Rules and Procedures
The following rules and regulations are for the protection and benefits of all members. Any failure to comply with these rules shall be considered sufficient cause for immediate suspension of pool privileges for a period of one to seven days. Successive violations can be considered sufficient cause for cancellation of the family or individual membership.
Children will be held accountable for their behavior, and will be asked to leave the water or the pool if necessary. Parents are requested to remind their children of the rules before they come to the pool, and to remind their children to obey instructions of the pool director and other employees.
Members are welcome to report any unacceptable behaviors to the staff. The HFSC Staff will act decisively and consistently to deter any disruptive activity or persistently negative behavior. Please see the 2019 Program Guide for additional health and safety rules.
The following rules and regulations are for the protection and benefits of all members. Any failure to comply with these rules shall be considered sufficient cause for immediate suspension of pool privileges for a period of one to seven days. Successive violations can be considered sufficient cause for cancellation of the family or individual membership.
Children will be held accountable for their behavior, and will be asked to leave the water or the pool if necessary. Parents are requested to remind their children of the rules before they come to the pool, and to remind their children to obey instructions of the pool director and other employees.
Members are welcome to report any unacceptable behaviors to the staff. The HFSC Staff will act decisively and consistently to deter any disruptive activity or persistently negative behavior. Please see the 2019 Program Guide for additional health and safety rules.
Guest Fee Rates and Rules
Guests are welcome at HFSC during recreational swim hours, when accompanied by a member. Guest fees per person including sales tax are as follows:
Daily: $ 5.00
House Guest Weekly: $ 20.00
House Guest Season: $ 180.00
Extended Family Member (grandchildren): $ 240.00
Guests are welcome at HFSC during recreational swim hours, when accompanied by a member. Guest fees per person including sales tax are as follows:
Daily: $ 5.00
House Guest Weekly: $ 20.00
House Guest Season: $ 180.00
Extended Family Member (grandchildren): $ 240.00
- Conduct of guests is the direct responsibility of the sponsoring members.
- All guests must be accompanied and registered by a member. They cannot be sent to the pool with instructions to use your name. Each guest must have a sponsoring member at the pool at all times unless special arrangements are made with the pool director.
- The pool director may suspend guest privileges when necessary.
- Daily and extended house guests may swim only during recreational swimming hours, not during instruction periods. An extended family member guest (grandchildren of family member) may also take lessons on a space-available basis. The extended family member guest must apply for membership in his/her own right in order to be eligible for more than one season of guest use.
- Babysitters do not need to pay or use a guest pass to use the pool when on duty with a Hill Farm Swim Club member.
- The free guest passes that are given for volunteering to help with the annual spring grounds cleanup are good throughout the current season only.
- The By-Laws are adopted by all members of HFSC and give specific responsibilities to our Board of Directors. One of these responsibilities is the hiring and supervising of the Pool Manager/Director and the Assistant Manager. The manager oversees the entire operation of the pool. The assistant manager is primarily responsible for the buildings, pools and grounds. If neither is on pool grounds, the head lifeguard or the senior guard on duty is responsible for the operation of the pool.
- Check-in procedure requires that members always check in upon arrival at the pool during open swim hours. A membership sign-in sheet is located at the desk. Office staff will be present at the front desk to assist in registering members and guests.
- Bad weather is sometimes a concern. The staff will take appropriate safety precautions which may include closing the pool. Under no circumstances will children be left unattended. On cold and rainy days/nights, please call to verify that HFSC is open for normal hours. Our policy is to stay open for your convenience as much as possible.
- Lightning policy: The most senior staff member present has responsibility and authority regarding pool use during storms. Once swimming and diving has been suspended, the pool will be closed for 30 minutes from the last thunder "boom" or flash of lightning.
- The use of cellular phones, other electronic devices that capture images, or cameras of any kind is prohibited in locker rooms, changing areas, showers, and toilet stalls.
- Children five and older should always use the gender appropriate locker room. If you think your child needs assistance, ask a pool staff member to escort your child to the appropriate locker room or the family/gender neutral bathroom.
- Please notify the pool staff if you are planning a special event such as a birthday party or team sport party at the pool. This is particularly important if the group will exceed 10 people.
- A gas grill is available for use on the pool grounds. Please observe the safety rules that are posted in the picnic area and be sure to turn off the propane when you are finished using the grill.
- Members shall drive slowly and carefully in the parking area and on the streets near the pool site.
- Bicycle riders should use bicycle stalls and lock bikes.
- No food, gum, or soft drinks may be brought into the pool area, locker rooms, and changing areas except during special events planned by the club. Picnic tables are provided for member use on the grounds.
- No intoxicants may be brought onto club grounds except as set forth by the board of directors. No member or guest may be on club grounds while under the influence of intoxicating beverages or drugs.
- No abusive language or profanity is allowed.
- No smoking on pool grounds.
