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Water Slide Rules (Wescott Pool)


Blue Slide
  • One rider on the slide at a time. Maximum operational load is 300 lbs.
  • Riders must be 48” tall to ride on the slide. Riders between 48” and 54” must be able to swim two body lengths of the pool to ride on the slide.
  • Slide must be ridden feet first lying on your back with legs firmly crossed at the ankles and arms folded across the chest. Riding this slide improperly may cause injury and may result in slide privileges being revoked.
  • Eyeglasses must be securely affixed to riders with head straps.
  • Swim wear with exposed zippers, buckles, rivets, or metal ornamentation is not permitted.
  • Only one rider to enter the flume at a time. You must wait for the attendants start signal before stating the ride.
  • Do not uncross your legs or attempt to sit up. Do not run, dive, stand, kneel, rotate or stop in the slide.
  • At the end of the slide, obey all instructions by the lifeguard and exit the pool quickly.
  • For safety reasons, pregnant women and persons with heart conditions or back trouble should not ride this slide.
Yellow Slide
  • One rider on the slide at a time. Maximum operational load is 300 lbs.
  • Riders must be 48” tall to ride on the slide and be able to pass the swim test to ride on the slide.
  • Slide must be ridden feet first lying on your back with legs firmly crossed at the ankles and arms folded across the chest. Riding this slide improperly may cause injury and may result in slide privileges being revoked.
  • The pool is 12’ deep at the end of the slide.
  • Eyeglasses must be securely affixed to riders with head straps.
  • Swim wear with exposed zippers, buckles, rivets, or metal ornamentation is not permitted.
  • Only one rider to enter the flume at a time. You must wait for the attendants start signal before stating the ride.
  • Do not uncross your legs or attempt to sit up. Do not run, dive, stand, kneel, rotate or stop in the slide.
  • At the end of the slide, obey all instructions by the lifeguard and exit the pool quickly.
  • For safety reasons, pregnant women and persons with heart conditions or back trouble should not ride this slide.