Augustus G. Brown Swimming Pool will be temporarily closed to the public from Monday, April 22 through Friday, April 26 while the women’s locker room floors are refinished to improve drainage. Following the recent reopening of the facility, an issue affecting drainage was identified, requiring immediate corrective action. During the temporary closure, Dimond Park Aquatic Center will be open to the community.

Please also note that AGB Pool will be closed from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from April 9-18 for maintenance leading up to the closure. Visit the Juneau Pools website for complete hours at both facilities.

For more information, contact Juneau Pools at (907) 586-0839.

The Dimond Park Aquatic Center will be partially or fully closed April 4-7 while the pool hosts the Southeast Alaska Regional Championships swim meet. The fitness deck will be closed beginning Thursday, April 4. The rest of the facility will be closed from 8 a.m. on Friday, April 5 through end of day Sunday, April 7.

Augustus G. Brown swimming pool will be open during the closure. DPAC will reopen for normal hours on Monday, April 8.

See the full Juneau Pools calendar at juneaupools.org.

For more information, contact Juneau Pools at (907) 586-0839.

Parks and Recreation Juneau Pools will offer a lifeguarding class on April 12-14 at Dimond Park Aquatic Center. Participants who successfully complete the class will earn an American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification, valid for two years. Registration opens Friday, March 29 at 8 a.m. and closes on Thursday, April 11 at noon. Register online via the Parks and Rec registration catalog (under the Juneau Pools tab).

The class will be held on Friday, April 12 from 4 – 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 13 through Sunday, April 14 from 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. daily, with an hour-long lunch break included.

Class fees are $250 for general participants but free for those who submit an application for employment as a Juneau Pools lifeguard at the end of the course. The class is open to a maximum of 10 people.

Prerequisites: Complete a pre-course session in the pool prior to the first day of class. The pre-course includes a 300-yard swim, brick retrieval from 10 feet, and treading water for 2 minutes. Must be 15 years old by the last day of class.

For more information, contact Seth Cayce at (907) 586-0839 or [email protected].

Juneau Pools is offering a variety of swim lessons at Dimond Park Aquatic Center and Augustus G. Brown Swimming Pool during the upcoming spring season, including beginner and intermediate lessons for preschool & youth age groups, Parent & Tot lessons, and the Lil’ Swimmers program for preschool beginners.

Registration for all swim lessons listed below will open on Friday, March 15 at noon. To register, visit the Parks & Recreation online registration catalog and click on the Juneau Pools tab. Registrations will not be taken over the phone, in person, or in advance.

Preschool and Youth Lessons

Beginner and intermediate lessons for preschool and youth age groups will be offered at Dimond Park Aquatic Center every Tuesday and Thursday evening from April 2 through April 25. Preschool classes are open to children ages 3-5 and youth classes to ages 6-12.

All lessons are thirty minutes long. Classes are offered in a variety of time slots between 3:30 and 7:00 p.m.; see the registration portal for a detailed schedule. Swimmers should register for lessons according to their age and skill level. Maximum capacity for each class varies between 4 to 8 students based on the age group and number of instructors per class.

Parent & Tot Lessons

Parent & Tot swim lessons will be offered at both DPAC and AGB on Saturdays beginning March 30. Two sessions are available at each pool: 9:15–9:45 a.m. for children 6 to 17 months old and 10:00–10:30 a.m. for 18 to 35 months.

The spring session at DPAC includes 5 lessons from March 30 through April 27 and cost $50 + tax. The spring session at AGB includes 7 lessons from March 30 through May 11 and costs $70 + tax. Each DPAC session has 15 spaces available and each AGB session has 10 spaces available.

Each child must be accompanied in the pool by an adult, and children are required to wear swim diapers during class. See the Juneau Pools website for a full class description.

­Lil’ Swimmers

AGB will offer Lil’ Swimmers, a new learn-to-swim program for preschool-age swimmers, on Saturdays from March 30 through May 11. Lil’ Swimmers uses a non-traditional format to teach children ages 3 to 5 basic water skills. Learn more about the program on the Juneau Pools website.

Two sessions are available: 11–11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Each session has 8 spaces and costs $70 + tax for 7 lessons.

For more information, please contact Juneau Pools at (907) 586-0839.

After 11 months of major renovations, Augustus G. Brown Swimming Pool is ready to welcome swimmers back into the water! Celebrate the grand reopening with two free community swims on Saturday, March 9, from 1–2:30 p.m. and 3–4:30 p.m.—complete with cupcakes, stickers, and the chance to explore the pool’s brand-new look and feel.

This event is generously sponsored by the Juneau-Gastineau Rotary Club. Please be aware that the pool is open to maximum of 125 swimmers per session.

In the lead-up to the grand reopening, AGB Pool will be open to swimmers for a soft opening Tuesday, March 5 through Friday, March 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The community is also invited to join the official ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour the newly-renovated facility on Friday, March 1 at 2 p.m.

For more information, RSVP to the Facebook event or visit juneaupools.org.