2009 Swim Lessons

Tampa Parks and Recreation Department is offering swim lessons for all ages and skill levels. Class levels range from Water Exploration, a program designed for infants 6 months and older and parent, up to pre-competitive swim lessons for the more advanced swimmers. American Red Cross certified swim instructors will teach your child how to swim and how to be safe in and around any aquatic environment. Classes are designed to introduce new skills in progression, so each new skill builds on the previous skills learned.

View 2009 Swim Lesson flyer.

Swim Lesson Session Dates
Session I: June 15-25
Session II: July 6-16
Session III: July 20-30
Session IV: August 3-13
Session V: Saturdays,
June 20-August 15

Fee: $15 per session. $4 Activity Fee required for enrollment.

Registration Information
City Residents: June 1 - June 5 (or until full) from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Open Enrollment: June 8 until full from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Register at your local pool.

Free Swim Lessons

Through a partnership with Safe Kids Tampa, led by St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, the Tampa Parks and Recreation Department will offer vouchers for free swim lessons on a limited basis to eligible children ages 5-17 years. Funding made possible by the Hillsborough County Health Department. .

Safe Kids Tampa swim lesson vouchers will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis to qualified applicants at the following pools: Copeland, Bobby Hicks, Cyrus Greene, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. starting Tuesday, May 26, 2009.

To request a free swim lesson voucher, the applicant must show To request a free swim lesson voucher, the applicant must show proof of one of the following:

• Free or Reduced School Lunch

• Food Stamps

• Medicaid, Medicare

Pool Schedules

Click on the highlighted Current Schedule of the pool to view the current hours of operations and classes.

= Indicates the pool includes a handicap accessible ramp or lift.

Angus Goss Memorial Pool 4601 Central Ave 231-5299 Open: Seasonally Current Schedule	Bobby Hicks Pool  4201 W. Mango Ave. 832-1216 Open: Seasonally Current Schedule	Copeland Park 11001 N. 15th St. 975-2734 Open: Seasonally Current Schedule
Cuscaden Park 2900 N. 15th St. 242-5377 Open: Seasonally Current Schedule	Cyrus Greene Park 2101 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 242-5350 Open: All Year Current Schedule	Danny Del Rio Pool 10105 North Boulevard 931-2107 Open: All Year Current Schedule
Loretta Ingraham Recreation Complex 1615 N. Hubert Ave. 348-2080 Open: All Year Current Schedule	Interbay Pool 4321 W. Estrella Street 282-2910 Open: All Year	Roy Jenkins Pool 154 Columbia Drive 259-1665 Open: Temporarily Closed
Dr. MLK Recreation Complex 2200 N. Oregon Ave. 259-1606 Open: Seasonally Current Schedule	Spicola Family Pool 2615 Corrine St. 242-5355 Open: Seasonally Current Schedule	Sulphur Springs Pool 701 E. Bird St. 931-2156 Open: Al l Year Current Schedule
Williams Park 4362 E. Osborne St. 622-1909 Open: Seasonally

Swim at the New Tampa Family YMCA Pool

For more information and procedures, please call the YMCA at (813) 866-9622.

Hours:
Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fridays, 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Saturdays, 10 a.m. - Noon

Lifeguards Needed

The City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department employs lifeguards who are American Red Cross certified and who are proficient in current rescue and resuscitation techniques; observational skills; proactive lifeguard skills; active and passive rescues; spinal injury management; first responder skills; and advanced first aid and CPR.  

Be sure your kids are safe around swimming pools by remembering these Water Safety Tips that won't stop the fun for you and your family.