Facility Rules and Guidelines

The facility reserves the right to prohibit entry onto the premises to anyone who appears under the influence of alcoholic beverages, prescription drugs, and/or controlled substances. Persons displaying objectionable behavior and/or violating the rules of the Resource Connection Aquatic Center may be removed from the facilities and privileges may be revoked.

Proper Facility Attire

1. Infants/toddlers are required to wear swim diapers in the facility.
2. Bathing suits must be worn at all times in the pool and spas.
3. Exercise/workout attire is not a bathing suit and is not permitted as a substitute.
4. Bras/sports bras are not a substitute for a bathing suit but may be worn under a bathing suit.
5. Basketball and cutoff shorts are not a substitute for a bathing suit and are not permitted.
6. Tank tops or t-shirts are only permitted if worn over a bathing suit.
7. Underwear beneath a bathing suit is not permitted, except for bras/sports bras.

Spa Rules and Guidelines

1. No children under the age of fifteen (15) may enter either spa.
2. Spa use is not recommended for participants who are pregnant, have heart disease, high blood pressure, or are on medications causing heat sensitivity.
3. No exercise or strenuous activity is permitted in either spa.

Locker Room Guidelines

1. Lock your valuables or take them with you. The facility is not responsible for items lost or stolen.
2. Items that are left may be thrown away or donated to various organizations.
3. Diapers and feminine hygiene products must be placed in proper receptacles, not in the toilets.
4. Feminine hygiene pads are not allowed in the pool or spas.
5. Only swim diapers may be used in the pool.
6. Limit showers to three (3) minutes while others are waiting.
7. The individual bathroom is intended for use by members and families with disabilities, as well as members and families with wards and/or children of the opposite sex.

Water Etiquette Guidelines

1. Aquatic classes and planned programming have priority over the open swim area.
2. In the event of ongoing classes and programming, you must walk around the ongoing programming, not through it.
3. If the lap swimming lanes are reserved and/or full, you may use the open swim area if there are no aquatic classes in progress.
4. Aquatic Classes begin promptly at the scheduled times with no less than three (3) participants. If you are late for a class, for your safety you must perform your own warm-up for five (5) minutes before joining the class in progress.
5. As you may be aware, acoustics in the pool are very poor, and it can be difficult for some members to hear instructions. Please be courteous to fellow members; use a low voice and reduce talking to a minimum while participating in a class.

Pool Equipment Guidelines

1. You may use any of the facility equipment to perform your own workout. You must use the equipment for its intended use and return it to its proper place.
2. Children should not use the exercise equipment without the direct supervision of a legal guardian.
3. Please do not bring outside equipment into the facility without permission from the Aquatic Center staff. All outside equipment must receive approval from the lifeguard on duty prior to use in the facility. The Aquatic Center is not allowed to store personal equipment. If you bring outside equipment, you are responsible for transporting it both to and from the facility.
4. All floatation devices must be Coast Guard approved. No water wings or inflatables are permitted. The Aquatic Center may provide Coast Guard approved flotation devices if needed.

Inclement Weather

1. In the event of lightning and/or thunder, all participants must exit the water and remain away from all water until no thunder or lightening has occurred for a full thirty (30) minutes.
2. For every event of lightning and/or thunder, the thirty (30) minute wait time will reset.
3. If lightning or thunder persists more than an hour, the facility will close until the thunderstorm has passed or for the remainder of the day.
4. In the event of a tornado or other natural disaster, all participants must exit the water and enter the locker rooms; the facility is a designated safe shelter.
5. Participants are not required to take shelter within the facility. If the participant chooses to leave the facility during a natural disaster, they do so upon their own free will with the knowledge that there may be an environmental threat.
6. In the event of snow or ice that causes hazardous driving or falling conditions, the facility will close. In the event of a county weather closure, a closure notification will be recorded as the outgoing message of the Aquatic Center voicemail.

Campus Emergency Lockdown

1. In the event of a Campus Emergency Lockdown, all participants must exit the water and relocate to the locker rooms; the facility is a designated safe shelter.
2. Participants are not required to take shelter within the facility. If the participant chooses to leave the facility during a campus emergency lockdown, they do so upon their own free will with the knowledge that there may be an imminent threat.
3. All lights within the facility will be extinguished, and all exterior doors will be locked.
4. The facility will remain in campus emergency lockdown until an all-clear is given by authorized officials.

Reservations

1. Members may only access the facility by making a reservation or during specific designated times indicated on the calendar as, “Member Swim.” Reservations are preferred and are the only way to guarantee a lane and the time requested.
2.Facility operating times may vary depending on weather and staffing. Please refer to the weekly Aquatic Center calendar to make a reservation or plan a visit for “Member Swim.”
3. Open Swim and Walk-ins are only permitted during specific designated times when the proper staffing is available to accommodate the number of patrons accessing the facility.
4. All reservation requests must be submitted to RCAquaticCenter@tarrantcountytx.gov.
5. Reservations are limited to one (1) hour, and are first come, first serve.
6. Any reservation requests submitted after 4 p.m. will not be processed until the following business day at 9:00am.
7. Any reservation requests submitted on the weekend will not be processed until the following business day.
8. Reservations for the following week may be submitted at 9 a.m. on the Friday prior.
9. Members will NOT be able to make same day reservations or make reservations in the facility. .
10. All reservations will start at the beginning of the hour.

Tarrant County and Resource Connection Tenant Employees

1. All Tarrant County employees and Resource Connection tenant agency employees may use the Aquatic Center for lap swimming at no charge with a valid Aquatic Center badge and reservation.
2. All Employees must have a membership to participate in any classes offered at the facility. All family members of an employee are also required to have a membership in order to use the facility.