Snorkeling, diving, swimming: Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center Summer campers make great use of the pool

Looking for a way to keep your kids busy this summer? The Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center has a massive indoor swimming pool and is hosting its annual Summer Camp.

A majority of Freedom’s summer campers will go swimming each day. The times are scheduled, and camping groups are rotated to keep the pool from getting overcrowded.

While in the pool, children can enjoy the swimming slide, diving boards, and an inflatable obstacle course called the “wibit” on Fridays. All campers are supervised by Freedom’s camp counselors who are in the pool or walking the pool deck. All of Freedom’s counselors are trained on swim time procedures. The kids will have supervision when walking to the restroom and when they switch pools.

The new swimming pool can still be enjoyed by children who do not have great swimming skills. These children will be able to stand in good-sized portions of the pool and are also supervised by counselors.

Each counselor ensures the well-being of each child and makes sure they’re having a good time. Children are not able to spend their entire day swimming at the pool, but can get in more swim time when they come back to the Freedom Aquatics and Fitness Center with their parents.

Freedom offers two camps for older children called the “Aquatics Camp” and “Learn to be a Lifeguard Camp.” These older children will spend more time in the pool, however not the entire day.

In the basic summer camps that Freedom offers, such as soccer or “Camp Freedom,” children will spend up to an hour of free play in the pools. Children have freedom to do as they please with the approval and communication from their counselors.

With Freedom’s structured camps around the pools, such as the Aquatics Camp, children must take a prerequisite skills test to ensure their swimming skills are adequate for the program.. With this specific program, children will learn how to excel in different swimming styles and techniques through fun games and lessons.

Freedom has also partnered with a local scuba company that can teach kids how to scuba and snorkel for the day, all under supervision in Freedom’s pool. It’s a very neat experience for all of the children. This year, Freedom also has a new diving camp where a local dive coach will lead a beginner program on basic diving techniques.

During swim time, parents can only swim with their kids once their child has been signed out by them. The pool will still be open to guests and members while summer campers are there. Swimming lessons are available in the afternoon, which are built into the program and are separate from normal swimming lessons. These swimming lessons can be added on for an additional fee.