Alamance County Community YMCA

Pool Schedules and General Information

Pool Schedule, please click on the link below:

Fall 2010 Pool Schedule

Lap Swim Guidelines

During lap swim the pool will be categorized by speed: Slow (at various times a 2 lane width), medium and fast. Individuals who are independently exercising and/or private lessons have priority in the slow lane when it is at a 2-lane width.

Check out the speed of other swimmers and select a lane that is appropriate to your speed. You should always enter the pool in the shallow end, notifying all swimmers that you will be joining the lane. Stand in the water at the shallow end so swimmers who may be flip turning or not wearing their goggles will see that you are entering the water (do not stand on the deck and assume someone will see you). With two swimmers per lane, you may opt to keep to one side or the other of the lane. If a third joins you must then swim in a circle formation always keeping to the right.

Please be courteous at all times! Only YOU can make lap-swimming work.

§ Make sure your kick stays in your own lane.

§ Be aware of what is going on in your lane. If you are constantly passing others, move to a faster lane. Please allow a swimmer who is overtaking you to pass at either end of the lane (wait at the wall and let them push off ahead of you).

§ Please do not over crowd lanes. Lanes near the walls of the pool should have no more than 3 experienced swimmers. Other lanes may have up to 5 swimmers.

§ If a lifeguard asks you to move to a different lane, please do so graciously. They are only trying to make lap swim run smoothly.

Flippers add another element to lap swimming however they take more space. Please be courteous when using them. Please be mindful of the following recommendations!
- Flippers are not recommended in the slow lane because they increase your speed therefore making you a faster swimmer.
- Flippers may be used in the medium and fast lanes if you are the ONLY swimmer or splitting the lane.
- Flippers are not recommended be used while circle swimming because they increase your speed and take up more space.

Lap lane availability during Water Fitness Classes

Lap Lane Policy during MORNING Water Fitness Classes:

§ The first two lap lanes will be removed for every Water Fitness class- 2 lap lanes available

§ Thereafter, the following number of participants must be actively participating in the class to remove other lanes:

o 13 participants, remove 3^rd lap lane - 1 lap lane available

o Over 25 participants, remove 4^th lap lane-NO lap lanes available

** Exception: 15 participants in Tues/Thurs 10:00 am Arthritis Class (no lap lanes available during this time)

Lap Lane Policy during EVENING Water Fitness Classes:

· Tues/Thurs Classes:

o There MUST BE 13 active participants in the DEEP water class, before removing the last lap lane.

· Mon/Weds. Classes:

o 13 participants, remove 3^rd lap lane -1 lap lane available

o Over 25 participants, remove 4^th lap lane-NO lap lanes available

For more information contact Aquatics Director Mary Wilson at 336-395-9622, ext. 16 or mjarrett@acymca.org.

Pool Schedules and General Information

Pool Schedule, please click on the link below:

Fall 2010 Pool Schedule

Lap Swim Guidelines

During lap swim the pool will be categorized by speed: Slow (at various times a 2 lane width), medium and fast. Individuals who are independently exercising and/or private lessons have priority in the slow lane when it is at a 2-lane width.

Check out the speed of other swimmers and select a lane that is appropriate to your speed. You should always enter the pool in the shallow end, notifying all swimmers that you will be joining the lane. Stand in the water at the shallow end so swimmers who may be flip turning or not wearing their goggles will see that you are entering the water (do not stand on the deck and assume someone will see you). With two swimmers per lane, you may opt to keep to one side or the other of the lane. If a third joins you must then swim in a circle formation always keeping to the right.

Please be courteous at all times! Only YOU can make lap-swimming work.

§ Make sure your kick stays in your own lane.

§ Please do not over crowd lanes. Lanes near the walls of the pool should have no more than 3 experienced swimmers. Other lanes may have up to 5 swimmers.

§ If a lifeguard asks you to move to a different lane, please do so graciously. They are only trying to make lap swim run smoothly.

Flippers add another element to lap swimming however they take more space. Please be courteous when using them. Please be mindful of the following recommendations!
- Flippers are not recommended in the slow lane because they increase your speed therefore making you a faster swimmer.
- Flippers may be used in the medium and fast lanes if you are the ONLY swimmer or splitting the lane.
- Flippers are not recommended be used while circle swimming because they increase your speed and take up more space.

Lap lane availability during Water Fitness Classes

Lap Lane Policy during MORNING Water Fitness Classes:

§ The first two lap lanes will be removed for every Water Fitness class- 2 lap lanes available

§ Thereafter, the following number of participants must be actively participating in the class to remove other lanes:

o 13 participants, remove 3^rd lap lane - 1 lap lane available

o Over 25 participants, remove 4^th lap lane-NO lap lanes available

** Exception: 15 participants in Tues/Thurs 10:00 am Arthritis Class (no lap lanes available during this time)

Lap Lane Policy during EVENING Water Fitness Classes:

· Tues/Thurs Classes:

o There MUST BE 13 active participants in the DEEP water class, before removing the last lap lane.

· Mon/Weds. Classes:

o 13 participants, remove 3^rd lap lane -1 lap lane available

o Over 25 participants, remove 4^th lap lane-NO lap lanes available

For more information contact Aquatics Director Mary Wilson at 336-395-9622, ext. 16 or mjarrett@acymca.org.