APSS SWIMMING POOL RULES & WATER SAFETY

LEARN TO SWIM IS IMPORTANT FOR SAFETY

• YES

• NO

TRUE OR FALSE:

CAN I SWIM ALONE IF I HAVE TAKEN SWIMMING LESSONS?

• TRUE

• FALSE

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE ENTERING THE POOL?

• TAKE A SHOWER

• RUNNING INTO THE POOL

• EAT A LARGE MEAL

• CHANGE INTO PAJAMAS

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITY IS SAFE AROUND A POOL?

• DIVING IN SHALLOW END

• PRACTICE SAFE WATER ENTRY AND EXIT

• ENTERING A POOL WITHOUT LIFEGUARD

• SWIMMING ALONE

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WHEN YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY?

• YELLING AND SPLASHING

• ASK FOR HELP FROM ADULTS

• FIND A LIFEGUARD

• GRABBING A FRIEND

WHAT IS THIS?

• LIFE JACKET

• KICKBOARD

• PEPPERMINT CANDY

• LIFEBUOY

FINISH THE SENTENCE:

DO NOT____ NEAR A POOL.

• RUN

• TALK

• SWIM

• LAUGH

I DON'T NEED A LIFEGUARD AT THE POOL SIDE IF I KNOW HOW TO SWIM.

• YES

• NO

SWIMMING IN VERY COLD WATER CAN BE UNCOMFORTABLE.

SHOWER AND WARM-UP BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER.

• YES

• NO

HOW CAN YOU KEEP SAFE WHILE SWIMMING?

• NEVER SWIM ALONE

• DO NOT STEP ON POOL DRAIN

• DO NOT PUSH, JUMP OR PLAY ROUGH

• ALL OF THE ABOVE