Pool Hours - 1-6:45 pm

Everyone must enter through the Main Entrance, including Tot Lot.
Season tags are available at the Park & Rec Office, April 13
Season tag prices - $25 for pool and tot lot.

Daily admission is $3 per person.
Daily admission after 5 pm is $2 per person.
Prices include use of the waterslide.

Closing Policy

If there is lightning in the area, pool staff will wait 20 minutes after the last bolt of lightning to reopen.
If there are less than 25 patrons, after the first hour and 45 minutes, the pool will close.
If the air temperature is 66 degrees or less, the pool will not open.
The pool will not open if we are experiencing inclement weather.

MUNICIPAL POOL FACTS AND RULES

• An adult must accompany children under 7.
• Swim diapers are required in the tot and main pool.
• The waterslide is 104 feet long with one 'S' curve.
• You must be 48" tall to use the slide.
• The tot pool is free for children 2 years and under.
• Do not bring valuables to the pool.
• No glass or metal containers are allowed in the swimming area.
• Lost and found items will be kept one week, then destroyed.
• Mower County Fair week, the pool will not be open in the evening
• Pay phone cost is $ .25.
• The concession stand is open during open swim hours.
• No glass allowed.

Available for rent starting at 8 pm Monday – Friday and 7 pm Saturday and Sunday
Lifeguards will be present and food can be brought in, but must stay within the fenced in area.
Cost is as follows:

$150/hour Main Pool, Slide, Diving Well and Tot Lot
$135/hour Main Pool, Slide and Diving Well
$100/hour Main Pool and Slide

For more information or to reserve your date, contact the Park & Recreation Office.

SUMMER SWIM 2009 will give participants a chance to develop techniques and conditioning for competitive swimming and diving.  Instruction takes place weekday mornings from 8-10 am starting June 8 – July 31 at Ellis Middle School pool.  The fee is $50.  Registration will be taken at the first practice or at the Community Education Office at Queen of Angels School.  For more information, contact Jayna Heimark at 437-3315. 

ADULT POOL ACTIVITIES

Adult Lap Swim 12-1pm Monday through Friday.

SWIMMING LESSONS

Registration For Swim Lessons - Register early, the number of classes offered and the class sizes are limited.  There will be 4 two-week sessions of lessons offered throughout the summer at the Municipal Pool.  Classes will meet for 30 minutes.

The American Red Cross governs all swimming classes.

EACH TWO WEEK LESSON IS $25.00

2009 LESSON SCHEDULE

ADAPTIVE AQUATIC LESSONS will be offered based on an individual's needs. Physically challenged participants will be taught basic skills to strengthen arms and legs to their own capability as well as finding a new environment to explore.

SWIMMING CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

The following American Red Cross courses will be offered at the Municipal Pool.  REGISTRATION FOR SWIMMING MUST BE DONE IN PERSON PRIOR TO THE START OF THE LESSON AT THE AUSTIN PARK & RECREATION OFFICE.  Most classes have a maximum of six students per class.   Register early, the number of classes offered and the class sizes are limited.  Classes meet for 30 minutes.  Listed below are the course descriptions to assist you when registering.

INFANT AND PRESCHOOL AQUATIC PROGRAM

Infant: for 6-18 months
      Parent/Guardians are in the water with the child.
Toddler: for 18-36 months
      Parent/Guardians are in the water with the child.
Preschool: for 3-5 years
      Parent/Guardians are optional in the water with the child.

LEARN TO SWIM

Level 1: Water Exploration for ages 5 & up
Become oriented to the aquatic environment and move comfortably through water. Fully submerge face. Experience buoyancy and demonstrate basic breath control. Demonstrate supported floating and kicking on front and back. Enter and exit water independently. Become familiar with alternate arm action. Learn basic water safety rules and become familiar with the ways to get help. Demonstrate reaching assists without equipment. Learn to release a cramp. Become familiar with the fundamentals of using a life jacket.

Level 2: Primary Skills  Prerequisites: Competency in Level 1
Fully submerge head and retrieve underwater objects. Explore deep water with support. Demonstrate unsupported front and back float or guise. Level off from a vertical position. Demonstrate rhythmic breathing. Demonstrate step-in entry and side exit. Perform flutter kick on front and back. Demonstrate turning over, back to front and front to back. Float in a life jacket with face out of water. Perform reaching and extension assists from dock. Become familiar with rescue breathing.

Level 3: Stroke Readiness  Prerequisites: Competency in Level 2
Retrieve object, unsupported with eyes open. Demonstrate bobbing. Jump into deep water from side of pool with life jacket on. Learn basic rules of safe diving. Dive from site of the pool in kneeling and compact positions. Demonstrate gliding with push-off. Coordinate the fundamentals of elementary backstroke and treading in water. Reverse direction while swimming on front and back. Become familiar with the H.E.L.P. huddle positions. Learn how to open airway for rescue breathing.

Level 4: Stroke Development  Prerequisites: Competency in Level 3
Demonstrate deep-water bobbing. Demonstrate rotary breathing. Dive from the side of the pool from stride and standing positions. Build endurance by swimming elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, and elementary backstroke at increased distances. Learn basic of breaststroke, sidestroke, and turning at the wall. Learn alternate kicks for treading water. Learn rescue breathing techniques. Become familiar with CPR.

Level 5: Stroke Refinement  Prerequisites: Competency in Level 4
Demonstrate alternate breathing. Dive from a diving board. Demonstrate stride jump entry, long shallow dive. Perform the front crawl, back crawl, and elementary backstroke for increased distances. Perform the sidestroke, breaststroke and swim underwater. Perform open turn on front and back. Learn basic safety rules for diving from a board. Recognize the signs of spinal injury. Perform feet-first surface dive. Learn dolphin kick. Increased endurance and skill in treading water.

You must register for swimming lessons in person!