In this video lesson, Swimming Instructor Phillip Toriello teaches the etiquette and rules for public pools. They are often posted near the pool and include not eating, drinking or peeing in the pool.



Video Transcript: PHILLIP TORIELLO: "Hi, this is Phillip Toriello, and this is how to practice pool etiquette at public pools. First, and foremost, you're going to want to take the time to notice the pool rules posted around the facility. They might be on the corner of a wall in the locker room. They might be on the outside, just at the locker room. But it will certainly break down all the rules and expectations that facility has of swimmers at that pool. Another one, that pools often request is to go ahead and shower or rinse, before entering the pool. The reason, is that you want to rinse off all the sweat, dirt, body oil, anything that you might be or, might be putting into the pool, and kind of give that oil slick look, to the swimming pools. Another one, is not really eating in pools, or drinking in pools. That would go ahead and clog the filters, if you're not careful, and you could likely choke on food or a drink, causing an incident that lifeguards would have to respond to. And safety is first and foremost when having fun. Another one, if you have longer hair, it's best to wear a swim cap, like this, in order to keep the drains, filters, unclogged. So, then you can swim your seven days a week, if you're a lap swimmer. Another one that's very important, as far as lap swimmers are concerned, is to go ahead and circle swim, if there's three or more people in the lane. And, basically that's simply swimming down on the right hand side, and swimming back to the wall on the right hand side. In other words, going down a one way road, with cars going down on both sides. If, you have two people in your lane, you can go ahead and split the lane in half, having one person on the right hand side, and one person on the left hand side. Another popular practice is at public pools, is not to rely on the lifeguards as babysitters. They're merely there to help prevent incidents, and respond to them accordingly. So, never leave your children unattended. The last one, is not going potty in the pool. While it feels natural and people just have a tendency of doing that, it's best to not to. Just for sanitary reasons, as well as sparing yourself, those embarrassing moments. To learn more about pool etiquette, please talk to your local lifeguard."

1. How to Swim the Freestyle Stroke
2. How to Swim the Breaststroke
3. How to Swim the Backstroke
4. How to Practice Etiquette at Public Pools
5. How to Teach a Child to Swim
6. How to Swim Underwater
7. How to Flip-Turn When Swimming Freestyle
8. How to Flip-Turn When Swimming the Backstroke
9. How to Swim the Butterfly Stroke
10. How to Do an Eggbeater Kick
11. How to Swim Head-High Freestyle
12. How to Swim the Sidestroke
13. How to Swim the Trudgen Stroke
14. How to Turn While Swimming the Breaststroke
15. How to Survival Float
16. How to Teach a Child to Float in the Water
17. How to Teach a Child the Back Float
18. How to Teach a Child to Kick in the Water
19. How to Teach a Child Rhythmic Breathing in the Water
20. How to Teach a Child the Crawl Stroke
21. How to Teach a Child to Dive
22. How to Teach a Child to Tread Water
23. How to Prevent Swimmer's Ear
24. How to Improve Your Breaststroke Kick
25. How to Breathe While Swimming Freestyle

In this video series, Swimming Instructor Phillip Toriello gives 25 video lessons on How to Swim. Learn how to swim the breaststroke, the backstroke and freestyle. Get tips on how to do flip turns for each type of swimming stoke and find out how to do swimming kicks like the eggbeater kick. Want to get the kids involved in swimming too? Find out how to teach children to swim with tips on teaching the survival float and child diving. Swimming is a useful skill and a fun activity that provides great exercise for all.