the participant fails the above test, they will be given an orange wristband.  This means their parent/guardian must be inside the pool within arm's length of the child in the water.

Lifeguards have the ultimate authority and discretion to decide whether or not to award a participant a green wristband.