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20 FUN SWIMMING POOL GAMES

Posted by Celine Ives




Throw on your swimsuit, spray on some sunscreen and grab your goggles because
warm weather and days at the pool are here! No matter how young or old you are,
we’ve got a great lineup of fun swimming pool games to keep you entertained!


PRESCHOOLER PARTICIPATION

While the goal is fun in the sun, it’s important to put safety first for little
ones learning to swim. Start in the shallow end or baby pool with these games
and see the swimmers and non-swimmers alike start to enjoy their time in the
pool. Make any adjustments to accommodate for extra floaties on new swimmers!

 1. Treasure Hunt - Grab a handful of coins and toss the change in the baby pool
    when the kids aren’t looking. Then, have them search the pool to see who can
    collect the most booty to fill up their treasure chests.
 2. Simon Says, Pool Edition - Choose any sea creature you like and substitute
    that for “Simon” in this classic game turned swimming edition. For example,
    you could say, “Seahorse says float on your back!” and everyone must
    complete that action. Sea Monkey, Starfish, and Sea Lion are all great
    options.
 3. Precious Cargo - Find anything that could be “damaged” by water and choose
    this to be your valuable cargo that you task your kids with transporting
    across dangerous waters. You can put items like cotton balls in a bowl and
    have participants carry the bowls across the water. The person who
    successfully transports the most cargo wins!
 4. Seal Push - Encourage players to get creative by acting like seals as they
    attempt to push a beach ball from one side of the shallow end to the other.
    Here’s the catch: you can use anything besides your arms and legs!
    Acceptable options are pushing the ball with your nose, creating waves to
    get the ball to the other side, or anything else a seal would do.
 5. Splash Dance - Choreograph a synchronized dance routine in the water to give
    kids a chance to use their imagination and dance out some of that endless
    energy. You can complete this game with a panel to judge performances and
    give out awards (we think everyone deserves a 10, of course)!

Organize a pool party with an online sign up. View an Example


CATERING TO KIDS AND TEENS

Dive into endless amusement for kids and teens who prefer to dabble in the deep
end with these swim-intensive ideas. From classic games to newer entertainment,
kids will never want pool time to end!

 1. Marco Polo - Embrace the original, yet timeless, pool game that many
    consider a rite of passage to start off your pool escapades. One person is
    designated “Marco” and has to cover their eyes while everyone else spreads
    out around the pool. When they say “Marco,” everyone else must say “Polo,”
    revealing how close they are to Marco. Then Marco will try and tag someone
    who gets too close to them, and then it is their turn!
 2. Jackpot in the Pool - Take a game that is based on land and add the exciting
    challenge of being in the water! One person stands outside the pool with a
    Nerf football and everyone else starts in the pool. Once that person throws
    the football in the air, they can yell a number like “200,” “25,” or
    “negative 80.” They can also include “alive” or “dead” after they call the
    number, which means the ball must be caught out of the air to get the points
    or that the ball is still live even after it hits the water. The first
    person with 500 points wins.
 3. Atomic Whirlpool - Spread everyone out equally around the edges of the water
    in the pool. As soon as kids take off swimming as fast as they can in one
    direction, their momentum in the water will create a massive whirlpool. Once
    the whirlpool is going, swimmers can take turns going with the flow and
    testing their floating skills for a wild ride!
 4. Where’s the Water? - Find an empty water bottle, take any labels off, fill
    it back up with pool water, and hide it at the bottom of the pool. This
    creates a simple, yet challenging game to see who can find the bottle that
    seems to blend in with the pool floor.
 5. Sharks and Minnows - Get a group together and designate one person to start
    as the “shark.” Everyone else will line up on one side of the pool, and they
    will have one minute to try and get across the water without being tagged by
    the shark. If they are snared, they join the shark and try and catch the
    rest of the minnows.


 1. Float Race - Hop on your favorite float and get a race going to see whose
    chosen steed will result in victory. You can find online options for
    inflatable unicorns, whales, flamingos, and pretty much any float your heart
    desires to prepare for race day. You can make it interesting and change up
    how everyone will race to the finish line by using just their arms, legs or
    a paddle.
 2. Shoulder Wars - Start this game by splitting up into pairs. One person gets
    up on their partner’s shoulders, and you match up with another team and try
    to knock down the opposing duo. It sounds simple enough, but balance and
    communication are key!
 3. Watermelon Hot Potato - Prepare a watermelon for your warm pool day and game
    of hot potato. You don’t need to slice it and serve it on a platter, but
    instead, grease it up with vegetable oil or petroleum jelly. Now that it is
    extra slippery, it’s time to throw it in the pool and have everyone toss it
    around until the music stops. Whoever has the watermelon is out, and you
    continue until you have your winner.
 4. Obstacle Course - Set up hoops and noodles around the pool to test kids’
    agility in the water. They can either race against each other to go through
    rings, dive for items, and go over and under hurdles, or you can set up a
    time trial.
 5. Popsicle Freeze Tag - Take the game of tag to another level by putting
    everyone in a pool and adding some extra rules. Designate someone to start
    as “it,” and their goal is to tag and freeze everyone. Once someone is
    frozen, they must stand with their legs spread apart and their arms straight
    up in the air like a popsicle. However, anyone who remains unfrozen can
    thwart the tagger by swimming through people’s legs to unfreeze them.

