Method of managing swimming pool activities

Abstract

A method of managing the activities of adolescents attending a swimming pool facility consisting of identifying nonswimmer adolescents attending the facility, requiring such adolescents to take and pass a swimming test, issuing attire signifying passing such test, requiring such adolescents to wear such attire when entering the pool and barring adolescents failing to wear such attire from entering the pool unless accompanied by an adult guardian.

1 . A method of managing the activities of adolescents attending a swimming pool facility to promote the safety thereof, comprising:
 identifying nonswimmer adolescents attending said facility;   requiring said nonswimmer adolescents to take and pass a swimming test in order to enter the pool of said facility unattended by a guardian;   issuing attire signifying passing said test;   requiring adolescents issued said attire to wear the same when entering said pool; and   barring adolescents failing to wear said attire from entry into said pool unless attended by an adult guardian.   
   
   
       2 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein said test requires said adolescent to swim a certain distance. 
   
   
       3 . A method according to  claim 2  wherein said distance comprises a length of said pool. 
   
   
       4 . A method according to  claim 2  wherein said test further requires said adolescent to tread water for a selected period of time. 
   
   
       5 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein said attire comprises one of a group consisting of a head band, necklace, bracelet and anklet. 
   
   
       6 . A method according to  claim 1  including monitoring adolescents attending said facility to assure that said adolescents are either wearing said attire or are accompanied by an adult guardian when entering said pool. 
   
   
       7 . A method according to  claim 1  including maintaining a record of adolescents passing said test. 
   
   
       8 . A method according to  claim 5  wherein said attire is formed of an elastic material. 
   
   
       9 . A method according to  claim 1  including monitoring adolescents wearing said attire to ascertain whether said adolescents, deemed not to have properly passed said test, and retesting said adolescents. 
   
   
       10 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein said testing is conducted by pool facility personnel.