Public pools are open for the season
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) has declared all municipal swimming pools open to the public.
KATHORUS – In preparation for the season, EMM conducted an extensive maintenance and repair program at all its pools during the winter season and constructed new pools in other areas to ensure they would be ready in time for the summer swimming season.
The preparations also included advanced training courses for lifeguards who will soon be deployed to municipal pools. The lifeguards undergo practical and theoretical examinations and their certification is renewed each year.
In a bid to curb drowning at its public pools, the EMM has started a safety project offering patrons from as young as three years to participate in the Learn-to-Swim programme under the supervision of qualified swimming instructors. The programme assists persons with no swimming skills and helps develop intermediate swimmers into advanced swimmers.
Ekurhuleni has over 30 community swimming pools with two lifeguards allocated to each swimming pool. The lifeguards are responsible for all lifesaving duties, facility management, water treatment and testing, asset control, housekeeping and crowd control. Entry to pools cost R5 per patron.
