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AQUATICS
SPRING POOL SCHEDULE: 3/7-6/18
MONDAY/WEDNESDAY
6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. WaterX Shallow Aerobics & Lap Swim 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. WaterX Deep Aerobics & Family Swim 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Swimming Lessons 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Public Swim
TUESDAY/THURSDAY
7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. WaterX Bootcamp & Family Swim 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. WaterX Shallow Aerobics & Lap Swim 9:00 p.m.-10:00 a.m. WaterX Deep Aerobics & Family Swim 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Swimming Lessons 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. WaterX Bootcamp, Lap Swim & Family Swim
FRIDAY
6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. WaterX Bootcamp & Family Swim 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. WaterX Shallow Aerobics & Lap Swim 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. WaterX Deep Aerobics & Family Swim 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Swimming Lessons
SATURDAY
7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Swimming Lessons 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. WaterX Deep Aerobics 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Public Swim 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Public Swim
SUNDAY
Closed All Day
SPECIAL EVENTS
UNDERWATER EGG HUNT
4/16 - $7/participant, all participants under 6 years old must have an adult in the water, within arm’s reach of them, who must purchase a ticket as well. Session 1: 1:00 p.m.-2 p.m.; Session 2: 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required.
APRIL POOL'S DAY
4/30 - 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., FREE Pre-registration is required.
SUMMER SPLASTACULAR
6/18 - 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. - FREE Pre-registration is required.
Aquatics
SUMMER POOL SCHEDULE: 6/19-8/27
MONDAY/WEDNESDAY
6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Lap Swim 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. WaterX Shallow Aerobics 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. WaterX Deep Aerobics & Family Swim 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Swimming Lessons 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Lap Swim 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Public Swim 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Public Swim 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Swimming Lessons 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Public Swim
TUESDAY/THURSDAY
7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. WaterX Bootcamp 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. WaterX Shallow Aerobics 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. WaterX Deep Aerobics & Family Swim 9:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m. Swimming Lessons 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Lap Swim 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Public Swim 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Public Swim 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Swimming Lessons 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim
FRIDAY
6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. Lap Swim & Family Swim 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. WaterX Bootcamp 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. WaterX Shallow Aerobics 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. WaterX Deep Aerobics & Family Swim 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Swimming Lessons 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Lap Swim 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Public Swim 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Public Swim 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Swimming Lessons
SATURDAY
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. WaterX Deep Aerobics 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Swimming Lessons 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Lap Swim 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Public Swim 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Public Swim 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Private Parties
SUNDAY
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Swimming Lessons 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Public Swim 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Public Swim
POOL CLOSURES
April 16 - Closes at noon for Underwater Egg Hunt April 17 - Easter, Closed All Day April 30 - Closes at noon for April Pool's Day June 18 - Closes at noon for Summer Splashtacular July 4 - Independence Day, Closed All Day Aug. 6 - Championship Meet, Closes at Noon, No Rec Swims
Aquatics
TRAINING
The City of Covington Parks & Recreation Division offers an array of safety courses held at the Covington Aquatic Center, including some American Red Cross Certification Courses.
Dates for Spring 2022 courses listed here are coming soon! Check our website for details at www.covingtonwa.gov/ aquatics/advanced_classes/index.php.
LIFEGUARD TRAINING/BLENDED LEARNING
This is an American Red Cross Blended Learning Lifeguard Training certification course. Through videos, group discussion and hands-on practice, you’ll learn teamwork, rescue and surveillance skills, first aid and CPR/AED and other skills you need to work as a professional lifeguard. Access to the internet for completion of the online coursework is required. Online coursework will be assigned outside of scheduled class hours. Successful completion results in a 2-year certification in lifeguarding that includes first aid, professional-level CPR and AED in one certificate.
