If another pool visitor’s negligent or willful actions caused you or a loved one harm, you could have a case against them personally. However, you could also hold the swimming pool owner accountable, depending on the facts of the accident. Under the legal doctrine of “vicarious liability,” injured individuals could hold the swimming pool owner or operator liable for a third party’s negligence. Therefore, if another swimming pool visitor or a swimming pool employee caused your injury, the owner or operator of the commercial swimming pool could be responsible.