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• Main pool: 6 lane, 25 yard competition pool, with depths ranging from 4 ft. to 8 ft 6 in. Two lanes will always be open for lap swim.
• Water Park: designed for children to experience fun and laughter while spending the day at the pool. Water Park has a water slide, pipe waterfall, arch spray, mushroom spray, and lemon drop deck spray and therapy jets. Water park will be open Monday - Sunday.
• Therapy Pool
• Whirlpool

The Community Center Natatorium also has men, women, and family locker rooms.

The Natatorium hosts birthday parties, sports team banquets, and other special events.

Natatorium will have American Red Cross lifeguards on duty for public swim and all pool rentals.

• No food allowed in pool area except bottled water.

• All swimmers must wear swimsuit.
• Please let pool staff know if you have any special needs or requirements.

Fall/Winter/Spring Pool Hours
Monday - Friday: 6 am - 12 noon
Monday - Thursday: 3 - 9 pm
Friday - 3 - 7 pm
Saturday: 7 am - 6 pm
Sunday: 1 - 6 pm
Sunday: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Water Park Hours
Monday - Friday: 10 am - 12 noon
Monday - Thursday: 3 - 8 pm Friday: 3 - 7 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday: 1 - 6 pm

The Pool will be open from 12-3 pm on all days Wythe County Public Schools are out due to holidays, teacher work days, or weather closings.

Swim Lessons

The Wytheville Community Center utilizes American Red Cross certified water safety instructors who are specifically trained in swimming instruction.

Fee: $25 TR; $30 NRPP; $35 NR

Late Fee: additional $5

Min 2 - Max 6

Swim Lesson Schedule

*Swim Lesson will be held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons

*4 Classes in Parent & Child Aquatics, Preschool-Levels I, II, & III

*6 Classes in Levels 1-6 & Adult

Session 1 - January 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, Feb 2

                Register by January 10

Session 2 - February 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, Mar 1

                Register by February 7

Session 3 - March 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29

                Register by March 6

Session 4 - April 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26

                Register by April 3

Make-up days

We do have scheduled make up days for instances such as thunderstorms or the pool closing for any reason. We do not make up lesson that are missed to illness or other personal reasons our participants might have.

Waiting List

If a class is full and you would like to be notified of any openings, we do have a waiting list available.

Cancellations

We require a minimum of 2 participants for a class to be held. If we do not reach that number we will cancel the class. Calls will be made to those already signed up to inform of the cancellation.

Lesson Descriptions

PARENT AND CHILD LEVELS

WATER BABIES (12-24 months) (Parent’s Participation Required)

The goals of Water Babies is to provide experiences and activities for parents and children to: learn how to enter and exit the water safely, feel comfortable in the water, submerge, explore buoyancy, change body position in the water and learn about choosing and using life jackets.

PRE-SCHOOL LEVELS

LEVEL I -- WATER BUGS (24 - 36 months) (Parent’s Participation may be required depending on child’s ability) The goals of Water Bugs is to provide experiences and activities for parents and children to learn how to enter and exit the water safely, feel comfortable in the water, submerge in a rhythmic pattern, explore buoyancy, perform combined strokes on front and back, change body position in the water, and learn about choosing and using life jackets.

LEVEL II -- GUPPIES (3-5 years)

The objective of Guppies is to help participants feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely. Elementary aquatic skills taught at this level provide the skill base that participants build on as they progress through the Learn to Swim levels. Skills taught include: front floating, back floating, blowing bubbles, combined stroke on front with support, and combined stroke on back with support.

LEVEL III -- MINNOWS (3-5 years)

Prerequisite: Guppies or must be completely independent of parent. Continuing to build on skills taught in Guppies while building confidence and independence. Skills reinforced in this level include: front floating, back floating, underwater exploration, combined stroke with breathing, kicking on back and front unsupported.

LEARN-TO-SWIM LEVELS

LEVEL 1 – STARFISH (5+ years)

This class is for beginner swimmers. Participants learn to be comfortable in water and to enjoy the water safely. Basic skills are learned which will set the basis for skills learned in later levels. Skills taught include: floating, front and back glides, rolling over, arm and leg motions, and combined strokes with support.

LEVEL 2 – SEA TURTLES (5+ years)

Prerequisite: Level 1 or must be able to demonstrate requirements for level 1. The objective is to give participants success with fundamental skills. Participants learn to float without support and recover to a vertical position. This level marks the beginning for true locomotion skills. Participants explore simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back to lay the foundation for future strokes. Skills taught includes: front and back floating unsupported, front and back glides, combined stroke on front and back.

LEVEL 3 – STING RAYS

Prerequisite: Level 2 or must be able to demonstrate requirements for level 2. Participants will learn to coordinate the front crawl and back crawl. Elements of the butterfly and the fundamentals of treading water will be introduced at this level. Participants will also learn rules for diving and begin to dive from the side of the pool. Skills taught include: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly kick, beginning diving skills.

LEVEL 4 - SWORDFISH

Prerequisite: Level 3 or able to demonstrate requirements for level 3. Participants improve their skills and increase their endurance by swimming familiar strokes for greater distance. Participants continue to build on the butterfly and introduce the elementary backstroke, breaststroke and elements of the sidestroke. Basics for turning at a wall are also introduced. Skills taught include: breaststroke, treading water, elementary backstroke, diving skills, butterfly, open turns.

LEVEL 5 – DOLPHINS

Prerequisite: Level 4 or be able to demonstrate requirements for level 4. Participants refine their performance of all the strokes and increase their distances. Flip turns on the front and back are also introduced. Skills taught include: breaststroke, sidestroke, flip turns, treading water, surface dives.

LEVEL 6 – ORCAS

Prerequisite: Level 5 or able to demonstrate requirements for level 5. The objective of level 6 is to refine strokes so participants swim them with more ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distance. Level 6 is designed with “menu” options – Personal Water Safety, Fitness Swimmer and Lifeguard Readiness. Each of these options focus on preparing participants to participate in more advance courses, such as Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard Training, or other aquatic activities, such as competitive swimming.

ADULT SWIM LESSON

Adult group lessons are available to those over the age of 18 that still wish further refine their swimming skills. Whether you want to become a lap swimmer or develop your strokes, this clinic will be geared to the growing needs and demands of the adult swimmer. The four basic strokes, breathing control, water safety, equipment usage, and stroke development/refinement are taught in this swim course. Open to beginners, intermediate, and advanced swimmers.

Private Swim Lessons

Private individual and group lesson are now being offered through the Wytheville Community Center. Private lessons are open to all age groups and ability. Limited time and space are available for these lessons, please be patient. Please call 223-3519 or 223-3525 for more information.

Rates:  Per half hour

                $10 TR; $15 NRPP; $20 NR

                Per hour

                $20 TR; $25 NRPP; $30 NR

Requires 2 week advance registration

See private swim lessons

American Red Cross Lifeguarding Course Information

General Pool Rules