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Dive into summer fun at City pools!

Four regional pools open in May

Get the jump on the summer pool season. Visit one of our four regional pools open for your swimming pleasure during the month of May. The pools are South Side Lions, 3100 Hiawatha; Heritage, 1423 Ellison Drive; Woodlawn Lake, 221 Alexander Ave.; and Lady Bird Johnson, 10700 Nacogdoches.

The four pools are open from 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and from 1 to 7 p.m. on Saturday for open swim. They're also open from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, for lap swim.

In addition, the four regional pools will be open in celebration of the Memorial Day weekend to include Saturday, May 25, Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27, from 1 to 7 p.m.

The regular season runs from June 15 through August 18 at all 24 locations. Regional pools will again be open for the extended season from Aug. 20 through Oct. 26.

World's Largest Swimming Lesson on tap

The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department is offering youth ages 14 and under the opportunity to get head start on the basics of swimming for free while helping to attempt to set a Guinness World Record. The department is joining forces with the nation's top water safety and training organizations to present The World's Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL) on Tuesday, June 18, at 10 a.m., at six pools.

The pools are: Dellview, 500 Basswood Dr.; Heritage, 1423 Ellison Dr.; Lady Bird Johnson, 10700 Nacogdoches; Lincoln, 2803 E. Commerce; South Side Lions, 3100 Hiawatha; and Woodlawn, 1100 Cincinnati.

Registration will be held June 11 through June 13 from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the San Antonio Natatorium, 1430 W. Cesar Chavez, and on June 12 and 13, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at all six participating pools. Participants are also welcome to register the day of the event.

On June 18, the Parks and Recreation Department, along with water parks, pools and other aquatic facilities around the globe, will host swimming lessons simultaneously in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record.

The event was created in an effort to build awareness about the vital importance of teaching children to swim. Swimming is a life-saving skill and a vital tool to prevent drowning, the second leading cause of unintended, injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14.

Now hiring lifeguard, pool attendants

for the 2013 pool season

Lifeguards, public service attendants and pool supervisors are now being hired for the 2013 outdoor pool season. Lifeguard applicants must be at least 16 and must pass a swim skills test. The department provides CPR and lifesaving training to prepare hirees for their lifeguarding responsibilities. Applicants who have passed the prerequisite test will be scheduled for training. The starting salary is $9.01 per hour.

The department provides CPR and lifesaving training to prepare applicants for their lifeguarding responsibilities. Applicants who have passed the test will be scheduled for training classes.

For more information, call the Natatorium at 207-3299.