STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK

Calling all waterlubbers. The outdoor Aquatic Center at the Community Campus in Hailey opens Saturday, May 24.

The Blaine County Recreation District will offer preseason pool hours through June 6. Regular summer hours start Saturday, June 7.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 3:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays until June 7.

The pool will then be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and from noon to 6 p.m. Sundays.

The Aquatic Center offers a 25-yard, 6-lane pool, and a zero-depth leisure pool.

Swim lessons, youth swim team, lap swim, aquarobics classes and recreational open swim hours are offered throughout the season.

Aquatic Center season passes with preseason pricing are available until Monday, May 26. Preseason pricing is $199 for a family of four (2 adults + 2 children), $102 for adults, $84 for children (17 and younger) and $84 for seniors (62 and older). Season passes include entry to open swim and lap swim all summer.

Registration for BCRD’s aquatics programs, including Youth Swim Lessons and Dolphin Swim team, is open now.

Youth Swim Lessons offers group lessons for children 3 to 12 years old in two-week sessions from June 9– Aug. 14. The skill-based, age-appropriate group lessons consist of 30-minute classes, Monday through Thursday for two weeks at $50 a session.

Dolphins Swim Team is for children aged 5 to 18 who can swim 50 yards and includes participation in Sagebrush Swim League meets. Dolphins Swim Team registration is $95 for children 10 and under, and $142 for children 11 and over.

Questions? Call 208-578-2273 or visit https://bcrd.org/.