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SwimKids Safety

Covid 19 Response & Update

Safety is and has always been our #1 Core Value. SwimKids management teams work closely with local health departments, the Center for Disease Control & Prevention and the United States Swim School Association members around the world to create, share and implement best practices to help slow the spread of Covid-19.

Governor Northam made the announcement based upon CDC guidelines to end all Covid Mitigation Measures in the State of Virginia at midnight on Friday May 28th, 2021. This means that in addition to fully vaccinated people no longer having to wear masks, Virginia will ease all distancing and capacity restrictions at midnight May 28th. We are excited to hear this news!

At SwimKids, we’ve always made decisions using state government, local government, and Virginia Department of Health guidelines. Beginning May 29th we will follow the new guidelines laid out by the Governor. If you are fully vaccinated you can come to SwimKids without a mask. Fully vaccinated is defined as two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine plus two weeks or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine plus two weeks. We understand that we are counting on your honesty about vaccinations and your respect to abide by our health and safety guidelines. We expect those who are not fully vaccinated to continue practicing the same guidelines that we have had in place for the past year related to wearing masks.  Fully vaccinated customers CAN elect to wear masks if they choose to do so.

Thank you for your patience and trust in SwimKids. Our pools are safe. Swimming remains one of the best and safest activities for your child. We all know that drowning remains the leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of five and that taking swim lessons reduces the risk of drowning by 88%. Many of us are parents, just like you, and are happy that our children have been able to continue their swim classes as a way to improve their water safety skills, technique and endurance this past year!

We are grateful and proud of our families and staff for helping our family business persevere during the pandemic. We are so honored to have each of your children with us at the pools and to be able to teach them to be safer in and around the water. Thank you!!

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Safety

Health and safety are on the minds of every parent now more than ever. As a local business whose staff lives in the communities we serve, SwimKids is dedicated to the highest safety standards for all students and their families.

Our safety philosophy applies to three categories: Our facilities, our lessons, and our curriculum.

Facility Safety

As our pools are enjoyed by hundreds of children every day, we strive to ensure the highest level of safety within our facilities. This begins with the water. We install cutting-edge ultraviolet disinfection systems in all our pools. (UV kills viruses and microorganisms chlorine can’t handle, like coronavirus and cryptosporidium.)

And the best part? Fewer chemicals means no stinging eyes after a lesson.

UV Pool Filter for Clean Water

Beyond keeping the water in our pools crystal clear, SwimKids is dedicated to keeping our family changing rooms clean and maintaining a healthy and safe viewing area for parents and siblings.

We believe our primary responsibility is providing safe and clean facilities for our member families and constantly work towards achieving this goal.

Lesson Safety

It is completely normal for parents to feel nervous as their child heads towards the pool for their first lesson, especially if they are inexperienced in the water. At SwimKids, this apprehension will dissolve as you see the care and attention our motivated staff of expert instructors provide every student.

During a SwimKids lesson, your child is in good hands.

The majority of SwimKids lessons feature very small classes. We’ve designed our program this way so each swimmer receives constant instructor attention. This level of care is an important factor for swimmer safety during lessons.

SwimKids instructors follow standard plans to ensure safety in each class. For example, classes for our youngest students feature swim docks to keep babies and toddlers safe.

Swimming Safety

Our concern for your child’s safety in the water goes far beyond our pools. Water safety is a key component of our curriculum at every level. This includes proper behavior in and around water, maintaining awareness of water depth, and listening to adults while in the water.

SwimKids teaches your child to love the water, but also to respect it.

UV Light Pool Filter
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The SwimKids Safety Difference

Ten years ago, our founders had the foresight to build our swimming pool pump rooms and redundant filters with cutting edge inline ultraviolet (UV) systems. They knew these precautions would keep the water cleaner and therefore safer. We use UV light to keep our water crystal clean. (UV kills viruses and microorganisms that chlorine alone can’t handle, like Coronavirus, and cryptosporidium.) We believe our primary responsibility is providing safer water and clean facilities for our member families and are constantly working towards achieving this goal.