Does anyone know what the new swimming regulations actually say?

[janinlondon]

Have encountered different interpretations of the newly introduced parent-child ratio in swimming pools at different leisure centres, and wondered if anyone knows the actual ruling or where I can find it on the web? Or even whether there really is a new rule??

Never heard of any. DD has lesson later today and will ask! All I do know is that I can't cope with DD (5) and DS (16 months), not safely anyway!

I didn't know there were new ones?!

Our local pools tend to have one adult swimmer for two non swimming children. Where DS1 is having his lessons I have to stay in the building during his lessons until he is 8, so I presume that a swimmer over the age of 8 doesn't need to be accompanied by an adult.

It also implies on the notices that the adult should be able to swim.......which would be a problem for me, as I can't, but luckily no one has asked me to prove it yet. I do only take them into the baby pool though

This is how it works at my local pool.

Children under five to be supervised by a adult on a one-to-one basis.

Children 5-8 years on a 1:2 basis.

It's only been this year that I've been allowed to take my 3 - who are 8, 6 and 4.

It's 1 adult to 3 children at the David Lloyd - I think it's 1 to 1 at the council run pool

Slinky is right (for public pools anyway)
Also if you have say, one three year old, and one 6 year old, you still need 2 adults so the younger one still has one adult.

the pools can decide what to do, based on the guideline, but the guideline recommends 1-1 ratio in a "normal" swimming pool for under 5's.

it's up to the pool whether it implements that say for toddler pools or at specific times. our local pool did introduce it at all times including the 8 inch deep baby pool, lots of us (with 3 under 5's) complained and they have modified the regulations so there are now times you can take two under 5's in. the regulations are on the web somewhere, I could find them given time.

Damn forgot to ask. As it's a David Lloyd assume that it's the same as Iota?

As it happens, my hubby printed off a copy of the regulations a few days ago...here is a link
ISRM

The complete ISRM child admission policy can be viwed/downloaded from the link at the bottom of their page.

Hope this is of help.

butterfly

Many thanks for all the replies. I see now why we are given different regulations at different pools.