- Only pool personnel are allowed in the office except during special events planned by the club.
- No weapons may be brought onto the club premises.
Safety Rules
Diving Rules and Safety Precautions
Health Safety Rules
The aquatics staff will do its part by maintaining the highest standards of water sanitation. However, the nature of certain bacteria is such that your compliance with City and State Health Codes is absolutely necessary. These rules will be strictly enforced in order to prevent the possibility of an outbreak of Cryptosporidium or other water-borne bacteria.
Infant and Toddler Use of Pools
The HFSC Board has adopted the following guidelines for infant use of the pool:
- No pets are allowed on the club property.
- Glass containers of any kind are not allowed in the pool area.
- Running, pushing, wrestling, or causing undue disturbance in or about the pool, showers, or grounds is not allowed.
- Equipment such as air-inflated tubes and mattresses, jackets, flippers, masks, play pens, buggies, lounge chairs, etc. shall not be allowed in the swimming area unless authorized specifically by the pool director or lifeguards.
- Soft plastic toys are permitted in the shallow pool, but are discouraged in the large pool. Rubber torpedoes, rings, soft rubber balls, etc., may be used in the pool but never motorized or propeller driven toys of any size.
- Children under the age of seven must be accompanied by a parent/guardian or someone 16 years or older in the main pool, except during instructional periods/swim team activities, or with lifeguard approval on a daily basis.
- Children 7 years and older who have passed the deep water test may come to the pool unaccompanied by an adult.
- A responsible babysitter or adult must accompany children 7-10 years who have not passed the deep water test. Tests can be arranged with a lifeguard on duty.
- Children shall not be allowed in the deep end until they have passed the deep water test or with lifeguard approval.
- Children in the shallow pool must be directly supervised at all times by a responsible person who is watching them because it is unguarded by staff.
- Diving off the pool edge into water less than five (5) feet deep is not allowed except during instructional periods and swim meets.
- Unnecessary conversation with lifeguards while on duty is discouraged.
- Chaise lounges are to be used only by adults during peak open swim hours.
- The pool capacity is limited: Main Pool-246; Diving Well-36; Wading Pool-28.
- All swimmers must wear swimming suits. Shorts and cut-offs are not to be used in place of proper suits.
Diving Rules and Safety Precautions
- Avoid moving the fulcrum all the way to the rear of the board.
- Only one person on the diving board at a time.
- Only one bounce on the board during open swim.
- No running on the dive take-off.
- Be sure that the diving area is clear before take-off.
- Wait for the previous diver to reach the side of the pool before beginning your dive.
- Divers must clear the area immediately following entry.
- Enter the water straight off the board, not off the side.
- Hands must enter water first on head entry dives.
- Obey all posted rules and regulations.
- Follow verbal instructions from pool staff.
Health Safety Rules
- HFSC is committed to clean and sanitary water and your compliance with the following rules is required for pool entry.
- Anyone having flu symptoms or gastrointestinal illness within the past three days should not use either pool.
- Admission to the pool may be refused to anyone with a cough, cold, inflamed eyes, infection, wearing bandages or other significant health issues.
- Wash or shower before entering the pool water and wash hands after using the toilet.
- Please don’t swallow pool water and also avoid getting it into your mouth if possible.
- Notify pool staff if you or family members develop an illness that you think may have been related to a visit to the pool.
The aquatics staff will do its part by maintaining the highest standards of water sanitation. However, the nature of certain bacteria is such that your compliance with City and State Health Codes is absolutely necessary. These rules will be strictly enforced in order to prevent the possibility of an outbreak of Cryptosporidium or other water-borne bacteria.
Infant and Toddler Use of Pools
The HFSC Board has adopted the following guidelines for infant use of the pool:
- Non-Toilet Trained, or Recently Toilet Trained Infants:
- Infants who are not toilet trained may not use the large pool at any time.
- All Infants still in diapers or those in the midst of training must wear a swim diaper and a swim suit with tight fitting legs in the shallow pool.
- Infants who have recently become toilet trained must wear swimsuits with tight-fitting legs.
- Infants who are not toilet trained may not use the large pool at any time.
- Nudity outside of the locker room is prohibited.
- All children using the shallow pool must be accompanied at all times by a responsible person who is watching the children. Make certain an adult constantly watches children in or near water. This is especially true in the gated shallow pool area. Please be aware that there is no lifeguard on duty in the shallow pool.
- The shalow pool is intended for children who are non-swimmers and those supervising or playing appropriately with non-swimmers.
- Caution children who are playing with buckets of pool water. A baby or toddler can drown in as little as an inch of water.
- Children using float belts must be supervised in the water by an adult or designated teenage supervisor.
- Soft plastic toys will be permitted in the shallow pool.
- Protect children’s skin with cover-ups or with appropriate sunscreen applied ½ hour before entering the water.