Check out Oakdale Park's Swimming Pool - The Plunge!!
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Built in 1925 (in fact, dug using a team of mules), this pool holds over
300,000 gallons of water! Providing endless hours of fun and entertainment for
several generations, the Oakdale Plunge is one-of-a-kind swimming pool. Trained
lifeguards are always on duty.
Season: First weekend
in May through Labor Day.
Rates: 2008 rates are
$5.50 per person ($5.08 + tax) ages 3 and up. Children 2 and under
are free but must be accompanied in the water by a paid adult. All persons not
potty-trained must wear a swim diaper. On
Monday-Thursdays (excluding holidays), we offer a swim special for those who are paid
overnight campers at Oakdale Park.
Pool hours: Mon - Fri
10:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Group rates: Special
rates are provided for youth groups of 20 or more: day care centers,
church groups, scout groups, ball teams, school groups.
Swim lessons: Red
Cross lessons are taught by certified instructors during June and July. The one-week
sessions are held in the mornings. Parents and grandparents, consider camping with us
while your young ones learn to swim!
Swim
Lessons:
Each
year over 100 children take swim lessons with us at Oakdale Park. The pool is a perfect
place to learn to swim. The pool provides a large area where children are able to touch
the bottom and feel safe while they learn to swim. Scott has taught Red Cross lessons for
over 25 years; he incorporates water safety into the lessons.
June 9 - June 13:
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Level 3 - Stroke Readiness (Minimum age - 8
years)
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Level 1 and 2 - Introduction to Water Skills &
Fundamental Water Skills (Minimum age - 6 years)
June 23 -
June 27:
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Level 5 - Stroke Refinement
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Level 4 - Stroke Improvement
July 7 -
11:
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Level 1 and 2 - Introduction to Water Skills &
Fundamental Water Skills (Minimum age - 6 years)
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Preschool - 5 year old class
July 21 -
25:
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Level 1 and 2 - Introduction to Water Skills &
Fundamental Water Skills (Minimum age - 6 years)
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Level 3 - Stroke Readiness (Minimum age - 8 years)
Oakdale
Park swim lessons are held in the mornings prior to the pool's daily opening at 10:00 a.m. Each session includes 5 lessons: Monday –
Friday. Cost of the lessons is a $35.00 pool
use fee Persons having a season swim
pass to Oakdale will receive one set of lessons, paying only a $5 administrative fee. Minimum age for group lessons is 4 years old. Instructors are Scott and Judy May. Phone 897-2321 for class information.
Note: Level I - First class for 6 year old students.
Level II - 7+ years who can prone glide, bob, back float and has a Level
I card.
Level III - 7+ years who can swim the American crawl 25 yards,
comfortable in deep water, and has a Level II card.
Level IV - Can swim the elementary backstroke, back crawl, front crawl,
tread water, and has a Level III card.
Level V - Can swim the breaststroke, sidestroke, dive into deep water,
knows rescue breathing, and has a Level IV card.
Oakdale
Park
