Swimming Pool Games for Teens

Sweatshirt Relay

• For a sweatshirt relay race, you need several sweatshirts, the heavier and bulkier the better. Divide the teens into different groups of equal sizes and place the sweatshirts at the opposite end of the pool, using one sweatshirt for each team. When you blow a whistle or announce go, the first member of each team swims to the other end of the pool, grabs their sweatshirt and swims back to their team wearing the shirt. They take the shirt off and pass it to another member, who then puts it on and swims to the other end of the pool. The first team to get all players to swim from one end of the pool to the other while wearing the sweatshirt is the winner.

Frozen Ice Race

• Create several solid blocks of ice by freezing water in plastic buckets or plastic boxes. Divide the teens into groups and give each group their own block of ice. The point of the game is to get the block of ice defrosted first. The game has two variations. In one, each member of the team has a certain amount of time to work on the ice, such as sixty seconds, and then passes it off to a teammate. The other version of the game lets the team work together to get the ice block defrosted. The teens may use the swimming pool, the sidewalk and everything else at the party.

Get the Balls

• Write numbers on small balls that float in the water, such as ping-pong balls. Number the balls 1 through 20, but include a few larger numbers, like those in the hundreds. Divide the teens into two groups and arrange them around the pool. On the count of three, the teens jump into the swimming pool and transfer the balls to a basket outside the pool, but each member can only carry one ball at a time. When all the balls are gone from the pool, add up the numbers on the balls and award a winner based on the highest total.