Coordinate swim team snacks with an online sign up. View an Example

Genius Tip: As soon as you start pulling out the pool games, you’ll need to
invite some friends over to have enough players to share the fun with. Check out
these 40 Pool Party Planning Ideas to get you started on hosting a party to play
all the pool games!


GROWN-UP GAMES

We know that every adult is begging for the opportunity to let their inner kid
out, so here are some pool games that require a bit more organization and
swimming strength but are definitely fun to play.

 1. Watermelon Polo - While the concept is similar to watermelon hot potato,
    this game based on water polo requires way more coordination and a lot more
    teamwork. Divide into two teams, drop the greased watermelon in the center
    of the pool, and work with your team to get the watermelon in the opposing
    teams’ goal.
 2. Pool Jousting - Pick up a pool jousting inflatable set or make do with a
    float and a noodle and try your hand at this medieval-style competition.
    Start at opposite ends of the pool, steer your float straight towards your
    opponent and try to knock them off their ride. The last one standing reigns
    victorious!
 3. Battleship with Buckets - Bring your boating skills for this challenge! Face
    off against your opponent and their ship in the torrential waters of the
    pool. Make sure to bring your own bucket so you can dump water into the
    competition’s ship to sink them and win the battle.
 4. Competitive Contests - Show off your many talents in all the pool-related
    contests like belly flops and cannonballs to see who can be crowned the most
    skilled splasher among your group. Everyone gets three tries to see who can
    make the biggest splash, and the crowd’s cheers will let you know who won!
 5. Cornhole on the Water - Look forward to a more relaxed pool day with a game
    of cornhole. You can find floating cornhole boards online or you can
    challenge yourself with a new DIY project. The goal is the same as the land
    version; you get 3 points for getting a bag through a hole, 1 for landing a
    bag on the board, and you are aiming to be the first to get 21 points total.

With any activity around a pool, make sure to always have an adult supervising
the group to ensure safety as well as fun. The weather is warm, the sun is out,
and these options for spending your time in the water will result in some epic
pool days. After all, if there’s a will, there’s a wa(ve)!

Celine Ives is a native Charlottean who enjoys cuddling with her dog, cheering
on her Carolina Tar Heels and reading a good book at the park.


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20 FUN SWIMMING POOL GAMES


Throw on your swimsuit, spray on some sunscreen and grab your goggles because
warm weather and days at the pool are here! No matter how young or old you are,
we’ve got a great lineup of fun swimming pool games to keep you entertained!




PRESCHOOLER PARTICIPATION

While the goal is fun in the sun, it’s important to put safety first for little
ones learning to swim. Start in the shallow end or baby pool with these games
and see the swimmers and non-swimmers alike start to enjoy their time in the
pool. Make any adjustments to accommodate for extra floaties on new swimmers!







 1. Treasure Hunt - Grab a handful of coins and toss the change in the baby pool
    when the kids aren’t looking. Then, have them search the pool to see who can
    collect the most booty to fill up their treasure chests.
 2. Simon Says, Pool Edition - Choose any sea creature you like and substitute
    that for “Simon” in this classic game turned swimming edition. For example,
    you could say, “Seahorse says float on your back!” and everyone must
    complete that action. Sea Monkey, Starfish, and Sea Lion are all great
    options.
 3. Precious Cargo - Find anything that could be “damaged” by water and choose
    this to be your valuable cargo that you task your kids with transporting
    across dangerous waters. You can put items like cotton balls in a bowl and
    have participants carry the bowls across the water. The person who
    successfully transports the most cargo wins!
 4. Seal Push - Encourage players to get creative by acting like seals as they
    attempt to push a beach ball from one side of the shallow end to the other.
    Here’s the catch: you can use anything besides your arms and legs!
    Acceptable options are pushing the ball with your nose, creating waves to
    get the ball to the other side, or anything else a seal would do.
 5. Splash Dance - Choreograph a synchronized dance routine in the water to give
    kids a chance to use their imagination and dance out some of that endless
    energy. You can complete this game with a panel to judge performances and
    give out awards (we think everyone deserves a 10, of course)!

Organize a pool party with an online sign up. View an Example




CATERING TO KIDS AND TEENS

Dive into endless amusement for kids and teens who prefer to dabble in the deep
end with these swim-intensive ideas. From classic games to newer entertainment,
kids will never want pool time to end!





