Hulbert Aquatic Center offers open swim year-round in both the Lesson Pool and Olympic Pool. Please check our calendar for the full schedule of available open swim times, hours may vary depending on the high school swim season event schedule. Access to the diving boards are limited during open swim, the website calendar will indicate when they are available. 

Open swim will be located in a dedicated portion of the pool and marked with an open swim sign. We ask all open swim participants to remain in the designated area and follow the staff's directions at all times. Please review our facility policies before participating in open swim to ensure all rules and regulations are being followed. Admission to Hulbert Aquatic Center may be revoked for any violations of building rules and regulations, punch cards and season passes do not guarantee entrance into the facility. 

Open swim concludes thirty minutes before the facility closing to allow for showing and locker room use. Please ensure that you are exiting the pool when directed by the Lifeguard. 

Prohibited

Private coaching of any kind is prohibited at Hulbert Aquatic Center during open swim hours. If you are interested in coaching at our facility, please contact us at hulbert@west-fargo.k12.nd.us

Supervision Policy 

Attentive adult (18 years of age) supervision is required of all children.

• Children 12 and under must always be accompanied by an adult who is in visual contact with the child.  
• Children six years of age or under must always be accompanied in the water by an adult who is within arm’s reach of them or wear a US Coast Guard-approved lifejacket in all bodies of water.  
• For infants and toddlers (3 years of age or younger), an adult should be in the water and within arm’s reach, providing “touch supervision.”  

*Please check our calendar for the full schedule of available OPEN SWIM times, hours may vary depending on the facility event schedule. 

Hulbert Aquatic Center reserves the right to administer a swim test to any patron. Passing the swim test allows the swimmer to enter the water without a life vest. Swimmers not being able to complete the swim test requirements results in that individual being required to wear a life vest.

Group Swim Testing

If your group or organization needs to have swim testing conducted and signed off by a Certified Lifeguard or Water Safety Instructor, please contact facility staff at (701) 356-7630. 

For Open Swim, groups larger than 10 must make a reservation 48 hours prior to their arrival date. 

All daycares are to provide supervisors to ensure facility rules and regulations are being enforced and monitor participant's behavior while in the water. Under the Cass Country Public Health Departments child ratio standards, Hulbert Aquatic Center requires a 10 to 1 ratio for all school-aged children (ages 5 and older) and a 7 to 1 ratio if at least one child is younger than school age (age 5). At least one half of the daycare staff are required to enter the pool with the children.  

For our Aquatic Dress Code & Diaper Policy please click here. 

What pool toys do you allow? 

• Hulbert Aquatic Center does not allow the use of inflatable pool toyrs or squirt guns of any kind. 

Do you allow scuba diving during open swim? 

• No, Hulbert Aquatic Center prohibits scuba diving during public open swim times. If you have questions regarding scuba diving at the HAC, please contact us at hulbert@west-fargo.k12.nd.us