Friday, May 23, 2003 9:54 AM CDT
Summer has arrived! Rotary Pool adds more hours for fun in the sun
By BROOKE JOHNSON, Staff Writer
CHARLESTON -- It's time to break out the goggles and sunscreen for another summer at the Rotary Pool, which will open for the swimming season Monday.
Parks and Recreation Director Scott Smith said patrons can look forward to added hours and expanded services this year, including the use of an additional Splash and Slam water basketball unit that was recently purchased for the pool.
"The Splash and Slam has been a very popular activity for the last couple of years, but we have only had one unit," Smith said. "After receiving a lot of requests from customers, we have been able to go ahead and install another unit for this summer."
The additional basketball unit will be located near the shallow end of the pool, giving some of the pool's younger swimmers the opportunity to join in the fun.
"In the past, the bigger kids have been able to kind of dominate the games, because the younger kids weren't tall enough to go in the deeper end of the pool, but now they will get a chance to play too," Smith said.
Smith said he anticipates that the additional unit will score big points with the younger crowd at the pool this summer. "I think it will keep our basketball fans happy -- the kids really love it," he said.
Children and adults will also have the opportunity to enjoy an extra hour of fun in the sun due to a change in pool summer hours, Smith said.
During past years, the pool has not been available for open swim until 1 p.m. each day, with laps, tots and tans being held from noon until 1 p.m. This year, however, the pool's summer hours will include time for lap and open swim beginning at noon Monday through Saturday, with only open swim on Sunday.
The water slide will open daily at 1 p.m.
While the main pool will be used for open swim between noon and 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday, the water slide pool will be used for lap swim only. "Those interested in swimming laps will still have a separate place to swim," Smith said.
There will be no designated lap swim time on Sunday.
"In past years, we were open at noon anyway, but now we hope everyone will come in and enjoy the facilities for an extra hour," Smith said.
The pool will be open on all scheduled days as long as the air temperature is 68 degrees or warmer and the weather is clear.
Smith said maintenance crews have been working for two months to prepare for the opening of the pool. In addition to making minor repairs, workers have been painting and landscaping.
Last year, the pool added new diving towers, lifeguard stations and poolside umbrellas.
While the recently renovated Putt-N-Swing miniature golf course adjacent to the pool is already open, the batting cage complex is not expected to open for another week or so, Smith said.
Renovations to the batting cage complex have taken longer than expected, but Smith said the final results should be well worth the wait. "We are installing all new nets and machines," he said. "It will be like new when it is finished."
Rotary Pool hours
The Charleston Rotary Pool will celebrate its Memorial Day opening on Monday
with swimming hours from 1 to 5 p.m. and free admission.
The pool will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. The pool will
begin observing "summer hours" starting May 29 with laps/ open swim from noon
to 1 p.m. (except Sundays) and open swim from 1 to 6 p.m. daily. The waterslide
will open daily at 1 p.m. Family swim hours will be 6 to 7 p.m., with added
hours on Thursday and Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. Pool rentals are available now.
Season passes may still be purchased at a pre-season discount price through
Saturday. Passes and lesson programs will be sold at the pool from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday. All passes will go to full price beginning Monday. For more
information, call 345-3233 or 345-6897.
Putt-N-Swing Hours
The recently renovated Putt-N-Swing miniature golf course will be open 4-9 p.m.
today, noon-9 p.m. Saturday and 1-9 p.m. on Sunday.
The Putt-N-Swing will be open Tuesday and Wednesday from 4 to 9 p.m. The
facility will begin observing "summer hours" on Thursday, and will be open
noon-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-9 p.m.Sunday. Nightly rentals are now
available.
-- Brooke Johnson
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