{"id":8591,"date":"2020-01-14T15:34:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T20:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/?page_id=8591"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:01:00","slug":"swim-healthy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/swim-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Swim Healthy, Virginia!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-8591\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-8591-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8591-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8591-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-hero panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div id=\"Swim-Healthy-VA\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-8591-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-hero so-widget-sow-hero-default-f44222a3c00a-8591 so-widget-fittext-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t data-fit-text-compressor=\"0.85\"\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-slider-images\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-settings=\"{&quot;pagination&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:400,&quot;timeout&quot;:8000,&quot;paused&quot;:true,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:false,&quot;swipe&quot;:true,&quot;nav_always_show_desktop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nav_always_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;breakpoint&quot;:&quot;780px&quot;,&quot;unmute&quot;:false,&quot;anchor&quot;:null}\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"min-height: 200px\"\t\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image  sow-slider-image-cover\" style=\"visibility: visible;;background-color: #333333;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/swim-healthy.jpg)\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"sow-slider-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"0\" aria-label=\"Display slide 1\"><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-8591-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"icon-buttons panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-8591-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-a51eb168575a-8591\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Recreational Water Illnesses\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/recreational-water-illness\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe445;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 60px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/recreational-water-illness\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tRecreational Water Illnesses\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Swimming Safety \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/environmental-health-services\/swim-healthy\/22518-2\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf5c4;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 60px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/environmental-health-services\/swim-healthy\/22518-2\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tSwimming Safety\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Beach Monitoring\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/waterborne-hazards-control\/beach-monitoring\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf5ca;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 60px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/waterborne-hazards-control\/beach-monitoring\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tBeach Monitoring\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Harmful Algal Blooms \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/waterborne-hazards-control\/harmful-algal-blooms\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf689;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 60px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/waterborne-hazards-control\/harmful-algal-blooms\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tHarmful Algal Blooms\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-8591-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/toolkits\/water-safety-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthy and Safe Swimming Toolkit<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title no-featured-image\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blog\/2026\/05\/18\/take-the-safe-swimming-pledge\/\">Take the Safe Swimming Pledge<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-8591-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"headline-widget panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-8591-0-0-3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-40ff29799111-8591\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVideo\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-8591-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8591-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-8591-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8591-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8591-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-video so-widget-sow-video-default-f379b959fc93-8591\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Simple steps to pool safety<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-video-wrapper\n use-fitvids\">\n\t\t\t<video\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-player-1\" class=\"sow-video-widget\" preload=\"auto\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pool-safety-simple-steps.jpg\" controls \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source type=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=teyWSBanGqw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-8591-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8591-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-video so-widget-sow-video-default-f379b959fc93-8591\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">What is Active Supervision?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-video-wrapper\n use-fitvids\">\n\t\t\t<video\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-player-2\" class=\"sow-video-widget\" preload=\"auto\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pool-safety-supervision-1.jpg\" controls \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source type=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hkgD4Z61h58\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-8591-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8591-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8591-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-video so-widget-sow-video-default-f379b959fc93-8591\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Safe drain covers save lives.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-video-wrapper\n use-fitvids\">\n\t\t\t<video\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-player-3\" class=\"sow-video-widget\" preload=\"auto\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pool-safety-drain-covers.jpg\" controls \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source type=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YTQEQERpfog\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-8591-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8591-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-video so-widget-sow-video-default-f379b959fc93-8591\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">VDH Pool Safety Message<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sow-video-wrapper\n use-fitvids\">\n\t\t\t<video\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-player-4\" class=\"sow-video-widget\" preload=\"auto\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pool-safety-thumb.jpg\" controls \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source type=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KtETplVj5DY?si=znSoc1zeXV_UKAJf\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-8591-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8591-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8591-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"headline-widget panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-8591-4-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-40ff29799111-8591\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAdditional Resources\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-8591-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"icon-buttons panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-8591-4-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-89129736d3f4-8591\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"CDC Healthy Swimming\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthy-swimming\/index.html\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf5c5;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 60px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthy-swimming\/index.html\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tCDC Healthy Swimming\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Regulations Governing Lodging, Campground, &amp; Summer Camp Pools \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter460\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf66f;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 60px; color: #006298\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter460\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tRegulations Governing Lodging, Campground, &amp; Summer Camp Pools \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container 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