The Swim Group Fawkner

Hello everyone,

It has come to my attention that “crypto” is once again doing the rounds. This is a highly infectious gastro bug and once in the pool water is extremely difficult to remove.

The medical advice is that you should NOT swim for 2 WEEKS following any gastro to avoid contaminating the pool and making others unwell.

If your child has gastro I would ask that you follow this advice. Please let me know in advance if you are going to miss classes and I will be happy to try to make up those classes if you are doing the right thing and staying away.

Further details below

Reduce the risk of cryptosporidiosis this summer The Department of Health is advising Victorians not to swim in public swimming pools for at least two weeks if they have had diarrhoea, as cases of cryptosporidiosis (‘crypto’) begin to increase across the state.