The Lompoc Aquatic Center is celebrating its five-year anniversary this year and will be marking the milestone with a special event on Oct. 22.
The public is invited to participate in a free recreation swim from 1 to 4 p.m. Afterward, the Center’s Competition Pool will play host to “Boat Float,” water walking, and lifeguard skills demonstrations. Games such as underwater hockey and tricycle races, inner tube races, mini-swim lessons, and a “Discover Dive” will be held in the recreation pool, while aquatic games are held in the Therapy Pool.
Special swim lesson assessments will also be offered in the Recreation Pool from 4 to 4:30 p.m. for parents who would like to see their children’s swim level, and later, the pool will be open for a variety of relays and games. In the Therapy Pool, a professional photographer will be on hand to take underwater pictures of children. Then, stick around until 7 p.m. for Lompoc’s first “dive-in theater,” for a showing of the film Finding Nemo and an open swim.
For more information or to register to participate, call the Aquatic Center office at 875-8100.
This article appears in Oct 20-27, 2011.