Indoor Pool (HPE 1)
Indoor Pool Rules
- Swimming is permitted only when a lifeguard is on duty.
- Swimmers must wear a bathing suit. Cut-offs, sports bras, thongs, sheer swimsuits, undergarments are not allowed.
- You must have on a shirt, shorts, and shoes before entering the facility. Please dry off completely before entering the hallway.
- Enter and exit the pool from designated locations only.
- Bathers are strongly recommended to shower before entering the water.
- Remove all band-aids before entering the pool.
- Only US Coast Guard approved floatation devices are permitted.
- Water polo balls are only allowed in designated areas. They are not to be used as floatation devices or thrown at patrons.
- Adults may use jogging belts provided by the pool for jogging through the water.
- All swimmers must be able to swim without aid in deep water and may be subject to a swim test. Lifejackets may be required depending on the lifeguard’s discretion.
Prohibited
- Diving or flipping into the pool in depth below 7 feet.
- Persons with a communicable disease or an open cut.
- Children under 13 yrs. old
- Portable speakers or loud music.
- Running, rough play, horseplay, and throwing/pushing people into the pool.
- Public displays of affection.
- Hanging on the lane lines or safety lines.
- Spitting, blowing of the nose, spouting of water.
- Covering the water returns.
- Splashing of the Lifeguards.
- Talking to the Lifeguard staff in the stand unless you have an emergency.
- Sitting in the lifeguard stand.
- Prolonging underwater swimming.
- Animals or pets of any kind are prohibited from the pool area.
- Swim lessons or other private instruction conducted by non-University Recreation staff.
- Chewing of gum or consuming food or beverage in the pool.
- Glass containers.
- Tobacco products of any kind.
- Profane language or any type of disruptive behavior towards other swimmers.