PLEASE LIST through 6/24/11: REGISTER FOR FREE SWIMMING LESSONS

PLEASE LIST through June 24, 2011

IMMEDIATE

 

REGISTER FOR free swimming lessons

 

DATE:                       Lessons are Monday through Friday, see session schedule below for times and                                           locations.

                                    **Online registration for all three sessions opens on Saturday, June 18^th at                                           12:00 a.m. and ends on Friday, June 24^th at 11:59 p.m.

 

DETAILS:                 Parks & Recreation and the City Parks Foundation (CPF) are pleased to announce the kick-off of this year’s annual Learn to Swim program. Learn to Swim is a free instructional program that runs at New York City’s public outdoor pools. The program teaches tots (ages 1 ½ - 5) and children (ages 6 - 14) basic water safety and swimming skills. This summer, there are three sessions of Learn to Swim. A schedule is listed. We will be conducting an online lottery registration for the Summer Learn to Swim program for all three summer sessions. For more information and to register, please visit www.nyc.gov/parks/citywideaquatics or call 311.  

 

three sessions:

Session #1: July 5 - July 21

Session #2: July 22 - August 9

                                    Session #3: August 10 – 26

                                    **All classes run from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

                                     

 

BRONX:                    Haffen Pool                                                    Van Cortlandt Pool

                                    Ely and Burke Avenues                                  W. 242^nd Street and Broadway

                       

                        Crotona Pool                                                 Claremont Park Pool

                        173^rd Street and Fulton Avenue                       Mount Eden & Teller Avenues

 

Mapes Pool                                                   

E. 180 Street between Mapes & Prospect Avenues

 

MullalyPark Pool                                                 

E. 165 Street 

                                   

                                    Floating Pool

Tiffany st. & Viele Avenue

Barretto Point Park in Hunts Point

                                               

BROOKLYN:           Betsy Head Pool                                            Red Hook Pool                     

                                    Boyland, Livonia, and Dumont Avenues       Bay and Henry Street

                                                                                                           

Sunset Pool

                        Seventh Avenue between 41^st and 44^th Streets.

 

Commodore John Barry                              Howard Houses Pool

                                    Flushing & Park Avenues,                              Glenmore & Mother Gaston Blvd.,

Navy & Elliot Streets                                      East New York Avenue

                       

                                    Bushwick Houses Pool                                 

                                    Flushing Ave. & Humboldt Street                 

                                                                                                           

                                    Kosciusko Pool

                        Kosciusko St.,Marcy and Dekalb Avenue

 

MANHATTAN:        Asser Levy Pool                                             John Jay Pool           

Asser Levy Place and E. 23^rd Street               East of York Ave. on 77^th Street       

                                   

Tony Dapolito Pool                                       Hamilton Fish Pool   

Clarkson Street and Seventh Avenue South   Pitt Street and Houston Street

 

Highbridge Pool                                            Thomas Jefferson                            

173^rd Street & Amsterdam Avenue                112^th Street and First Avenue

 

Lasker Pool                                                    Sheltering Arms Pool                       

West 110^th St. & Lenox Avenue                     Amsterdam Ave & West 126^th St.

 

Jackie Robinson Pool                                   

Bradhurst Ave. & 145^th Street                                   

 

Marcus Garvey Pool                                     Dry Dock (Szold) Pool

Fifth Ave. & 122^nd St.                                                East 10^th & Avenue C

                       

QUEENS:                  Astoria Pool                                                   Fisher Pool

                                    19^th Street and 23^rd Drive                                99^th Street and 32^nd Avenue

 

                                    Liberty Pool

                                    173^rd Street and 106^th Avenue

           

 

 

STATEN ISLAND:  Tottenville Pool                                              Lyons Pool

                                    Hylan Boulevard and Joline Avenue              Pier 6 and Victory Boulevard

                                   

                                    Faber Pool                                                    

                                    Faber St. & Richmond Terrace                                  

 

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CONTACT:              Vickie Karp/Meghan Lalor                 (212) 360-1311

 

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