COVID-19 Celtic Waves & Shannon Leisure Centre

Updated 12th October 2020

Though we are minimizing the spread of COVID-19 with these actions, we cannot eliminate the risk therefore entry to the facility and within the club is at your own risk

There will be a risk involved and there is an onus on all swimmers and parents to be extremely responsible in their actions.

Important Info re COVID-19

1. Do not enter the facility if you have a cough, cold, shortness of breath or a fever

2. Do not enter the facility if you have been in contact with anyone who is suspected of having COVID-19

3. Do not enter the facility if you have gone to a country that is not on the green list

4. Face coverings must be worn on entry and exit of the facility

5. As COVID-19 changes rapidly, everyone must take responsibility to remain updated with the news and any changes to the recommended rules

6. The pool management’s instructions must be adhered to at all times.

7. If there is a suspected COVID-19 case, your contact details will be shared with HSE

Entry and Exit for swimmers

1. Swimmers must come with their swimming togs under their clothes

2. All attendees should park in the rear car park and wait to be called to enter the facility

3. The Person on Duty will check people in while they wait in their cars

4. Parents and Guardians are to wait in their cars with their swimmers until the Person on Duty or the Coach signals to them that the Shannon Leisure management are ready for us to enter. We must wait to enter to allow the previous group to leave the pool and for the Shannon staff to sanitise the area for us

5. Swimmers are not to be dropped off at the door, it is not the responsibility of the Person on Duty to look after children while waiting to enter. The Person on Duty has to complete the check-in for all the swimmers and is not responsible for looking after the children until they enter the building

6. Wednesday nights entry is through the front door exit tis via the rear door of the facility into the car park

7. Saturday and Sunday entry through the Spectator Area (rear car park door), Exit through Spectator area door

8. Sanitize hands on entry, follow the COVID-19 protocols

9. The dressing rooms are available on Wednesday nights and for the younger swimmers attending the first sessions on Saturday and Sunday

10. Saturday and Sunday afternoons, swimmers will get ready on the pool deck at their designated position, 2m apart

11. Swimmers will enter the pool water at designated points see diagram

12. The dressing rooms are not available to swimmers during the second session on Saturday and Sunday. Swimmers are to dress at their designated poolside location and leave quickly

13. Showers are not available

14. Hairdryers are not available

15. Swimmers may rinse off at the pool deck shower, no soap or shampoo

16. Swimmers cannot group together in reception, gym, dressing rooms or pool, they must maintain the 2m distance at all times

17. All Swimmers, Coaches and Parents on duty/COVID Officers must fill out a Health Self-declaration form via ClubZap before each session. If under 18 a parent/carer must fill the form. If this is not done you will not be allowed to swim

18. Swimmers cannot share equipment

19. Swimmers may not overtake others in the water

Parents and coaches

1. Only the parent on duty and the coach/coaches are allowed on deck, with a mask (once swimmers are in the water the mask may be removed)

2. Parents must be within a 5 minute vicinity, if their swimmers is sick they will be rang and must remove their child immediately

3. If the pool need to close, due to suspected COVID-19, everyone must adhere to their rules.

Travel

1. Under Level 3 Restrictions, inter county travel is to be avoided with the exception of high performance athletes

2. Car pooling and the use of public transport is not allowed

Parent on Duty

3. As before all rules re Parent on duty apply, however the parent on duty must check that all forms are completed in ClubZap along with the coach, if not then the swimmers must ring their parent to fill out the form or to collect them and leave.

Coaches Responsibility

4. It is the coaches’ responsibly to ensure that swimmers are in the correct lanes according to ability, so no overtaking occurs and that 2m distance is adhered to.

5. 5 swimmers per lane max in Shannon Pool

Shallow End

Entry of lane 1, 2 and 3 from shallow end

Deep End Entry for lane 4 and 5 from this side