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Four City Of Las
Vegas Pools Open For Summer Season May 26
Five City Pools Will Open by
June 4 for Fun, Swimming Lessons And Aquatic Sports
Carlos
L. Martinez & Darrio J. Hall Family Pool at Gary Reese Freedom Park,
Garside Pool, Pavilion Center Pool and Municipal Pool will open Memorial Day
weekend and the following weekend, before opening full time for the summer
season June 4. For the holiday weekend, Municipal Pool will be closed
Friday-Sunday for a swim meet, opening 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
Summer pool hours will be:
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Carlos
L. Martinez & Darrio J. Hall Family Pool at Gary Reese Freedom Park, 889 N.
Pecos Road, 702-229-1755 – May 26, the pool at
Gary Reese Freedom Park will host a special afternoon event. Everyone is
invited to Fiesta Day from noon to 5 p.m. Entry and swimming are free.
Latin food and beverages will be available for purchase. Latin music will
enliven the celebration. June 4-Aug. 12, this pool will be open for
recreational swim Monday-Friday noon-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m., and
Saturday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The pool also will be open June 3, Aug.
18-19, Aug. 25-26 and Sept. 1-3, noon to 5 p.m.
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Garside
Pool,
250 S. Torrey Pines Drive, 702-229-6393 – Garside will be open daily for recreational swimming June 4-Aug. 12, with
Monday-Friday hours noon-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m., as well as Saturday and
Sunday, noon-5 p.m. The pool also will be open May 26-28, Aug. 18-19, Aug.
25-26 and Sept. 1-3, noon to 5 p.m.
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Pavilion
Center Pool,
101 S. Pavilion Center Drive, 702-229-1488 – Recreational swim opens for
the summer season June 4-Aug. 12, Monday-Friday, noon to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9
p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Limited adult lap swim is open
Monday-Friday 5 a.m.-noon and 4-7 p.m., and Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon. The
pool also will be open May 26-27, noon to 5 p.m. and May 28, noon to 4
p.m.
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Municipal Pool, 431 E. Bonanza Road, 702-229-6309 – Municipal Pool is open for recreational swimming
May 28-Sept. 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday,
as well as noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. From 4 to 7 p.m. Monday
through Friday, there are limited lanes for adults-only lap swim.
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Doolittle
Pool, 1950 N. J St., 702-229-6398 – June
4-Aug. 12, Monday-Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m.
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Baker
Pool,
1020 E. St. Louis Ave., will be closed this summer for renovation.
All city pools will be
closed June 2 for annual summer in-service training. Go online for a listing of planned pool summer special events in the
summer Beyond the Neon guide.
Daily
fees at all pools are $2 for ages 4-17; $3 for ages 18-49; $2 for ages 50+; and
free for ages 0-3. All-summer pool passes, valid Memorial Day weekend through
Labor Day, also are available for purchase. Pass prices are $40 for a child
under 18 years old or a senior age 50+ and $75 for an adult age 18-49.
Passes are good for lap and open swim at each of our five open swimming pool
venues, valid Memorial Day through Labor Day. Group family passes are not
offered this year.
Each
pool will offer private, semi-private and small group swimming lessons. Private
lessons are $125, semi-private lessons (two-three students) are $65, and group
lessons (four or more students) are $25-$30 ($5 at select pools), for five or
six 45-minute lessons. Swim lesson sessions and water exercise classes begin
the week of June 4 at most pools. Each pool also will offer novice competitive
swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo teams for ages 7-17 for
only $35 for the entire 10-week summer pool season. Registration for swimming
lessons, water exercise classes and team participation is open until full. See
all the information online at www.lasvegasparksandrec.com (click on “Aquatics” or “Beyond
the Neon Guide” for details).
For more information, call 702-229-PLAY or the Municipal
Pool at 702-229-6309. Financial assistance is available for qualified families.
Ask for a financial assistance application at the pool.
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Editor’s Note: High-resolution photos are available for download at ftp://ftp.lasvegasnevada.gov/ls/files/Pools/; no password is required.
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