Glendale Parks and Recreation is Nationally Accredited.
CAPRA provides quality assurance and quality improvement of accredited park and recreation agencies throughout the United States. CAPRA is the only national accreditation of park and recreation agencies, and is a valuable measure of an agency’s overall quality of operation, management, and service to the community.
AQUATICS PROGRAMS & FACILITIES
The City of Glendale owns 2 aquatic centers, the Foothills Recreation and Aquatics Center, located at 5600 W. Union Hills Dr. and the Rose Lane Aquatics Center located at 5003 W. Marlette Ave.
The Foothills Center is a year-round facility that includes: lap swimming, water aerobics, seasonal private swim lessons, summer group swim lessons, summer recreation swimming, pool rentals/parties, and lifeguard instructor certification programs. Foothills amenities include 2 giant slides, a zero depth entry leisure pool with spray features, a lazy river, diving well with 2 diving boards and 6 lap lanes. Foothills has indoor locker rooms with “day use” lockers. Please bring your own lock.
The Rose Lane Aquatics Center is open to the public for summer activities including aquatic party rentals, group swim lessons, and summer recreation swimming. This facility includes a large, zero depth entry leisure pool with spray features, a splash pad, a giant slide, and a big pool with a diving well and 2 diving boards. This facility is only staffed when the pools are open for aquatic programming.
Click here for Glendale's pools and aquatics facilities.
IT'S HERE! Download the SPLASHBOOK for all the summer aquatic details!
The Splashbook provides all the
detailed schedules on open recreation swimming, summer lessons, punch passes, party rentals, Family Swim Night and other valuable aquatic information. If you have questions, please call 623-930-2838 for more information.
SUMMER AQUATICS!
Recreation Swim will be held at Rose Lane and Foothills June 2 - August 4
Group Swim Lessons Summer swim lessons are offered for all ages and
levels. Lessons meet for eight 30-minute sessions,
Monday through Thursday. Sessions will begin Monday, June 4, at Rose Lane and Foothills. Swim lessons are
$26 (non-resident $49). There will be NO lessons
the week of July 4. (The City of Glendale will not be
offering any programs at Cactus and Ironwood pools). Check the Splashbook for details on dates/times.
Private Swim Lessons will be available at both pools. Private lessons are two 30-minute sessions and are held as scheduled for $35/lesson for residents and $42/lesson for non-residents.
SWIM LESSON REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
May 7-9: RESIDENTS ONLY!
Registration begins 8 a.m., May 7. Bring your water bill as proof of residency!
Starting May 10: RESIDENTS & NON-RESIDENTS.
Nonresident registration begins 8 a.m., May 10.
ONLINE REGISTRATION: Click here anytime once registration begins.
Non-residents will be able to register online after 8 a.m.,
May 10. Payments must be made by VISA, Master Card or
American Express for online registrations. Online registration
will remain open all summer.
PHONE REGISTRATION: Call 623-930-2820 (M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
or 623-930-4600 (M-F 5:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; SA 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m.;
SU 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) with class codes ready (these are the
ONLY phone numbers in the city that will accept phone
registration). Payment must be made by VISA, Master Card or
American Express for a phone registration. Receipt will be
mailed or e-mailed upon completion of registration process.
WALK-IN REGISTRATION: Available at the Parks & Recreation
Office, 5850 W. Glendale Ave. (M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.), or at the
Foothills Recreation & Aquatic Center at 5600 W. Union Hills Dr.
(M-F 5:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; SA 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; SU 11 a.m.-4:30
p.m.), or Rose Lane Aquatics Center (starting June 2),
5003 W. Marlette Ave. (M-SU 1-5 p.m.). Payment may be
made with cash, check, VISA, Master Card or American Express
Splashpad Opens: Monday, May 28, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. daily through Monday, September 3
The splashpad is an unattended, free use are at Western Area Regional Park, 83rd Ave. and Berridge Ln. (north of Bethany Home Rd.)
Instructor/Lifeguard Courses
Swim Lesson Instructor Certification Courses Swim Lesson Instructor certification is required to coach swim & dive teams and to teach swimming lessons with most employers. The specific certification required to be employed as a swim lesson instructor varies by employer. The City of Glendale prefers the “S.A.I. Starfish Instructor” certification, but also accepts employment applications from instructors certified in “Red Cross Water Safety Instructor.”
Lifeguard Training and CPR/AED Pro (StarGuard) Classes The StarGuard lifeguard certification and ASHI (American Health and Safety Institute) CPR/AED-Pro certifications are required to apply for a lifeguard position with the City of Glendale and several other valley cities.
Courses are finished for the next few months but will resume again in August 2012.
Lifeguard Applicants
Applications are currently being accepted on a rolling basis for the summer 2012 aquatics season. Screening and interviews will begin March 1, 2012 and will continue until all positions are filled. Thank you for your interest in working for the city of Glendale. Click the specific file format for the 2012 application: Word or PDF. Submit applications to: Foothills Recreation & Aquatics Center – Aquatics Division. 5600 W UNION HILLS DRIVE., GLENDALE, AZ 85308 or e-mail to aquaticinfo@glendaleaz.com. Questions? Call 623-930-2838.
Swim & Diving Team Information
The City of Glendale does not offer competitive team programs. As alternative options, following is a list of community organizations that offer competitive team programs. (Note: These organizations are NOT affiliated with the City of Glendale).
Swim Neptune - Practice at Foothills Recreation & Aquatics Center, 5600 W. Union Hills Dr., and at the Glendale Peoria YMCA located at 14711 N 59th Ave. Offers a summer swim and diving team/league similar to the program Glendale has offered in previous years.
Arizona Swimming Gauchos / 602-674-0125 - Practice at Glendale Community Pool at Glendale Community College, 6000 W. Olive Ave. Offers swim training and competitive meets for all levels.
The Glendale Aquatics Division would like to remind Glendale residents to follow some simple rules for water safety and healthy swimming. These rules should apply to your backyard pool and any pool you may visit during the summer.
Always watch your children around water (even at pools with lifeguards)
Learn CPR (The Glendale Fire Department Offers Classes)
Teach your children (and yourself) how to swim
Follow the 6 “PLEAs” of Healthy Swimming (Directly from Center for Disease Control Website): Please do not swim when you have diarrhea. This is especially important for kids in diapers. You can spread germs and make other people sick. Please do not swallow pool water. Avoid getting water in your mouth. Please practice good hygiene. All City of Glendale Pools require participants to take a shower before swimming. Please wash your hands after using the restroom or changing diapers. Germs on your body may end up in the water. Please take your kids for bathroom breaks or check diapers often. Waiting to hear “ I have to go” may mean it’s too late. Please change diapers and swim suits in the bathroom or changing area and not poolside. Germs can spread to surfaces and objects in and around the pool and spread illness. Please wash your child thoroughly (especially the rear end) with soap and water before swimming. Everyone has invisible amounts of fecal matter on their bottoms that end up in pools.
For more information on water safety and swimming programs,please call 623 930-2840.Keep you and your family safe .
Please do not swim when you have diarrhea. This is especially important for kids in diapers. You can spread germs and make other people sick.