COURSE PREREQUISITES To enroll in this lifeguarding course, you must be at least 15 years of age before the last scheduled class session. Please bring proof of age on the first day (driver's license, state identification, birth certificate, or passport). To participate in the lifeguarding course, you must be able to demonstrate the following skills before the start of the course:
300 Yard Swim: Swim 300 yards continuously demonstrating breath control and rhythmic breathing. Candidates may swim using the front crawl, breaststroke, or a combination of both, but swimming on the back or side is not allowed. Swim goggles may be used.
Tread Water: Tread water for two minutes using only the legs. Candidates must place their hands under the armpits and keep their head above water.
Timed Event: Starting in the water, swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive 12 feet, retrieve a 10-pound brick, return to the surface, swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point with both hands on the brick and exit the water without using a ladder or steps. Must be completed within one minute and 40 seconds. Swim goggles are not allowed. Candidates should not swim the return distance underwater. Please bring a swimsuit and towel for the skills evaluation on the first day and for every class.
AQUATIC VOLUNTEER ACADEMY
Make friends, build work experience, gain free access to the pool, and learn the basics of volunteering at the Covington Aquatic Center. After completing the Aquatic Volunteer Academy, you can become a Jr. Lifeguard and Swim Instructor Aide. This is a volunteer program that can earn you community service hours on any day of the week and is a great way to get involved! The experience you gain volunteering as a junior lifeguard and instructor aide is extremely valuable and will put you ahead of others when it comes time to apply for a job as a lifeguard or swim instructor.
COURSE PREREQUISITES To enroll in the AVA course, you must be between 11-14 years of age before the last scheduled class session. To participate in the AVA course, you must be able to demonstrate the following skills: - Swim front crawl stroke 25 yards - Tread water for one minute - Swim under water for 10 feet The skills evaluation will occur on the first day of the course. Please bring a swimsuit and towel for the skills evaluation and every class.
OTHER ADVANCED TRAINING
The Covington Aquatic Center offers additional American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Courses and other advanced training courses. Schedules for these programs vary based upon demand and advanced instructor availability. Please contact the Covington Aquatic Center at parks@ covingtonwa.gov or call the front desk at (253) 480-2480 to be placed on a class request list.
LIFEGUARD TRAINING REVIEW COURSE
The American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Review Course is intended for currently certified lifeguards wishing to maintain their certification. This course includes a brief review of the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Course and the practical and written final examinations.
WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION COURSE
This course is to prepare instructors to teach people swim and to help them be safe when they are in, on, or around water. The Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety program covers skills and knowledge in a logical progression for aquatic skill development. As participants develop these skills, they will become safer and better swimmers. This course includes the American Red Cross Fundamentals of Instructor Training and the Water Safety Instructor Training. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be certified as American Red Cross Water Safety Instructors.
Aquatics
CLINICS SUMMER CAMPS
BOY SCOUT SWIMMING MERIT BADGE CLINIC
The Covington Aquatic Center’s Boy Scout Swimming Merit Badge Clinic is a 4- hour clinic which allows for Boy Scouts to begin (and perhaps complete) the Eagle-required Swimming Merit Badge. The clinic is staffed by American Red Cross certified Lifeguards and Water Safety Instructors who are familiar with the Boy Scout Aquatics Program. A Merit Badge Counselor working for the City of Covington will supervise the clinic and collect all Blue Cards at the beginning of the Clinic.
Class Age Date Day Time Fee 2291.07.1600 9-18 5/18 Sat 4-8 p.m. $22
DASH & SPLASH
Come and check out our new and improved Dash & Splash program this summer! This is a program for children ages 6-15 that focuses on fun and fitness. Participants will engage in fun outdoor activities and learn to play various games both on land and in the water. The first part of the day will be spent at the Covington Community Park and will consist of various games and activities. The second portion of each day will be spent in the water at the Covington Aquatic Center, learning swimming techniques and skills, playing sharks & minnows, learning about water safety skills and more!
Dash & Splash runs four days a week with two different sessions, both including a special access to our public swim immediately following the in-water portion of the program.
