{"id":9318,"date":"2012-06-09T00:51:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T05:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=9318"},"modified":"2012-06-06T14:28:16","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T19:28:16","slug":"take-a-plunge-in-the-lehigh-acres-pool-and-make-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2012\/06\/take-a-plunge-in-the-lehigh-acres-pool-and-make-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Take A Plunge In The Lehigh Acres Pool And Make History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lehigh Community Pool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Take a plunge in the Lehigh Community Pool on June 14 and make history.<\/p>\n

It’s an opportunity that you can become a part of a record for the Guinness Book of Records for the “largest swimming lesson ever.” All you have to do is sign up to take a swimming lesson at the Lehigh Community Pool on June 14 and join thousands around the globe doing the same thing.<\/p>\n

Rebecca Horne, the pool’s aquatic facility supervisor at the Lehigh Community Pool at 1400 West 5th St<\/a>., said all of the pools in Lee County are in the world-wide competition. So are thousands of pools around the world.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, the high number of new swimmers will create a new record, she said.<\/p>\n

It is being called a “life-saving, Guinness World Record setting event. Last year, more than 20,000 children and adults on five different continents helped to spread the message that swimming lessons save lives.<\/p>\n

Tragically, drowning remains the second leading cause of injury-related death of children ages 1 to 14.<\/p>\n

Horne said she urges everyone in Lehigh to contact her at the pool or call 369-8277 to sign up.<\/p>\n

The pool is heated and open to the public year-round. There are summer swimming lessons offered throughout June and July with a wide range of skill levels taught by American Red Cross certified instructors.<\/p>\n

On June 2, the Lehigh Community Pool became open seven days a week. Hours differ on each day but generally the pool is open from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., like on Monday, then on Tuesday, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and again from 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. This week, the pool is open on Saturdays and Sundays. To 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. on Sundays<\/p>\n

Admission to the pool is $2.50 for adults, $2 for seniors and $1.50 for children. For members of the Lehigh Senior Citizen Center on Plaza Drive there is a discount if you are a member of the center. The pool is owned and operated by Lee County Parks & Recreation with a website at\u00a0www.leeparks.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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