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SPLASH DOWN
Manteca water fun starts Saturday
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Youngsters enjoy open pool time at the City of Mantecas Lincoln Park swimming pool. - photo by HIME ROMERO

Interested in scuba diving? Curious about what lifeguard training involves? Want to swim laps for exercise? Need to learn how to swim? Or do you just want to splash around and have fun?

The City of Manteca is offering fee classes and pool time to do all of that once again this summer.

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Swim lessons

You have the option of group or private swim lessons. Group lessons are offered on eight different skill levels with five programs designed for those 6 and older as well as three younger age specific programs for those nine months to three years, three to five years, and and four to six years.

There are five sessions.. They cover two week periods, Monday through Thursday for eight lessons at 35 minutes each. The cost is $42  for Manteca residents and $52 for non-residents. Lessons take place at the Lincoln Park and Manteca High swimming pools. The upcoming sessions are June 8-18, June 22 to July 2, July 6-16, July 20-30, and Aug. 3-6 (the last dates are a short session and have prorated fees of $21 for city residents and $31 for non-city residents). Registration for upcoming sessions closes at 5 p.m. on the prior Thursday. That means this Thursday at 5 p.m. is the deadline for the two-week sessions starting on Monday.

Private swim lessons for 9 months through adults are available at the Manteca High and Lincoln Park pools for $100 for residents and $110 for non-residents. It consists of four Monday through Thursday 40-minute lessons. Lessons are offered June 8 through July 30. There are sessions available on Saturday for private lessons. One session is June 6, 13, 20, and 27. The second session is July 11, 18, 25 and Aug. 1.

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Junior lifeguard & scuba diving

Two new and improved junior lifeguard clinics for ages 10 through 14 are planned at the Lincoln Pool The first session is Saturday-Sunday, June 13-14, and the other Saturday-Sunday July 18-19. Both sessions are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. The cost of a session is $27 for residents and $37 for non-residents.

Introduction to scuba classes for those 10 and older are scheduled for Sundays on June 14 and July 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Manteca High pool. The cost is $10 or $20 for non-residents.

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Public & lap swimming

The Lincoln Pool is open starting this Saturday from June 6 through Aug. 14 for public swimming. The hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. as well as Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Lincoln Pool is located on Powers Avenue across from the fire station south of East Yosemite Avenue and behind Lincoln School.

Children 4 and under are free while youth 14 to 17 are $2, adults 18 to 61 are $3 and seniors 62 and up are $2. Family passes good for up to four people can be purchased for the season for $60 at the Manteca Parks & Recreation office, 252 Magnolia Ave.

Lap swimming for all ages takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Manteca High from June 9 through Aug. 6. No pre-registration is required. You simply pay the $2 per session fee at the entrance to the Manteca High swimming pool. A minimum of five swimmers are needed for the session to take place.

Lincoln Pool can also be rented for a minimum of two hours with lifeguards included for summer parties. For information on pool rental call 456.8600.