Parents of young divers - take note!
Children under the age of 8 years MUST have a parent at the pool BY LAW, the whole time the child is diving. If you are using the gym or swimming pool whilst your under-eight is diving, please inform a Committee member.
Children must NOT go into the main pool before, (or after) their diving session unless they have bought a ticket to swim. Also please note that swimming before diving can be tiring and make divers less attentive which is not a good thing.
Important rules
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING RULES—THEY ARE HERE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AND PROTECTION.
These are in addition to any rules as stated by Waltham Forest Pool and Track.
- You must not dive if you have a cold, blocked nose or pains in your ears.
- No running on poolside or pushing in.
- No jewellery to be worn and long hair to be tied back.
- Do not dive until you are told to do so by your coach
- Always ask if you do not understand an instruction and concentrate when you are on the board.
- Always swim back under the board you have dived from. DO NOT SWIM UNDER ANY OTHER BOARD, unless pool rules dictate other wise.
- No food or drink allowed on poolside.
- No misuse of chamois i.e. no flicking other divers with them.
- No unnecessary bouncing on the springboard – it is bad for your knees.
- Do not practice any dives or jumps in the swimming pool as it is not deep enough and you could hurt yourself.
- All divers must warm-up; otherwise you will not be allowed to dive.
- All divers must be able to jump into deep water, and go under with your eyes open.
- All divers must be able to swim at least four widths of the pool and get out unaided, and not use the steps.
- All male divers to wear trunks, not shorts.
- No locker keys to be worn on wrist whilst diving.
