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May 13, 2025
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(520) 791-2639
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TUCSON PARKS AND RECREATION SUMMER POOLS OPEN JUNE 1
Register for Swim Lessons, Swim Team, and
Synchronized Swimming League
Tucson Parks and Recreation will employ over 230 lifeguards and open 19 summer pools from June 1 to July 31. Pool admission remains free for everyone. For a list of locations and times, see the summer pool schedule below or view it on the parks and recreation website.
Parks and Recreation will host swim lessons for children ages 6 months to 17 years old. Lessons will be offered for four, two-week sessions. The cost is $15 per session. Separate classes will be available for parent and child. A detailed list of locations and times for swim lessons can be found on EZEEreg.com. Register beginning Monday, May 19, at 8 a.m., online at EZEEreg.com, in person at 900 S. Randolph Way, or by phone (520) 791-4877. Due to the limited space available in each session and class, a class registration waitlist will be maintained
Session 1: June 2-12
Registration deadline: May 28
Session 2: June 16-26 (Classes will not be held on June 19 –City holiday)
Registration deadline: June 11
Session 3: June 30-July 10 (Classes will not be held on July 4 –City holiday)
Registration deadline: June 25
Session 4: July 14-24
Registration deadline: July 9
Students will be asked to register in one of three categories – StarBabies, Swim School, or Stroke School. Before registering, please determine your child's skill level based on the criteria below.
StarBabies (ages 6 months-3 years old): Introduces infants and toddlers to the water in a fun and loving environment. Parents or caregivers are taught effective techniques to teach their infants and toddlers how to float, submerge, move in the water, and roll over to breathe. Classes incorporate songs, activities, and water safety education. Swim diapers and tight-fitting waterproof pants over the swim diaper are required.
Starfish Swim School (ages 3-17 years old): This class is for those who are beginning to learn to swim and cannot swim freestyle across the pool's deep end. They also cannot tread water for at least 60 seconds.
Starfish Swim School Benchmarks for Completion of Level
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White Star Benchmark 1: Easily can submerge entire face and body
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Red Star Benchmark 2: Independent floating on front and back.
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Yellow Star Benchmark 3: Can perform the swim-roll-swim method
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Blue Star Benchmark 4: Can swim with forward movement with good side breathing body position and proper flutter kick
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Green Star Benchmark 5: Can perform front stroke with 1, 2, 3 breathing pattern with face in the water, overarm action and strong flutter kick
Starfish Stroke School (ages 3-17 years old): This class is for children who can easily swim front stroke with a 1, 2, 3 breathing pattern, face in the water, overarm action, and strong flutter kick across the deep end of the pool. They can also tread water for at least 60 seconds in deep water.
Starfish Stroke School Benchmarks for Completion of Level
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White Star Benchmark 6: Can easily demonstrate fundamentally sound freestyle and backstroke
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Red Star Benchmark 7: Can easily demonstrate fundamentally sound elementary backstroke and sidestroke
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Yellow Star Benchmark 8: Can easily demonstrate fundamentally sound butterfly
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Blue Star Benchmark 9: Can easily demonstrate fundamentally sound breaststroke
Adaptive swim instruction is available for children ages 5-16 with physical or cognitive disabilities. Parent participation is required. Call 520-837-8059 for prescreening and approval to register for these classes.
Swimmers who have been registered with USA Swimming after August 2024 are not eligible to participate. Participants must be able to swim a recognizable competitive stroke one length of the pool without stopping. Swim Test will be given the first day of practice. Registration is capped at 50 per site. Swim championships will be in late July.
Cost: $30/city-resident; $38/non-city resident
Synchronized Swimming League
Swimmers should be comfortable in deep water. All participants will learn basic synchro skills and a choreographed routine. There will be a skills meet in the end of June, and the summer will wrap up with all swimmers performing in a city-wide water show on July 12.
Who: Ages 6-17 years old (Accepting beginners through intermediate levels)
Cost: $41/city-resident; $51/non-city resident
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