Opportunities to JUMP IN and swim are available for campers each afternoon during free time, as well as once a week during a morning activity period for Pathfinders. A lifeguard is always on duty when the pool is open, and a buddy system is strictly facilitated/enforced. 

Prior to the first open swim on Monday at Flex Time, a swim test will take place (orchestrated by a certified PSI) and campers will receive a colored band according to their evaluation for them to wear all week. Red bands grant the camper permission only to the shallow end of the pool. Yellow bands grant the camper permission to the shallow end and the middle section of the pool. Green bands grant the camper access to the pool’s entirety (shallow, middle, and deep end). The shallow end of the pool measures 1 ft deep and the deep end measures 8 ft.

All Explorers (ages 5 & 6) will receive a red band, and are therefore only be permitted to swim in the shallow end.

Buddy System: A list of buddies (pairs of 2 campers) is recorded before campers enter the pool area. Every 15 minutes “buddy checks” are performed by the lifeguard(s) on duty. Swimmers must move together, grasp each other’s’ hands and raise them above their heads. Once the lifeguard has counted and confirmed the accuracy, he/she will advise the campers they may continue swimming.