The City's Pools and Spraygrounds are operated by the Parks & Recreation Department. They're a great place to stay cool and beat the summer heat. They're also a great place to find a cool summer job through the City's lifeguard training program.

The Parks and Recreation Department offers annual training for persons wishing to become part of the City's summer lifeguard team. No prior lifeguarding experience is required to sign up for the training, and the training is absolutely FREE.*

Students in the training sessions will learn the necessary skills of water rescue and emergency first aid, including:

victim regocnition techniques
victim assessment
water retrieval skills
primary first aid
advanced emergency care, including CPR and AED usage

The 2010 Lifeguard Training Schedule is:

Lifeguard Training 1:
Session #3: March 23 - April 10 (Tue & Thu 4:30 - 9:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Session #4: April 12 - May 1 (Mon & Wed 4:30 - 9:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Session #5: April 13 - May 2 (Tue & Thu 4:30 - 9:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

Swim Instructor Course / Water Exercise Trainer
Learn all the skills necessary to teach any level of swim lesson, swim team and water exercise. Students learn stroke proficiency, development and techniques, in addition to physiology of water exercise. Must be at least 16 years of age to qualify.

Crossover Training

Crossover training is available to lifeguards who have already received certification the previous year. This two-day refresher course reviews all skills necessary to complete the lifeguard tests, which are given at the end of the two days. No material is taught over in its entirety, and the class is offered simply to bring previous lifeguards up to par on the latest techniques required to work as a lifeguard for the City of Oklahoma City.

The Crossover Training schedule is:

CO Session #1: March 20 (Sat 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
CO Session #2: May 8 (Sat 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
CO Session #3: May 10 & 11 (Mon & Wed from 4:30 - 9:30 p.m.)
CO Session #4: May 15 (Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
CO Session #5: May 17 & 19 (Mon & Wed from 4:30 - 9:30 p.m.)

*To qualify for the FREE training, guards must be hired on by the Parks & Recreation Department and complete a minimum number of hours working at OKC Pools. To learn more about available lifeguard positions, and to submit an application, please visit the Personnel Page to download an application form.

For more information about all our aquatics education programs, including Lifeguard, Lifeguard, Jr., Water Safety Instructor, swimming lessons for children and adults, and water exercise, please call our Foster Program Pool at 239-6898.

2009 Pool & Sprayground Locations

Summer 2009 Pool and Sprayground Locations	Ph.	Pool	Sprayground
Carson Pool @ Sellers Park, 8303 S Villa Ave.	405 685-4027	x	x
Douglass Park, 901 N Carverdale Dr			x
EB Jeffery, 4432 NW 16			x
Earlywine Family Aquatic Center SW 119 & May	405 692-6050	x
Foster Indoor Pool, 614 NE 4 St	405 239-6898	x
Harvest Hills Park, 8235 NW 104th			x
Lippert Park, 5500 S Shartel			x
Macklanburg Park, 11700 N Stratford			x
McCracken Park, 425 SE 64			x
McKinley Park, 1300 North McKinley			x
Melrose Park, NW 5th and Council			x
Memorial Park, 3600 North Classen			x
Minnis Lakeview Pool, 12518 NE 36		x
Northeast Pool, 1220 NE 33	405 424-6343	x
North Highland Park, 301 NW 81st St			x
Reed Park, 1217 N May Avenue			x
Schilling Park, 537 SE 25 St			x
Taylor Park, 1113 SW 70			x
Will Rogers Family Aquatic Center 3201 N Grand	405 946-5937	x	x (inside pool area)
Wiley Post Park , SW 17 & Robinson			x
Woodson Pool, 3405 S May Ave	405 681-9776	x
Youngs Park, SW 44 & Young			x

Download a map of pool & sprayground locations

Come on in -- the water's fine!
Pool Activities
405 297-2211

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