More Than 50 City Pools to Open Starting June 22
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The Los Angeles City Recreation and Parks Department open more than 50 swimming pools beginning June 22. The entry fee is 50 cents for children and $1 for adults.
Learn-to-Swim programs offer lessons to preschoolers, children, teen-agers, adults, seniors and people with physical and mental disabilities. Lessons are $10.25 for each 10-session class.
The pools also offer team sports, including swim teams, synchronized swimming, springboard diving and water polo. For more information, call the appropriate regional office: Pacific, (213) 485-2844; Metro, (213) 485-5559, and Valley (818) 989-8859.
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