Summer has arrived in Metro Phoenix - Swim lessons plus Safety Tips
The three months that your kids have been waiting for ALL year in Phoenix has finally arrived - SUMMER! This means a lot of sun, fun, and splashing in the water for all of the kids in the family - big and small. With the summer heat, there are a lot of ways to get out and staying cool involves water. From the backyard pool to the local lake, Phoenicians love getting wet to cool down in the Summer months. However, the number of water-related fatalities for 2012 was 15 deaths - 4 of which were children.
Swimming Lessons in Phoenix 2013
Although, this is a serious topic, it is not reason to not have a great Summer! There are different ways to prevent these terrible tragic events - one being to put up a barrier around your pools. The other is swimming lessons. And if your an adult that doesn't know how to swim and you're going to be around water this means you too!
NOW is a good time to get your kids enrolled in swimming lessons - especially if you own a pool. Safety around water should be on the top of the summer TO DO list. It is so heartbreaking to hear weekly news stories about kids or adults that have drowned in a pool - and it could have been prevented with swimming lessons and safety tips.
There are swimming lessons throughout the Phoenix Metro area for beginners to advanced swimmers. There are classes for children as young as 1 year old - and obviously Mom or Dad would have to hop in the pool with them! Feeling comfortable and confident with your child's ability to swim and be safe around water gives a huge peace of mind. Knowing that your child could save him/herself and at the very least get to the side of the pool to safety - priceless.
Swimming Pool Barriers
Swimming pool barriers can be temporary or as permanent as you would like for them to be. Our grandkids visited last summer and we chose to put high locks on all doors and windows to be sure the little ones could not 'escape' out to the pool area. We also added the alarm feature of 3 beeps going on and off every time a door or window opened. It was a bit annoying but our main concern was making sure the kids were safe around our home.
City of Phoenix Swimming Pool Barrier Regulations:
Option A -Fences & Gates
- Pools shall be enclosed by a permanent non-climbable fence that is at least 5 feet in height.
- All gates must be self-closing and self-latching and must open outward and away from the pool.
- All latches must be 4 1/2 feet above the ground or be inaccessible from the outside by small children.
- Any opening in a fence or wall must be less that 4 inches wide. Small children are able to maneuver through small openings.
Option B - Self-closing doors to the house
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If the wall of the home is used as part of the enclosure, doors leading from the home directly into the pool area must be self-closing and self-latching with the same requirements as gates.
- Windows within the enclosure must also meet code requirement.
Option C - Safety Covers
- Approved safety covers for spas and hot tubs not more than eight feet wide may be used as long as there is an approved perimeter fence.
For more information about fencing a pool or swim lessons around the Phoenix Metro are visit the City of Phoenix Official Website or call them at 602-506-6616.
Summer has arrived in Metro Phoenix - Swim lessons plus Safety Tips
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