Class Age Date Day Time Fee 3185.35.1200 6-15 6/20-7/21 M-Th 12-2 p.m. $200 3285.35.1200 6-15 7/25-8/25 M-Th 12-2 p.m. $200
DASH & SPLASH PACKAGE
This special summertime Dash & Splash Package includes both sessions of Dash & Splash at a significant discount and allows participants to take advantage of the two public swims immediately following the Dash & Splash program at 2pm and 3pm.
Class Age Date Day Time Fee 3085.35.1200 6-15 6/20-8/25 M-Th 12-2 p.m. $300
SPACE IS LIMITED REGISTER NOW >>
Aquatics
SWIM LESSONS
LEARN-TO-SWIM
We are pleased to offer a comprehensive program designed by the American Red Cross. Classes are offered for all ages and all ability levels. Beginning levels focus on water adjustment and introduce basic swimming and water safety skills. More advanced levels concentrate on stroke development, stroke refinement and additional water safety skills.
WHAT CLASS IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Placing of your child into the correct level is critical for their success. Each swimming level focuses on different skills, depending on age and ability. If your child is a beginner, they will start in the first level of either Parent & Child Aquatics, Preschool Aquatics, or Learn to Swim, depending on their age. If your child has had lessons before or has some swimming experience, their swimming ability needs to be assessed to determine the appropriate level in our swim lesson program. We provide Placement Tests free of charge during our Public Swims. Ages Classes 6 months-4 years Parent & Child Aquatics Levels 1 & 2 4-5 years Preschool Aquatics Levels 1-3 6-14 years Learn to Swim Levels 1-6 15+ years Adult Lessons
*Parents are required to be in-water for Parent & Child Aquatics.
GROUP SWIM LESSONS
Group lessons are available for every skill ability and age, six months and up! Classes run in scheduled sessions: • 5 days/week (Monday-Friday, summer only) • 2 days/week (Mondays & Wednesdays) • 2 days/week (Tuesdays & Thursdays) • 1 day/week (Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays; Sundays only offered in summer) GROUP SWIM LESSONS PRICING Spring Pricing Fee # Classes Parent & Child $82.00 8 Preschool/LTS $82.00 8 Competitive $128.00 8 Summer Pricing Fee # Classes Parent & Child $75.00 10 Preschool/LTS $102.50 10 Competitive $160.00 10
PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS
Private Lessons are available in 30-minute sessions and scheduled in advance with an individual instructor. SemiPrivate Lessons are available for two or more students registering for the same private session in the same transaction. PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS PRICING Class Fee # Classes Private Swim Lesson $38.00 1 Semi-Private Swim Lesson $23.00 (per student) 1
HOW TO REGISTER
For individual class availability and registration, please visit www.covingtonwa.gov/cac, contact us over the phone at (253) 480-2480, or come see us in person at the Covington Aquatic Center, 18230 SE 240th St. in Covington.
SPRING 2022 SWIM LESSONS SCHEDULE
Days Dates Times # Classes M/W 3/7-3/30 4:00pm-7:00pm 8 Tu/Th 3/8-3/31 4:00pm-7:00pm 8 Fri 3/11-4/29 4:00pm-7:00pm 8 Sat 3/12-4/30 7:30 am-12:00 pm 8 M/W 4/4-4/27 4:00pm-7:00pm 8 Tu/Th 4/5-4/28 4:00pm-7:00pm 8 M/W 5/2-5/25 4:00pm-7:00pm 8 Tu/Th 5/3-5/26 4:00pm-7:00pm 8 Fri 5/6-6/17 4:00pm-7:00pm 7 Sat 5/7-6/18 7:30 am-12:00 pm 7 M/W 5/30-6/15 4:00pm-7:00pm 6 Tu/Th 5/31-6/16 4:00pm-7:00pm 6
SUMMER 2022 SWIM LESSONS SCHEDULE
Days Dates Times # Classes Sun 6/19-8/21 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 10 M-F 6/20-7/1 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m 10 M/W 6/20-7/20 4:00pm-7:00pm 9* Tu/Th 6/21-7/21 4:00pm-7:00pm 10 Fri 6/24-8/26 4:00pm-7:00pm 10 Sat 6/25-8/27 9:00 am-12:00 pm 10 M-F 7/5-7/15 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 9* M-F 7/18-7/29 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 10 M/W 7/25-8/24 4:00pm-7:00pm 10 Tu/Th 7/26-8/25 4:00pm-7:00pm 10 M-F 8/1-8/12 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 10 M-F 8/15-8/26 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 10
*No class on 7/4.
