Local pool to open May 28; swimming lessons start June 4
The Breckenridge swimming pool will open for the summer on Tuesday, May 28, and swimming lessons will start the week after that.
The Breckenridge Aquatic Center is located in Miller Park, aka the City Park, at East Walker Street and Old Caddo Road. It will be open through Aug. 4.
The pool will be open Tuesday through Saturday in two sessions, from 1-4 p.m. and from 4:30-7:30 p.m., and on Sundays from 2-6 p.m. The pool will close at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 4.
The entry fee is $2.50 per person, per session; children age 3 and younger will be admitted at no charge.
The pool will be open for adults only (for water aerobics) from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday, and it will be open for daycares from 9-10:30 a.m. and 10:30-noon on Wednesdays.
Swimming Lessons
The City of Breckenridge will offer swimming lessons in two sessions this summer.
Session 1 will be June 4-27, and Session 2 will be July 9-Aug. 1. The cost is $35 per child.
Registration forms can be picked up at the City Offices, 105 N. Rose St.
Pool Rental
The Aquatic Center will be available for rental Tuesday through Saturday from 7:45-9:45 p.m. at a fee of $70 per hour, accompanying up to 90 people. That will include three certified lifeguards who are employees of the City only. There will be a minimum one-hour charge. The pool may be rented in half hour increments after the initial hour rental. Refunds will be made by the City due to weather only, at the City’s discretion. For parties that have more than 90 people, there will be an additional charge of $10 per hour for increments of 1-30 people.
For more information, call the City of Breckenridge at 254-559-8287.
Cutline, top photo: The Breckenridge swimming pool will open Tuesday, May 28, and will be open through Aug. 4. Swimming lessons will start on June 4. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
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