Page 8 - Januray-February 2020 Magazine Issue

Klahanie Pools

Our Biggest Amenity

Klahanie is one of the only swimmers and kids are welcome high quality swim lessons. All the
communities in the greater to visit the pool during every day Instructors are either Lifeguard
Issaquah/Sammamish area to from 7am-3pm. With the adults Certified or have the Water
have a dedicated pool for the on staff, we are able provide Safety Instructor Certification.
use of the community members. the lifeguard service during the Everybody goes through our
To have two pools, places us in daytime in off-season months. internal Swim lesson In-Service.
a class with no peers. The long- Swim and Water Safety Classes For more information on swim
time challenge has been about classes, private lessons and Aqua
how to add year-round value to In the spring, we added a basic Fit contact:
the community from the pools. water safety class for 3rd Grade swimlessons@klahanie.com
Here is our report on how we did Klahanie children. The goal is to
in addressing that challenge. have every student learn water What we will add to our Aquatics
safety by the time they complete Program in 2020
The Lakeside pool Bubble
the 3rd grade. The first program
The new bubble was installed graduated 45 Klahanie kids. This • Adult beginner classes with
adult instructors during the
this fall and is planned to be up investment of just $34/student day
for about 180 days, before being is a small cost to keep them safe
taken down and stored for the around the pools. • Mountainview pool will be
warmer months. Heated air The new off-season swim classes opened earlier for resident
blows into the bubble to keep on Wednesday afternoons are swim time, starting mid-
it inflated. The air temperature filled with 25 kids each week. April or beginning of May
inside is around 72 degrees with depending on weather.
water temperature at 85 degrees. Aqua fit (water aerobics) class on • We are in discussions on
Saturday attracted 25 adults to
Wind, rain and snow all affect exercise to the accompaniment adding a night class for
the bubble, so we are constantly of good music as motivation residents interested in
monitoring the forecasts. When during their work out. Additional learning to SCUBA dive. In
wind speeds reach 20 miles per classes will be added in the the mornings you may soon
hour, we may have to close the future. see the opportunity for a
bubble and deflate it to keep yoga class on the pool deck.
it safe. These closures may During the summer months, the If you have any other ideas to
come with short notice and we swim classes are scheduled and help us add year-around value to
apologize in advance in case it managed by Coordinators Annie the community, please contact
affects your plans. Moore and Megan Shomaker. pools@klahanie.com
They are proud to help provide
More Lifeguards
The King County Health
Department recommends having
lifeguards on duty whenever
the pool is open. In past years,
we have not been able to have
lifeguards available throughout
the day or during the off season.
That changed this year with the
hiring of new adult lifeguards
to cover each full day. Lap

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