AQUATIC PROGRAMS
DEAP stands for Drowning Education Awareness Program and is a collaborative effort between Reston Association and Reston Community Center to educate our community about water safety.
AQUATICS EVENTS & HAPPENINGS 2013 Reston Masters Jim McDonnell Lake Swims
SUNDAY, MAY 26 Lake Audubon, Lake Audubon Pool parking lot and bathhouse
Reston Masters Swim Team is holding its annual lake swim at Lake Audubon. Proceeds from the swim are donated to charity. For more information on the one or two-mile swim, visit www.restonmasters.com/ jmls-lake-swim/ Note: Practice Lake Swim will be on Saturday May 25 at Lake Audubon pool from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Participants, please park on Twin Branches Road.
Reston Association Aquatics staff would like to thank the following businesses for the goods, services, time and effort they donated to our operation in 2013!
Reston Sprint Triathlon SUNDAY, JUNE 3 Lake Newport Pool
Visit www.restonsprinttri.org for event information and future registration.
Special Events at the Pools
Stop by any of our special events this summer to hang with neighbors, watch a flick or cool off with some frozen treats. Our pools host over 30 special events throughout the season; Community Cookouts, Pool and Hot Tub movies, summer’s start and end parties, Ice Cream Socials and Popsicle Mania events. See Special Events section on page 102 for details.
DEAP offers three different presentations/classes that can be requested at any time yearround and is set up to serve the audience's schedule. To learn more about the programs offered, or request a session, please contact: Reston Community Center (RCC) 703-476-4500 Reston Association (RA) 703-435-6528
WHALE Tales (5-12 years old) Free, Registration Required
Longfellow’s WHALE Tales is a one-hour interactive presentation that provides easy-to-follow information to help children learn safe behavior in, on, and around the water. Taught in a classroom environment, WHALE Tales makes water safety fun and easy to learn. Each lesson is reinforced with color posters, worksheets, activities, and a video that features Longfellow, the animated whale. This program is offered to Cub Scouts and Webelos, Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts, and daycare centers.
Free, Registration Required
This FREE one-hour presentation (30-minute presentation, 30 minutes of Q&A) will provide parents with an orientation to the group swim lessons offered by Reston Association and the Reston Community Center. It is designed to teach parents with children in the lower swimming levels how to provide guidance, care, supervision, motivation, and support to their child in our swim lesson programs.
General Water Safety (18 years and older) Free, Registration Required
This 90-minute presentation (60-minute lecture and 30 minutes of Q&A) focuses on the importance of water safety training and provides general information for keeping family members safe in, on, and around the water. The presentation is designed for rotary clubs, PTAs, home school networks, church groups, and other civic organizations, and can be scheduled at their facility. For current information and registration, visit www.restoncommunitycenter.com.
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For more info on Aquatic programs and events, please call the aquatics office at 703-435-6532.
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Parent Orientation to Swim Lessons (18 years and older)
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