Aquatic Center
Swimming is an important lifetime skill that can be enjoyed by all ages and all fitness levels . The Recreation Center of Highland Park indoor aquatic center is a perfect place to enjoy swimming all year-long . The center offers open swim , lap swim , and is home to our Learn-to-Swim program .
All Park District of Highland Park lifeguard staff receive rigorous certification training through the American Red Cross Aquatics Training Program .
All lifeguard staff members are required to successfully complete training and on-going in-service training to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies . This includes land and water rescue skills , First Aid and CPR .
All Learn-to-Swim instructors are required to successfully complete training on how to conduct classes and to evaluate participant progression , as well as Basic Water Rescue and Personal Water Safety . Please remember , when visiting any guarded pool or beach , lifeguards are there to enforce rules / regulations and to respond to aquatic emergencies . Parents / guardians are responsible for supervising their children .
Lap & Open Swim
Lap swim times are available seven days a week . Open swim is available Saturdays and Sundays 1:30-5:30pm . For a complete schedule of lap swim , open swim and aquatic group exercise classes , visit pdhp . org .
Members have full access to lap swim times and aquatic group exercise classes ! Times are subject to change due to special events and / or facility rentals .
Day Pass Fees :
$ 12 resident / 15 non-resident
Aquatic Updates
Would you like to receive aquatic updates ? To join our email list , contact Aquatics Manager Kari Acevedo at kacevedo @ pdhp . org .
Learn-to-Swim Registration
REGISTRATION GOING ON NOW FOR RESIDENT Wed Nov 10 at 9am for non-residents
Online at pdhp . org
In person
SAVE TIME REGISTER ONLINE
• Recreation Center of Highland Park Monday-Thursday
5:30am-6pm
Friday 5:30am-5pm
Saturday / Sunday
7am-1pm
Hours are subject to change .
Mail in *
Park District of Highland Park Attn : Registration 636 Ridge Road Highland Park , IL 60035 Check only .
* No immediate confirmation . Registration will be processed randomly the following business day .
See page 58 for the skill-based program policy .
Pre-Lesson Swim Assessments
Children who have never taken swim lessons are recommended to begin in Paddlers 1 or Little Swimmers 1 unless otherwise approved by the Learn-to-Swim Coordinator or Aquatics Supervisor . If your child has taken lessons at another facility or has taken lessons at the park district but not recently , it is recommended that a pre-lesson swim assessment be conducted . Pre-lessons assessments are free services provided to ensure students get placed in the proper level . For more information and to sign up , please contact Kari Acevedo at 847.579.4051 or kacevedo @ pdhp . org
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