The town will open the Wake Forest Aquatic Center in Holding Park on Memorial Day weekend for the summer season.
The center has three bodies of water – a six-lane, 25-yard lap pool, two water slides with a plunge pool and a children’s pool with sprayground features.
Daily admission fees for Wake Forest residents are $1 for children 2 and under; $4 for children 3 through 13; $5 for people 13 through 59; and $4 for those 60 and older.
Daily admission fees for non-Wake Forest residents are $2 for children 2 and younger; $6 for children ages 3 through 13; $7 for people 13 through 59; and $6 for those 6 and older.
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department offers a punch card good for 20 visits. It costs $60 for Wake Forest residents and $100 for non-Wake Forest residents, and it can be used by multiple pool patrons.
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The Wake Forest Parks and Rec Department will begin accepting registrations on Saturday, June 1, at 7 a.m. for 2019 summer swim lessons.
Only online registrations will be accepted and registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis at www.wakeforestnc.gov/parks-recreation-cultural-resources/parks-facilities/holding-park-aquatic-center/swim-lessons<http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/parks-recreation-cultural-resources/parks-facilities/holding-park-aquatic-center/swim-lessons> until all slots are filled.
Only online registrations will be accepted. Anyone wishing to register who does not have internet access is invited to sign up using the kiosks in the lobby of the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Computer kiosks are also available for public use at the following locations:
* Flaherty Park Community Center, 1226 N. White St.
* Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
* Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
* Sundays, 1-5 p.m.
* Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St.
* Monday-Friday, 2-8 p.m.
* Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
* Sundays, 1-5 p.m.
The cost is $40 for Wake Forest residents who reside within the town limits and $80 for non-Wake Forest residents. Payments can be made with debit card, MasterCard and Visa.
Swim lesson sessions will be provided for preschoolers (ages 3-5) and beginners (ages 6 and above in June, July and August. To view the complete schedule, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/parks-recreation-cultural-resources/parks-facilities/holding-park-aquatic-center/swim-lessons<http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/parks-recreation-cultural-resources/parks-facilities/holding-park-aquatic-center/swim-lessons>.
Classes will meet Monday through Thursday for one week, 45 minutes per day. Swim lessons are provided by a single instructor to groups with a minimum of two students and a maximum of four participants per class.
The PRCR Department will also offer one-on-one swim lessons for children with special needs. The schedule will be announced in the coming days.
All sessions will take place at Holding Park Aquatic Center, 133 W. Owen Ave. Classes will be conducted rain or shine and canceled only in the event of thunderstorms and/or lightning.
For more information about swim lessons and other programs offered at Holding Park Aquatic Center, contact Athletics & Aquatics Superintendent Edward Austin at 919-435-9562 or eaustin@wakeforestnc.gov<mailto:eaustin@wakeforestnc.gov>.
For more information about Holding Park Aquatic Center, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/parks-recreation-cultural-resources/parks-facilities/holding-park-aquatic-center<https://www.wakeforestnc.gov/parks-recreation-cultural-resources/parks-facilities/holding-park-aquatic-center>.