 1. Marco Polo - Embrace the original, yet timeless, pool game that many
    consider a rite of passage to start off your pool escapades. One person is
    designated “Marco” and has to cover their eyes while everyone else spreads
    out around the pool. When they say “Marco,” everyone else must say “Polo,”
    revealing how close they are to Marco. Then Marco will try and tag someone
    who gets too close to them, and then it is their turn!
 2. Jackpot in the Pool - Take a game that is based on land and add the exciting
    challenge of being in the water! One person stands outside the pool with a
    Nerf football and everyone else starts in the pool. Once that person throws
    the football in the air, they can yell a number like “200,” “25,” or
    “negative 80.” They can also include “alive” or “dead” after they call the
    number, which means the ball must be caught out of the air to get the points
    or that the ball is still live even after it hits the water. The first
    person with 500 points wins.
 3. Atomic Whirlpool - Spread everyone out equally around the edges of the water
    in the pool. As soon as kids take off swimming as fast as they can in one
    direction, their momentum in the water will create a massive whirlpool. Once
    the whirlpool is going, swimmers can take turns going with the flow and
    testing their floating skills for a wild ride!
 4. Where’s the Water? - Find an empty water bottle, take any labels off, fill
    it back up with pool water, and hide it at the bottom of the pool. This
    creates a simple, yet challenging game to see who can find the bottle that
    seems to blend in with the pool floor.
 5. Sharks and Minnows - Get a group together and designate one person to start
    as the “shark.” Everyone else will line up on one side of the pool, and they
    will have one minute to try and get across the water without being tagged by
    the shark. If they are snared, they join the shark and try and catch the
    rest of the minnows.


 1. Float Race - Hop on your favorite float and get a race going to see whose
    chosen steed will result in victory. You can find online options for
    inflatable unicorns, whales, flamingos, and pretty much any float your heart
    desires to prepare for race day. You can make it interesting and change up
    how everyone will race to the finish line by using just their arms, legs or
    a paddle.
 2. Shoulder Wars - Start this game by splitting up into pairs. One person gets
    up on their partner’s shoulders, and you match up with another team and try
    to knock down the opposing duo. It sounds simple enough, but balance and
    communication are key!
 3. Watermelon Hot Potato - Prepare a watermelon for your warm pool day and game
    of hot potato. You don’t need to slice it and serve it on a platter, but
    instead, grease it up with vegetable oil or petroleum jelly. Now that it is
    extra slippery, it’s time to throw it in the pool and have everyone toss it
    around until the music stops. Whoever has the watermelon is out, and you
    continue until you have your winner.
 4. Obstacle Course - Set up hoops and noodles around the pool to test kids’
    agility in the water. They can either race against each other to go through
    rings, dive for items, and go over and under hurdles, or you can set up a
    time trial.
 5. Popsicle Freeze Tag - Take the game of tag to another level by putting
    everyone in a pool and adding some extra rules. Designate someone to start
    as “it,” and their goal is to tag and freeze everyone. Once someone is
    frozen, they must stand with their legs spread apart and their arms straight
    up in the air like a popsicle. However, anyone who remains unfrozen can
    thwart the tagger by swimming through people’s legs to unfreeze them.

Coordinate swim team snacks with an online sign up. View an Example

Genius Tip: As soon as you start pulling out the pool games, you’ll need to
invite some friends over to have enough players to share the fun with. Check out
these 40 Pool Party Planning Ideas to get you started on hosting a party to play
all the pool games!




GROWN-UP GAMES

We know that every adult is begging for the opportunity to let their inner kid
out, so here are some pool games that require a bit more organization and
swimming strength but are definitely fun to play.





 1. Watermelon Polo - While the concept is similar to watermelon hot potato,
    this game based on water polo requires way more coordination and a lot more
    teamwork. Divide into two teams, drop the greased watermelon in the center
    of the pool, and work with your team to get the watermelon in the opposing
    teams’ goal.
 2. Pool Jousting - Pick up a pool jousting inflatable set or make do with a
    float and a noodle and try your hand at this medieval-style competition.
    Start at opposite ends of the pool, steer your float straight towards your
    opponent and try to knock them off their ride. The last one standing reigns
    victorious!
 3. Battleship with Buckets - Bring your boating skills for this challenge! Face
    off against your opponent and their ship in the torrential waters of the
    pool. Make sure to bring your own bucket so you can dump water into the
    competition’s ship to sink them and win the battle.
 4. Competitive Contests - Show off your many talents in all the pool-related
    contests like belly flops and cannonballs to see who can be crowned the most
    skilled splasher among your group. Everyone gets three tries to see who can
    make the biggest splash, and the crowd’s cheers will let you know who won!
 5. Cornhole on the Water - Look forward to a more relaxed pool day with a game
    of cornhole. You can find floating cornhole boards online or you can
    challenge yourself with a new DIY project. The goal is the same as the land
    version; you get 3 points for getting a bag through a hole, 1 for landing a
    bag on the board, and you are aiming to be the first to get 21 points total.

With any activity around a pool, make sure to always have an adult supervising
the group to ensure safety as well as fun. The weather is warm, the sun is out,
and these options for spending your time in the water will result in some epic
pool days. After all, if there’s a will, there’s a wa(ve)!



Celine Ives is a native Charlottean who enjoys cuddling with her dog, cheering
on her Carolina Tar Heels and reading a good book at the park.


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