COVID-19 Safety
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Don’tcha Wanna’ Buy A Swim Team T-Shirt?
Hot off the press are the latest swim team t-shirts for 2020! Help your child show swim team spirit by ordering one today! Maybe order a set for the whole family!
After you hit submit, you will be taken to PayPal to complete your purchase. You do not have to have a PayPal account to use PayPal – just click the gray button that states: Pay with Debit or Credit Card.
If you do not complete the payment process, your shirt(s) will not be ordered.
DEADLINE TO ORDER IS MONDAY, JUNE 15!
Block Scheduling for Pool Now 100 Swimmers
As we mentioned at the start of the season, we are re-evaluating our COVID protocols to balance safety of staff and members with accessibility to the pool. After our first two weeks, it was decided that there was sufficient deck space to allow for safe social distancing for up to 100 swimmers. We will continue to review our policies to provide the safest and funnest venue for your family summer activities.
Beginner Jr. Tennis Clinics to Start June 1!
Introduce your child to tennis, and they will have a lifelong sport! Our beginner clinics teach the basics of stroke production with a huge emphasis on FUN! Our schedules are geared to be complementary to our swim team practice schedule, so your children can have back-to-back exercise and fun!
Read more here: https://conta.cc/2ZJrXTi
We Need Female Pit Crew Employees! And Water Fountain Info
Because we want to disinfect the women’s restroom throughout the day, we would like to hire some more female pit crew members. Click the button below to apply:
Also, recommended water fountain use at this time is to use for filling water bottles only.
Pay Pool Guest Fees Online!
To facilitate a touch-free or touch-reduced environment for our staff, members and guests, we are encouraging all members with guests to pay ahead of time with a credit card or debit card. The processing of this form will take you to PayPal – you do not need a PayPal account to pay – look for the grey button that says “Pay with Credit or Debit Card.”
If you must pay in cash, please try to bring the exact amount so that contact can be minimized. Also, since we are not currently selling concessions, we will have a limited ability to make change.
Finally, as a courtesy to members, we would like you to limit guests to no more than 4 per visit. With attendance restrictions, we would like to have as many spots for members as possible. If guest attendance ends up impacting member attendance, we may revise this figure down in the future.
At the pool, we will have QR codes posted (as seen above) for quick access to the payment page.
Phone In Reservation Info
We will be accepting phone in reservations for pool block scheduling starting on Thursday, May 21. You may book 48 hours in advance for one of the following time slots (maximum number of swimmers at each block is 75):
- 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
- 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
- 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Call times for Thursday and Friday are listed below. Once the pool is open full time (Saturday, May 22), you may call during hours of operations, daily 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. Online scheduling will be introduced once our membership roster has finalized. You must have renewed your membership in order to reserve a slot! Click here to renew now!
Thursday, May 21: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Friday, May 22: 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
Phone Number: (803) 781-3422.
More Swim Team Info
We are so excited to be able to have a swim team this year, even though the Columbia Swim League will not be officially having a season. We are looking to practice and have meets with other local Clubs, extending our training season through July.
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES, OUR COACHES CANNOT BE IN THE WATER WITH YOUNG SWIMMERS. Although we have traditionally placed emphasis on the development of our youngest swimmers, this year, we are limiting enrollment to swimmers 7 years of age or older who can ALREADY swim a length of the pool.
Swim Team Starts June 1!
COVID can’t stop a shark! The Murraywood Sharks will swim this summer. Though we won’t be having an official Columbia Swim League season, we will be training and competing through July (extended season since late start).
Pool to Open on May 23rd!
As you may know, Governor McMaster announced that pools in South Carolina could re-open. DHEC has provided operational guidelines that we will be following to facilitate social distancing and sanitary conditions. We have formulated a game plan that is in accordance with these guidelines in an attempt to give members access to our great pool while keeping members, guests and staff as safe as possible.
The protocols described below will be evaluated every two weeks, and adjusted as needed to reflect any evolution in the status quo. This is uncharted territory, and we are eager to make all the right choices as things evolve. With luck, protocols that seem restrictive now will be loosened if the presence of disease in our community diminishes.
Attendance
COVID-19 does not survive in chlorinated water, so it is not considered a water-borne illness. However, DHEC has specified limitations for use based on size of pool and deck space. It has been determined that 75 people can use the pool safely if they follow personal social distancing from non-family members.
Block Scheduling
To ensure that we have no more than 75 bathers at the pool at a time, we are starting the season with block scheduling of pool attendance. Booking slots will be 3 hours in length. In this manner, we can accommodate up to 225 swimmers daily. At the end of each block, the pool and deck will be cleared of all members and guests, and all member-used surfaces will be sprayed and wiped down with a commercial grade sanitizer. This process will include:
- All tables, chairs and loungers.
- All railings and ladders above water.
- Bathrooms (vanities, toilets, faucets, doors, chairs, etc).
- Guard shack counters.
- Water fountains.
- Fence gates.
- Etc.
You may schedule your pool booking up to two days in advance, and will be limited to one booking per day. You may schedule additional blocks on the same day ONLY if there are openings at the start of that block time. The schedule blocks will be:
- 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
- 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
- 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
We will send out more information on booking your reservations next week. Stay tuned!!!