Aquatic Supervision at SWIRL

At SWIRL our supervision policies are based upon the Guidelines for Safe Pool operations, produced by Royal Life Saving Australia.

Entry to SWIRL

• Children 5 years and under will not be permitted entry without an appropriate parent / guardian who is prepared to swim with the child
• Children under 15 years and under will not be permitted entry without an appropriate parent / guardian. Children 12-14 years may complete a supervised, unaided 25m swim and be registered to attend unsupervised.
• Groups / families will not be permitted entry where the number of Parent / Guardian's supervising a group of children under 10 years exceeds the ratio of 1:4. Where the children are under 5 years the ratio will not exceed 1:2

Parental Supervision

• Children under 15 years must be supervised by an adult while in the aquatic area of the facility
• Children 12 -14 years can complete a supervised unaided 25m swim and be registered to attend unsupervised. Children who are unable to complete the swim are encouraged to practice and try again at a later date, these children must still be supervised by an adult while in the aquatic area of the facility
• Children 5 years and under must be constantly supervised by an appropriate parent/guardian who is prepared to swim. Adequate supervision requires the parent/guardian to accompany the child in the water and remain within arm's reach of the child at all times
• Unsupervised children 5 years and under should be removed from the water and placed in a safe area until collected by their parent/guardian
• An unsupervised child of poor swimming ability regardless of age should be removed from the water by a staff member