May 20, 2014 3 min read

WAYNESBURG – As two of Greene County’s three public pools officially open for the summer during Memorial Day weekend, the county Department of Recreation will offer swimming lessons at Alpha Aquatic Center in Waynesburg and Carmichaels Pool in Carmichaels.

Sign-ups for swim lessons will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 27 at Alpha Aquatic Center in Waynesburg, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 29 at Carmichaels Pool in Carmichaels.

Lessons are $25 per class, and payment will be due upon signing up for classes. Each class is designed for swimmers of certain skill levels. Class instructors will determine in which class to place each swimmer. A minimum of five swimmers must be signed up for each class to run. The maximum for each class is 15 swimmers. Some classes may be combined or canceled due to enrollment. Refunds will only be given if the Department of Recreation cancels a class.

The class levels are as follows:

• Parent and child aquatics for parents and children ages 6 months to 3 years;

• Pre-school aquatics for ages 4 to 5;

• Level 1, introduction to water skills;

• Level 2, fundamental aquatic skills;

• Level 3, stroke development;

• Level 4, stroke improvement;

• Level 5, stroke refinement

• Level 6, swimming and skill proficiency.

The schedule of classes at Alpha Aquatic Center is:

• June 16-20: 9-11 a.m., Levels 4 and 5; 10-11 a.m., Level 2;

• June 23-27: 9-10 a.m., Level 3; 10-11 a.m., Level 1; 10:30-11 a.m., parent and child;

• July 7-11: 9-10 a.m., Level 3; 9-11 a.m., Level 6; 10-11 a.m., Level 1;

• July 14-18: 9-11 a.m., Level 4; 10-11 a.m., Level 2; 10:30-11 a.m., preschool.

The schedule of classes at Carmichaels Pool is:

• June 16-20: 10 a.m.-noon, Levels 4 and 5; 11 a.m.-noon, Level 2;

• June 23-27: 10-11 a.m., Level 3; 11 a.m.-noon, Level 1; 11:30 a.m.-noon, parent and child;

• July 7-11: 10-11 a.m., Level 3; 10 a.m.-noon, Level 6; 11 a.m.-noon, Level 1;

• July 14-18: 10 a.m.-noon, Level 4; 11 a.m.-noon, Level 2; 11:30 a.m.-noon, preschool.

Both pools will open Saturday for the three-day holiday weekend. The pools will then be closed for swimming while school is in session from May 27 through May 30, and will be open daily beginning May 31. Pools will be closed Aug. 25 through Aug. 29, and will reopen Aug. 30 for the Labor Day holiday weekend. All pools will close for the season on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1.

For more information about swimming lessons, call the Department of Recreation at 724-852-5323.