Admissions Policy & Pool Rules

These rules keep everyone safe in the water. They apply to every swimmer, at every session.

MACPool Admission Policy

Children under the age of 8 years must be accompanied in the swimming pool by a parent or responsible adult aged 18 or older who is a competent swimmer. The maximum ratio is one adult to two children under 8 years old.
Unaccompanied children aged 8 years and over are restricted to a session of no more than one hour.
The pool rules apply to EVERYONE, please respect and obey instructions from the lifeguard.
No photography or videos allowed, please respect other swimmers' privacy.
MACPool reserves the right to refuse admission.

MACPool reserves the right to refuse admission.
You may not enter the pool under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
No jewellery is to be worn in the pool (except small stud or ring earrings, wedding and engagement rings, watches, light necklace etc.)
No masks, snorkels or monofins to be used during public sessions.
Training fins may be used excluding fun sessions i.e. family fun at the supervisor's discretion.
Personal toys, balls and inflatables may be brought into fun sessions however you may be asked to remove them at the supervisor's discretion if they pose a hazard.
If you have a health condition or injury that presents a hazard to yourself in the use of this facility you must inform a member of staff.

No pushing or throwing in.
No running.
No bombing.
No excessive splashing.
No ducking.
No bullying or fighting.
No food or drink to be consumed in the pool hall or changing area. Water/sports drinks are permitted provided a plastic or metal bottle is used.
No diving into water less than 1.5m deep unless under training from a professional instructor or qualified and part of a swimming event (i.e. Swimming Gala).
No dives allowed from blocks unless part of an instructor led session.
No running dives, backward dives or dives without hands in front of heads.
No somersault entries.
No indiscriminate diving.
No prolonged swimming underwater unless part of a supervised session.
No jewellery to be worn in the pool (except small stud or ring earrings, wedding and engagement rings, watches, light necklace etc.).
No jumping onto floats from the poolside.
No standing on floats.
No throwing.
No excessive shouting.
No swearing.
No heavy petting.
No masks, snorkels and/or fins during public sessions.
No monofins.

Last updated 3 August 2026. Each section above can be downloaded as a printable PDF.