Top 5 Swimming Pool Games
July 6, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Family, Parenting
Swimming pools are sure to give a work-out this summer and while many will be just splashing around some may want to find a few swimming pool games you use to play. Can you recall any favorites?
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#1 Marco Polo- This is a fun one that doesn’t take many people, however over the years this one has different rules. One person is it and they must keep their eyes closed the entire time they venture around the pool shouting “Marco.” The rest of the players shout “Polo” quickly and hide. The person that gets tagged will be it. Some like to blindfold the Marco. Another way to play this is have the “it” person go under water and count to 10 by holding up his/her fingers. Once up they shout, “Marco” and everyone else is shouting “Polo” until someone is tagged.
#2 Shark- Once again this is a game that is played differently. One way is you choose one person to be it (the shark) and the rest are the fish. They must keep away from the shark or they’ll be ate, once tagged they are it. Another version is once tagged they are out of the game and sit outside.
#3 Diving- Toss rings and such inside the pool and have someone go in and get them. Some like to challenge others to see who will get it first, others like to do a timed challenge and see if they can beat a record.
#4 Whirlpool- This is simply as it sounds, everyone in the swimming pool (works best for round pools) goes the same direction until the current picks up and starts kicking in. Do be careful those that aren’t fast can get pulled into the whirlpool.
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#5 Playing sports- By this I mean you can play volleyball, basketball, frisbee and football all inside the pool and they even have the fun equipment for it.
For more swimming pool game ideas head on over to the links and find something new you haven’[t played before. Now that you’ve read what games there are, why don’t you head out and go swimming. Doesn’t it sound like fun?
One of my favorite games was colors, where someone would stand outside the pool with their back turned and name off colors until they named off a person’s “color”. Then the person would have to swim across and, if the person outside the pool turned around and saw them, they had to jump in and touch the person before they reached the wall. Then, the one who got tagged would be up outside the pool next.