Safe & Happy Swimming:

Our Approach

Smart Swim School Illness Policy

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Please do NOT come swimming if you or your child has a cough, fever or feels unwell within themselves.

Children should not be brought to lessons if they feel poorly or could be contagious in any way – this includes

  • Diarrhoea – This is very important – NHS Guidelines state that anyone with diarrhoea should not come swimming for TWO WEEKS post last episode – even if they are feeling better. This is to prevent the spread of waterborne infections.
  • Any vomiting – 48 hours post last episode.
  • Colds, flu – Fever, green snot, feeling unwell, no sleep.
  • Chicken pox – Until the last spot has scabbed over.
  • Slap cheek – Until given the all clear by GP
  • Tonsillitis – Until given the all clear by GP
  • Viral rashes – Until given the all clear by GP
  • Hand, foot and mouth – Until given the all clear by GP
  • Impetigo – 48 hours after antibiotic cream.
  • Croup – Until given the all clear by GP
  • Urinary infection – 48 hours after antibiotics and feeling well.
  • Conjunctivitis – 48 hours after antibiotic cream.
  • Verruca – without a verruca sock.
  • Threadworms –  3 days after 1st treatment, so long as all clear.
  • Please can EVERYONE follow these guidelines to keep each other safe.

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Keeping clean

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Chlorine at 1.5 mg/l kills bacteria.

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Our cleaning regime has increased and change rooms, Loos and touch points are cleaned regularly with Ziflora disinfectant on a regular basis.

How lessons work

Bear with us, we know there’s a lot of information, but we just want to keep you as safe as possible, while still enabling happy swimming lessons!

Arrival

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Please arrive beach ready – swim costumes on ready to swim, towelling robe or onesie over the top. 

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No shoes on the floor in the pool building.
(Don’t forget to bring a carrier bag to put them in)

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ENTRANCE is at the end sliding door.  A member of staff will call you in.  

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Follow the one-way system in and out of the pool: in through the sliding doors and out through the conservatory.

During the Lesson

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All swimmers must shower before their lesson.

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All after-school swimmers will need to bring their own goggles please.  We will no longer have any on poolside. 

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All children age 3 and under need a double nappy – a swimming nappy with another layer over the top.  No normal disposable nappies in the pool please!

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Masks no longer mandatory in the pool building.

After the Lesson

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Once you have finished your swim, please leave the venue asap. No showering please – dry off and leave promptly to ensure lesson times are affected as little as possible. Please make sure you shower at home to rinse off the chlorine from the pool.

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Maybe bring a onesie or a big towelling robe to go home in.

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All nappies and rubbish will need to be taken home please.

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We are all in this together! If you have any concerns or questions please let us know.