Rules & Expectations

Before Your Visit

• Consider purchasing a Pool Play Pass in advance.
• Arrive ready to swim! All lockers and changing rooms are closed.
• Bring a mask for each person aged 5 years and older. See How to Get A Mask.
• Pack a chair. Deck chairs are not provided.
• Bring a water bottle. Touch-free water filling stations have been added.
• If you feel sick, stay home.

2020 Adjustments

To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, pool guests will see a number of adjustments and precautions.

• All guests aged 5 years and older are required to wear a mask while in line and upon entering.
• Reduced capacity limits in three 2-hour open swim sessions. (see Hours & Prices)
• Limited restrooms are open.
• Limited showers are available.
• Lockers are closed.
• Changing Rooms are closed.
• Deck chairs are not provided.
• Concessions are closed.
• Water features are off. Water toys are not permitted.
• All staff will wear a face covering, except Lifeguards while on duty.
• As always, no spitting.

Precautions and Recommendations

• If you feel sick, stay home.
• Maintain 6' between you and anyone outside of your household.
• Use hand-sanitizer after contact with common surfaces.

General Rules

• Carry in food or beverages is not permitted, except water.
• Swim only when a lifeguard is on duty. Obey lifeguard instructions at all times.
• Respect all patrons and staff members. Any patron using derogative, racial or otherwise inappropriate language toward another patron or staff member will be removed from the facility.
• Fighting and rough play are not allowed.
• Diving is permitted in the diving well only.
• Do not enter the pool area if you have an open cut or communicable disease.
• Inflatables, such as inner tubes, water wings, swimsuits with built-in flotation are not allowed.
• Lifejackets are allowed, in the shallow water only, if they are United States Coast Guard approved Type 1 or 2.
• Lifejackets are not permitted in the deep water or on slides.
• Children wearing a lifejacket must be supervised by a parent and within arms' reach.
• Children under 7 must be actively supervised (watching your child at all times and able to provide immediate assistance) by a caregiver aged 16 or older.
• Swim diapers are required for those who are not toilet trained.
• Smoke, drugs and alcohol are not allowed.
• Glass containers of any kind are not permitted.
• The City of Madison is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
• Leave no trace and put litter in its place.

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Pool Closing Policy

The pool will be closed under the following circumstances:

• If the air temperature is below 69° at opening or low attendance.
• If rain prevents the lifeguards from seeing the bottom of the pool.
• If there has been rain, thunder or lightening for a period of one hour and the storm is projected to continue.
• Mechanical breakdown.
• The Goodman Pool cannot meet the state codes for the safety, maintenance and operation of pools and water attractions.
• By Public Health Emergency Order.