• Any child 11 years or younger must be accompanied by someone age 16 or older at all times. No more than eight children can be with a single of-age supervisor.
• Proper swim attire required. Fabrics not designed for use in pools can release dye, bacteria and fibers that degrade water quality. Metal accents can damage equipment.
• Please only swim if you are in good health. Do not use the facility if you have symptoms of crypto or other infectious diseases including diarrhea, upset stomach, open sores, coughing, fever, runny nose, loss of taste/smell or rash.
• No glass containers, alcohol, tobacco, weapons or pets.
• Please note: A new pump for the interactive water features is on order and scheduled to be installed in mid-June.

Swim Safe offers swim lessons at The Big Splash starting in June in a variety of skill levels, days and times. Participants are not required to be season pass holders. Lessons begin with introduction to the water and basic safety then move through various levels as the child develops swimming skills.

Register for swim lessons at bigsplashlessons.coursestorm.com.

• Level 0: Frogs & Tadpoles (Ages 1-3 years with adult)
  Parent (or responsible adult) and child become acclimated to the water through games and songs in a group setting. Parent learns key safety tools to use near water.
• Level 1: Flounder (Ages 3+)
  Become acclimated to the water through games and learn basic safety skills in addition to water submersion and floating with support.
  Skills: Independent movement through the water, floating on front and back, recovery from a floating position, nose/mouth bubbles, introduction to bobs and age-appropriate safety skills.
• Level 2: Jellyfish (Ages 3+)
  Expand on the Flounder-level skills and learn to be in the water unassisted in both front and back positions while propelling self through the water using arms or legs.
  Skills: Floating, gliding, streamline body position, recovery, bobs, submersion, propulsive kicking, introduction to propulsive arms, sit dives and safety skills.
• Level 3: Octopus (Ages 3+)
  Learn fundamental freestyle and backstroke skills with emphasis placed on coordination and timing of strokes and develop a strong flutter kick.
  Skills: Novice freestyle, novice backstroke, elementary backstroke, side glide, treading, kneel dive and safety skills.
• Level 4: Clownfish (Ages 3+)
  Improve freestyle and backstroke while learning four competitive strokes with an emphasis on developing swim-meet strokes.
  Skills: Strong freestyle and breaststroke, strong kicks, novice breaststroke and butterfly, tread for one minute, standing dives, surface dives, flip turns and safety skills.