SUMMER LEAGUE SWIM TEAM
SEAHORSES SWIM TEAM
The Seahorses are a recreationally competitive swim team that trains at Covington Aquatic Center and competes against teams like Federal Way Stingrays.
Our season runs June 20-August 6. Registrants will be assigned their practice schedule before the start of the season, via email. These 1-hour workouts will be MondayFriday either at 7 a.m., 8 a.m., or 10 a.m. Virtual swim meets will be held on Saturday afternoons on 7/9, 7/23, and 8/6. Ages 6-18 years old.
REGISTRATION FEES Ages Participants* 6-18 1-2 Children 6-18 3rd Child 6-18 4th Child 6-18 5th+ Child Fee** $150.00 $145.00 $142.50 $140.00
*Children must be in the same household and register at the same time to recieve the multi-child discount. **For eligible applicants, financial need-based fee waivers may be available to cover up to half the fee for this activity.
Parks & Trails
Covington's Parks System
Covington's Park System boasts over 151 acres of property. From open spaces to playgrounds to our aquatic center, there are a wide variety of amenities for residents to enjoy.
Within our park system, you can find walking paths, sports courts, picnic areas, waterways, bbqs, and more. The chart below lists the amenities available at each location.
More details about our parks can be found on our website at www.covingtonwa.gov/parks.
Covington Community Park
PARK AMENITIES
PARK PROPERTIES
Trails Walking Paths ADA Access Natural Area Waterway Parking Lot Courts Picnic Area BBQ/Water Play Equipment Play Area Bench/Seating Lighting Restrooms Swimming Programming Rental Options Trash Bins Pet Waste Station
Cedar Valley Park
Covington Aquatic Center
Covington Community Park
Crystal View Park
Evergreen Park
Friendship Park
Gerry Crick Skate Park
Jenkins Creek Park
Jenkins Creek Trail
SoCo Park
North Wingfield Open Space*
Rainier Vista Open Space*
26020 186th Place SE
18230 SE 240th St
17649 SE 240th St
25412 170th Pl SE
19801 SE 262nd St
15808 SE 254th Pl
25064 164th Ave SE
18050 SE 267th Pl
N of 262nd, E of 180th
17081 SE Wax Rd
18050 SE 267th Pl
S of 240th St at 185th Ave
*The North Wingfield and Rainier Vista Open Spaces are just two of our 68+ acres of open space in Covington. PARKS@COVINGTONWA.GOV | WWW.COVINGTONWA.GOV/PARKS | (253) 480-2480 19
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Location: Kentwood High School Commonsood High School Commons
Register online at wRegister online at www.covingtonwa.gov/rec.covingtonwa.gov/rec or by phone at 253-480-2480. Covington Parks & Recreation presents CAMP ADVENTURE
a new adventure every day Five Sessions this Summer!
Day Camp Full of Adventure
Grades 6-8 $275
*Scholarship Available CAMP SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Early drop-off at 7 am Late pick-up until 6 pm REGISTER NOW! covingtonwa.gov/rec or (253) 480-2480 Tweens and teens from 6th-8th grades will enjoy a fun-filled and often action packed day camp with a new adventure each day!
Examples of fun activities include ropes courses, hiking, zip lines, paddle boarding, swimming, visiting the zoo, laser tag, mini golf, and much, much more!
Choose a session or attend them all! Session I: June 27-June 30 Session 2: July 5-July 8 Session 3: July 25-July 28 Session 4: August 8-August 11 Session 5: August 22-August 25
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