April 2019 edition of The Alley

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EVERYBODY INTO THE POOLS

Looking back at first year of Phillips Aquatics Center 

Submitted by MPRB staff

Lifegaurds take a MPRB certification class at Phillips Aquatic Center

Lifegaurds take a MPRB certification class at Phillips Aquatic Center

MPRB lifegaurds hold youth swim lessons at the Phillips Aquatic Center

MPRB lifegaurds hold youth swim lessons at the Phillips Aquatic Center

Swimmers participate in the first ever Thanks-Swimming, a 5K swim at Phillips Aquatic Center

Swimmers participate in the first ever Thanks-Swimming, a 5K swim at Phillips Aquatic Center

MPRB lifegaurds hold youth swim lessons at the Phillips Aquatic Center

MPRB lifegaurds hold youth swim lessons at the Phillips Aquatic Center

“Friday night is a great time to be at the Phillips Aquatics Center: It”'s really bustling with young people,” says Sarah Chillo, Aquatics Manager for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB).

 “Some of them are at the weekly free lifeguard clinic, working their way toward becoming a certified lifeguard, and some are enjoying teen night in the other pool.”Â 

She says a lot of them go back and forth, which is not just OK, but encouraged. As Chillo sees it, that shows the aquatic center”'s mission in action: expanding both water safety and recreational swim opportunities for the neighborhood and the broader city.… Read the rest “EVERYBODY INTO THE POOLS”