We will hold practice when it is raining; however, we will cancel practice if one of the following occurs: Lightning or thunder. If coaches or Center staff hear thunder or observe lightning within the half hour before the start of practice, we will cancel practice and notify all parents by email. If swimmers are already in the water, we will have them exit the pool and wait in the lobby while we call their guardians to come pick them up. After each time lightning is spotted, we must wait 30 minutes before re-entering the pool. Given most of our practices are an hour or less, practice will be canceled once lightning is spotted. Wind or heavy rain obscuring the bottom of the pool. If it is raining too heavily or the wind is gusty enough that it obscures the coaches ability to see the bottom of the pool, we will also cancel practice. We will send an email before practice starts letting you know if we are worried about our ability to see the bottom of the pool. Once practice has started, if the rain or wind picks up, we will do our best to practice through as the danger is less emergent; however, we will get out if it is too dangerous and will email families with later practice times to cancel practice. If at any point we feel our ability to keep our swimmers safe is in jeopardy due to any reason, we will exit the pool and have swimmers wait with us in the lobby until their guardian arrives. We will not be prorating, crediting, or refunding due to weather events or cancellations outside of our control.