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NEWS | May 10, 2019

Memorial Day weekend kicks off recreational swimming at JBSA pools

By Robert Goetz 502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs

With Memorial Day weekend just around the corner, members of the Joint Base San Antonio community will soon have a summer’s worth of opportunities to beat the heat at the installation’s swimming pools.

Recreational swimming season begins May 24 at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Aquatic Center, building 3302; JBSA-Lackland Warhawk Pool, building 2502; and the JBSA-Randolph Center Pool, building 502.

Summertime at the JBSA pools will also be filled with activities such as swim lessons at all three locations, triathlons at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, and water aerobics and volleyball nights at JBSA-Lackland.

Hours of operation for open swimming throughout the summer are noon to 8 p.m. Monday-Sunday at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Aquatic Center; and 1-8 p.m. Monday, 1-8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday at the JBSA-Randolph Center Pool.

Lap swimming at the JBSA-Randolph South Pool, building 980, is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday June 17-Aug. 8.

Hours of operation for open swimming at the JBSA-Lackland Warhawk Pool are 4-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday from May 24-June 9 and 1-8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday starting May 24. Tuesday-Friday hours change to 1-7 p.m. starting June 10.

At JBSA-Lackland’s Skylark Aquatic Center, building 6482, lap swimming is year-round from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Open swimming is from 4-7 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday.

Daily fees at the pools are $2 for children 10 years old and younger and $3 for other swimmers, while season passes cost $45 for individuals, $35 for military students, $85 for families of three, $50 for military families E-1 through E-4 and $10 for each additional family member.  

Season pool passes are available for purchase at the JBSA-Randolph Community Services Mall, building 895, and will be available for purchase beginning May 13 at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Aquatic Center and May 14 at the JBSA-Lackland Skylark Aquatic Center. Passes can be used at all three locations.

Swim lessons, which are offered to dependents of military members, cost $65 per session except for active-duty family members E-1 through E-4, whose cost is $35 per session.

Registration at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Aquatic Center begins from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. May 13. Lessons are held Monday-Friday for two weeks. Session 1 begins June 3 with class times from 9-9:45 a.m. and 11-11:45 a.m., and 10-10:45 a.m. for the Youth Programs class. Session 2 begins June 17, session 3 on July 8 and session 4 on July 22. In addition, a parent/child class is taught at the 11 a.m. class time only for children 6 months to 3 years old.

The first class at JBSA-Lackland starts June 11; registration for that class is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 3 at Outdoor Recreation, building 871. Registration for future classes take place every following two weeks at the Skylark Pool. Each class has eight 40-minute lessons from Tuesday-Friday every two weeks throughout the summer. Classes are for ages 3 and older.

At JBSA-Randolph, swim lesson registration begins at 9 a.m. May 21 in the Community Services Mall. Lessons are held Monday-Thursday mornings for two weeks at the South Pool; the first class is June 17.

Open to individuals and teams, triathlons will be a highlight of the summer at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Aquatic Center.

The first triathlon, which will begin at 7 a.m. June 9, consists of a 200-meter swim, 5-mile bike ride and 1-mile run. Registration deadline is June 5.

The second triathlon, with a registration deadline of July 10, begins at 7 a.m. July 14 and features a 300-meter swim, 10-mile bike ride and 2-mile run.

The third triathlon is set for 7 a.m. Aug. 11; it consists of a 400-meter swim, 15-mile bike ride and 3-mile run. Registration deadline is Aug. 7.

“The triathlons are awesome,” said Dave Waugh, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Aquatic Center manager. “They’re progressive in nature. After the first triathlon, participants will have a month to build up to the second triathlon and then another month to prepare for the third triathlon.”

A fourth triathlon is scheduled at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 8. It’s a “reverse” triathlon that starts with a 3-mile run and continues with a 10-mile bike ride and 200-meter swim.

Entry fee for the triathlons is $20. Individuals and teams are responsible for their own bikes.

JBSA-Lackland features water aerobics at a cost of $3 per session from 5-6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Skylark Aquatic Center, and volleyball night from 7:30-10 p.m. Thursdays starting June 13 and ending Aug. 1 at the Warhawk Pool.

Swimmers 18 years old and younger who are at level four and up may also join the youth swim team, which meets from 6-7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Skylark Aquatic Center beginning May 20 and ending in early August. A successful swim test is required for placement on the team, and the monthly fee is $65 per member.

JBSA-Lackland will also feature a dive-in family movie night every Tuesday beginning June 11. Doors open at the Warhawk Pool at 8 p.m.; the movie begins at 8:30 p.m.

For more information, call JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, 210-221-4887; JBSA-Lackland, 210-671-3780; or JBSA-Randolph, 210-652-5142, option 2.