Whitesboro Community Swimming Pool – Parks and Recreation Department
Pool Hours
Monday | 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Tuesday | 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Wednesday | 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Thursday | 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Friday | 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Saturday | 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Sunday | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Pool Rental
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm |
Sunday | 5 pm – 7 pm |
Admission Fees:
Age 2 & Under | Free |
Age 3 & Up | $2 per person |
Individual Pass | $50 |
Family Pass | $100 for family of 4 |
Pool rental | $50 residents $175 Non-Residents |
Whitesboro Parks and Recreation Department (PARD)
400 Wilson Street
Whitesboro, Texas 76273
PARD Phone: 903.564.5964
Swimming Lessons 2021
(Children must be 4 years old to take public swim lessons; private swim lessons are available for children under 4.)
SESSION 1 June 7-18
(Children’s Tree transportation this session.)
8:30-9:15 AM: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
9:30-10:15 AM: Pre-school, Level 3, Level 4
10:30-11:15 AM: Level 1, Level 2, Level 5&6
11:30-12:15 PM: Pre-school, Level 2, Level 3
SESSION 2 June 21-July 2
8:30-9:15 AM: Level 1, Level 2/3, Level 4
9:30-10:15 AM: Level 1, Level 3, Level 4/5
10:30-11:15 AM: Pre-school, Level 2, Level 2/3
11:30-12:15 PM: Pre-school, Level 2, Level 3
SESSION 3 July 5-16
9:30-10:15 AM: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3/4
10:30-11:15 AM: Pre-school, Level 3, Level 5&6
11:30-12:15 PM: Pre-school, Level 2, Level 4
SESSION 4 July 19-30
9:30-10:15 AM: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3/4
10:30-11:15 AM: Pre-school, Level 3, Level 5&6
11:30-12:15 PM: Level 2, Level 4, Parent & Child
Brief Description of Swimming Classes
Parent and Child Aquatics – Familiarize children between the ages of 6 months and approximately 3 years with the water and teach swimming readiness skills. Provide safety info for parents and teach techniques parents can use to orient their children to the water. Parent/caregiver must accompany child in class.
Preschool Aquatics Level 1 & 2 – Enter and exit water independently, move independently in the water, submerge and blow bubbles, glide on front, roll from front to back, float on back, recover to a vertical position.
Preschool Aquatics Level 3 – Enter and exit chest-deep water from deck, maintain treading or floating position for 15 seconds, swim on front and/or back for 5 body lengths, float on back and front, roll from back to front, recover from float to vertical position, combined stroke using arms and legs on front.
Learn-to-Swim (LTS) Level 1 – Introduction to Water Skills – Enter/exit water independently, blow bubbles and bob, glide on front and back, roll front to back, back float and recover to a vertical position.
Learn-to-Swim (LTS) Level 2 – Fundamental Aquatic Skills – Enter and exit chest-deep water from deck, maintain treading or floating position for 15 seconds, swim on front and/or back, submerge and hold breath, float on front and back, combined stroke on front, change direction while swimming.
Learn-to-Swim (LTS) Level 3 – Stroke Development – Jump into deep water, head first entry, treading or floating for 1 minute, rotary breathing, front crawl, breaststroke, and elementary backstroke, scissor kick, change positions (vertical/horizontal).
Learn-to-Swim (LTS) Level 4 – Stroke Improvement – Improve proficiency in front crawl, breaststroke, and elementary backstroke, sidestroke, change directions while swimming, back crawl, submerge and swim underwater.
Learn-to-Swim (LTS) Level 5 – Stroke Refinement – Shallow-angle dive, surface dives, front flip turn, tread water and leg-only tread water, butterfly stroke, sculling on back, increase distance using all learned strokes.
Learn-to-Swim (LTS) Level 6 – Swimming and Skill Proficiency – Swim 500 yards continuously using any 3 strokes, swimming at least 50 yards of each stroke, turns, survival floating, extended treading.
Guardstart: Lifeguarding Tomorrow
A jumpstart into lifeguarding for kids 11-14 who have completed at least Level IV. Learn accident prevention, develop swimming skills, gain understanding of basic emergency response techniques, and learn leadership skills.