Well, we only got to swim about 700 meters tonight before we got kicked out of the pool. Lightning? Noooo..... While we were swimming they were teaching lessons on one side of the pool. Apparently some kid threw up into the pool. They made everyone get out. The manager said that any time they have "liquid fecal matter or vomit" they have to super-chlorinate the pool.
It reminded me of a time a few years ago when I went to a local Y for their annual 100 100s on 100 seconds. We were going to start at 9:00pm on a Friday night. At about 8:30pm, a kid threw up in the pool. The Y people were trying to tell us that we might not be able to swim. One of the Masters swimmers, a doctor, kept saying, "But vomit is sterile!"
I tried to use that argument tonight but it didn't work...
What is the policy at your pool?
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My summer club pool (non-Y) has ALWAYS had a policy of "not potty-trained = no main pool." Now I've never worked there, but to my knowledge, they've never had an incident while I was there. Baby pool, however, that thing gets shut down all the time.
My first lifeguarding job was at a community pool, and they allowed swim diaper pants and a swimsuit to cover the diaper for either pool. I always made sure parents knew the rules and would check routinely any time I saw a diapered kid. Parents were for the most part pretty understanding, especially when I explained to them how we'd been closed a full Sunday once when we had some midnight visitors.
I may or may not have told someone once we'd have to drain the pool and refill. :rofl:
My summer club pool (non-Y) has ALWAYS had a policy of "not potty-trained = no main pool." Now I've never worked there, but to my knowledge, they've never had an incident while I was there. Baby pool, however, that thing gets shut down all the time.
My first lifeguarding job was at a community pool, and they allowed swim diaper pants and a swimsuit to cover the diaper for either pool. I always made sure parents knew the rules and would check routinely any time I saw a diapered kid. Parents were for the most part pretty understanding, especially when I explained to them how we'd been closed a full Sunday once when we had some midnight visitors.
I may or may not have told someone once we'd have to drain the pool and refill. :rofl:
