What you need to know about signing up for summer swimming lessons in Albuquerque

Elizabeth Tucker, Albuquerque Journal, N.M.
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Apr. 24—It's almost time to slather on sunscreen, don sunglasses and hit the pools to soak up sunshine this summer. If your child, or you, needs to learn how to swim, the city of Albuquerque will be offering swimming lessons to residents at a dozen pools around the city.

Here's what you need to know to sign up for swimming lessons this summer.

Registration opens at noon May 4, the schedule will be released the same day.

Lessons cost $40 per session, there are two options for lessons, four-day sessions and eight-day sessions.

There will be four, four-day sessions offered, each class is 45-minutes, a total of 60 minutes with the instructor, and there will be three students per class.

There will be eight, eight-day sessions with 30-minute classes, a total of 48 minutes with the instructor, and five students per class.

Swimming lessons are grouped by age, starting at six months, students 5 and older are divided based on skill level.

Pools offering swimming lessons

Betsy Patterson Pool, 7801 Candelaria NE, 505-767-5448 Eisenhower Pool, 11001 Camero NE, 505-767-5440Montgomery Pool, 5301 Palo Duro NE, 505-888-8123Rio Grande Outdoor Pool, 1410 Iron SW, 505-768-4928Sierra Vista Pool, 5001 Montaño NW, 505-767-5444Sunport Pool, 2033 Columbia SE, 505-768-5399Valley Pool, 1505 Candelaria NW, 505-768-5349West Mesa Aquatic Center, 6705 Fortuna NW, 505-836-8718Highland Pool, 400 Jackson SE, 505-768-3940Wilson Pool, 6000 Anderson SE, 505-768-4931East San Jose Pool, 2015 Galena SE, 505-848-1396Los Altos Pool 10100 Lomas NE, 505-768-4901

A full list of available classes is available online.