Aquatic Admission Standards

Children under the age of 12 must be supervised by a guardian 16 years of age or older while at the Nick Smith Centre, unless the program is designated to be a parent-free program (example: youth nights or day camp). A guardian must remain present for programs such as swimming lessons or drop-in activities such as public swimming or public skating.

Aquatic Admission Standards

For increased safety in our aquatic facility, all children who participate in the following sanctioned programs who wish to swim in the deep end, must complete a brief swim test prior to entering the deep end of our pool.
Children that successfully complete the test will be given a wristband to wear. Only those children with a wristband are allowed to swim in the deep end.

• Parent and Tot Swims
• Public and Toonie Swims
• Pool Rentals

Swim Test:

• Children swim 2 widths of the pool uninterrupted without goggles with their face in

Children 0 – 5 years

• Must be accompanied by a guardian 16 years of age or older who remains in the water and within arm’s reach at all times. Ratio of guardian/children is 1:2
• Access to shallow end of the pool only

Children 6 – 10 years

• Children who do not successfully complete the swim test must be accompanied by a guardian over 16 years of age or older who remains in the water and within arm’s reach at all times. Ratio of guardian/children is 1:4
• Access to shallow end of the pool only

Children 6 – 10 years

• Children who successfully complete the swim test must be accompanied by a guardian 16 years of age or older who remains within the pool or viewing area. Ratio of guardian/children is 1:8
• May access any area of the pool and will be provided with a wristband

Notes

• Lowest ratio always applies
• If lanes ropes are in, the swim test will become 1 length of the pool with 20 seconds of surface support