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Glendale Aquatics ready for summer season
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Glendale’s two aquatics facilities and splash pad are available all summer long.
Recreation Swim
The city’s two facilities, Rose Lane Aquatics Center (5003 W. Marlette Ave.) and Foothills Recreation & Aquatics Center (5600 W. Union Hills Dr.), will be opening for the summer swim season Saturday, June 1, and will run through Aug. 3. Foothills, which offers year-round lap-swimming, will offer the following summer hours of operation: 1-5 p.m. Monday - Thursday; 1-7 p.m. Friday; noon-5 p.m. Saturday; and 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday. Rose Lane will be open 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 1-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; and closed Monday.
This year, the city will again offer special “Discount Days” at the Rose Lane Aquatics Center only. This means that anyone, regardless of residency or age, can swim for $1.50, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Admission prices for Foothills Recreation & Aquatics Center, and Friday-Sunday admittance to Rose Lane are:
• Ages 2 and under: free
• Ages 3-17: $2.50 resident/ $3.50 nonresident
• Ages 18-54: $5 resident/ $6 nonresident
• Ages 55+: $3 resident/ $5 nonresident
Splash Pad
The city’s splash pad, located at Heroes Regional Park (83rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road) will be open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily May 25-Aug. 11. Beginning Aug. 17 through Sept. 2, it will be open weekends only between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. There is no admission fee for the splash pad.
Swim Lessons
Glendale residents can register for swim lessons beginning 8 a.m. Monday, May 20. Non-residents can register beginning 8 a.m. Thursday, May 23. Four group sessions are offered, with multiple days and times, beginning in both June and July at both locations. All lessons are suspended the holiday week of July 1.
Call the Parks & Recreation offices at 623-930-2820 or 623-930-4600.
Scholarships for swim lessons are also available to Glendale residents, on a limited basis. Scholarship registration begins 8 a.m. May 29. Call 623-930-2820 (option 1.)
More Fun in the Sun Options
There are more summer activities to do in Glendale – including swim and dive team, the junior lifeguard program, synchronized swimming, water aerobics, poolside party rentals and more. Call 623-930-2820.
