Juneau Pools is offering a variety of swim lessons at Dimond Park Aquatic Center and Augustus G. Brown Swimming Pool during the upcoming spring season, including beginner and intermediate lessons for preschool & youth age groups, Parent & Tot lessons, and the Lil’ Swimmers program for preschool beginners.

Registration for all swim lessons listed below will open on Friday, March 15 at noon. To register, visit the Parks & Recreation online registration catalog and click on the Juneau Pools tab. Registrations will not be taken over the phone, in person, or in advance.

Preschool and Youth Lessons

Beginner and intermediate lessons for preschool and youth age groups will be offered at Dimond Park Aquatic Center every Tuesday and Thursday evening from April 2 through April 25. Preschool classes are open to children ages 3-5 and youth classes to ages 6-12.

All lessons are thirty minutes long. Classes are offered in a variety of time slots between 3:30 and 7:00 p.m.; see the registration portal for a detailed schedule. Swimmers should register for lessons according to their age and skill level. Maximum capacity for each class varies between 4 to 8 students based on the age group and number of instructors per class.

Parent & Tot Lessons

Parent & Tot swim lessons will be offered at both DPAC and AGB on Saturdays beginning March 30. Two sessions are available at each pool: 9:15–9:45 a.m. for children 6 to 17 months old and 10:00–10:30 a.m. for 18 to 35 months.

The spring session at DPAC includes 5 lessons from March 30 through April 27 and cost $50 + tax. The spring session at AGB includes 7 lessons from March 30 through May 11 and costs $70 + tax. Each DPAC session has 15 spaces available and each AGB session has 10 spaces available.

Each child must be accompanied in the pool by an adult, and children are required to wear swim diapers during class. See the Juneau Pools website for a full class description.

­Lil’ Swimmers

AGB will offer Lil’ Swimmers, a new learn-to-swim program for preschool-age swimmers, on Saturdays from March 30 through May 11. Lil’ Swimmers uses a non-traditional format to teach children ages 3 to 5 basic water skills. Learn more about the program on the Juneau Pools website.

Two sessions are available: 11–11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Each session has 8 spaces and costs $70 + tax for 7 lessons.

For more information, please contact Juneau Pools at (907) 586-0839.

After 11 months of major renovations, Augustus G. Brown Swimming Pool is ready to welcome swimmers back into the water! Celebrate the grand reopening with two free community swims on Saturday, March 9, from 1–2:30 p.m. and 3–4:30 p.m.—complete with cupcakes, stickers, and the chance to explore the pool’s brand-new look and feel.

This event is generously sponsored by the Juneau-Gastineau Rotary Club. Please be aware that the pool is open to maximum of 125 swimmers per session.

In the lead-up to the grand reopening, AGB Pool will be open to swimmers for a soft opening Tuesday, March 5 through Friday, March 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The community is also invited to join the official ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour the newly-renovated facility on Friday, March 1 at 2 p.m.

For more information, RSVP to the Facebook event or visit juneaupools.org.

Juneau Pools will host two swim lesson expos at Dimond Park Aquatic Center on Wednesday, March 6 and Wednesday, March 13 to help prepare young swimmers for swim lessons during the spring and summer seasons. Registration opens online on Friday, March 1 at noon.

At the expos, swim instructors will work with children in small groups to provide coaching and help identify their skill and comfort level in the water. Swimmers will then be ready to sign up for the class level that best fits them.

Five sessions are available between 4:15 p.m. and 6:10 p.m. Each session lasts 15 minutes and includes 12 spaces for Preschool (ages 3-5) swimmers and 12 spaces for Youth (ages 6-12) swimmers. Sign up through the Parks and Rec registration catalog (click on the Juneau Pools tab) beginning Friday, March 1 at noon. This event is free of charge.

Starting in summer 2024, young Juneau Pools swimmers will need to either attend a lessons expo or complete the previous level of classes in order to sign up for intermediate and advanced swim lessons (Levels 2, 3, and 4). This is a great opportunity for swimmers with experience in the water to get a head start on the process.

Information about registering for spring swim lessons will be available next week—stay tuned for details.

Additional expos will be held in May.

For more information, visit juneaupools.org or contact Aquatics Manager Terra Patterson at [email protected] or (907) 321-6535.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of Augustus G. Brown Swimming Pool will take place on Friday, March 1 at 2 p.m. and is open to all in the community.

Following an 11-month closure for major renovations, AGB Pool is ready to welcome swimmers back into the water. Improvements include a resurfaced leisure pool, remodeled locker rooms, new plumbing and aquatic systems, a new boiler, and numerous other renovations large and small to make AGB more accessible, energy-efficient and user-friendly for a new era of Juneau swimmers.

The ceremony will feature a few words from Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon, Parks & Recreation Director George Schaaf and Aquatics Manager Terra Patterson, and Goldbelt Heritage will perform a cleansing ceremony. After the ceremony, the public can tour the facility to see the improvements.

A soft opening of the pool on limited hours is planned for the week of March 4, to be followed by a grand reopening and community free swim on March 9. Stay tuned for more information in the coming days.

Please be aware that AGB has limited parking and visitors should use the on-street parking adjacent to the pool if the parking lot is full.

For more information, RSVP to the Facebook event or visit juneaupools.org.

You asked, we answered—Jaws (PG) is coming to the Dimond Park Aquatic Center! Join CBJ Parks & Recreation at the pool for a dive-in movie screening on Friday, February 9 at 7 p.m. This event is presented by Allen Marine Tours.

Please be aware that space is limited to 100 guests per show. Locker rooms open 15 minutes before showtime, but guests are welcome to queue in the lobby.

Regular pool admission applies; pool passes are accepted. For more information about admission and passes, visit juneaupools.org.

For more information, visit the Facebook event or contact Parks & Recreation at (907) 586-5226.