Rules

Rules

General Rules and Regulations

  1. Pool timings and slots allotted to the members and guests must be strictly adhered on all days.
  2. Members will be allowed to enter the pool only after they have signed the register and handed over the membership cards at the counter.
  3. At the end of their slot members are required to sign the register again and collect back their membership cards.
  4. Children in the age group of 3 to 12 years of age must be accompanied in the pool by one of the escorts listed in the application form.
  5. Proper swimming trunks/costumes must be used during swimming. Ladies and other members having long hair must use bathing caps during swimming.
  6. Members must have a shower followed by a footbath at the door of the shower room before entering the pool.
  7. Use of oil before entering the swimming pool is strictly prohibited.
  8. Use of soap in the swimming pool is strictly prohibited.
  9. Instructions of the lifeguards on duty will be the final word at the pool.
  10. Playing, jumping and quarrelling in the swimming pools are strictly prohibited.
  11. Smoking, drinking and consumption of eatables are strictly forbidden in the swimming pool premises.
  12. No photography is allowed in the swimming pool premises unless prior permission has been obtained from the SPEC Chair.
  13. Animals are not permitted in the swimming pool premises.

Noncompliance to any of the above rules will lead to a penalty of Rs 300 and may also result in cancellation of membership.

-By order from SPEC CHAIR, IIT Kanpur

Specific Rules for the BIG Swimming Pool

  1. Please be respectful towards fellow swimmers in the pool. DO NOT confront.
  2. Diving, of any kind, is not allowed in the swimming pool during regular slots.
  3. In the deep end, lanes 1-5 are reserved for male swimmers while lanes 6-8 are reserved for females, during regular slots.
  4. In the deep end, you are not allowed to swim along the breadth of the pool.
  5. In the deep end, changeover of lanes during swimming is not allowed.
  6. In the deep end, floating on your back is not allowed as it may result in collision with advancing swimmers from the opposite side.
  7. Crossing over from the deep end to the shallow end without stopping at the rope (separating the two ends) is not allowed.
  8. In the shallow end, you are only allowed to swim along the breadth of the pool.
  9. Under-water swimming is not allowed during regular slots.
  10. Playful activities are not allowed in the pool.
  11. DO NOT tamper with any equipment in the swimming pool and the dressing room.

Noncompliance to any of the above rules will lead to a penalty of Rs 300 and may also result in cancellation of membership.

-By order from SPEC CHAIR, IIT Kanpur