Aquatics Revenue $300,009
AQUATICS Some highlights from the year include:
“As an avid swimmer, I was initially attracted to the J’s excellent pool and locker room facilities. But over almost a year that I have been swimming almost daily at the J, I have developed fondness, gratitude and a sense of respect for the diverse community I find here. I was especially impressed by the youth programs at the pool this summer. There were equal measures of fun and focus in the kids – the young students along with their teen leaders – and the results were fun to watch. Usually, a pool full of kids is anathema to lap swimmers, but in this case it was a joy to share the pool with them. Whether seniors, swim teams, special needs groups, water aerobics or other classes, the pool is a happy, inclusive place … and in my mind I extend that feeling to the entire facility.” - Rick Chatenever, J Member • For the second year in a row, we were awarded a USA Learn to Swim Grant that facilitated free or reduced cost swim lessons, this year to 19 members of our community. Age Group State Championships, sending six swimmers to compete (two more than in 2023), and 12 athletes attended the Long Course Regional Championship with four Stingrays qualifying for the Long Course State Championship. • With continued growth for the Stingrays Swim Team, we created the Stingrays Pups Prep Program to bridge swimmers from lessons to swim team, with 19 swimmers participating. • Families from across Tucson joined us for the 4th Annual Water Safety Day in partnership with Tucson Medical Center. • To keep up with growing demand for JRays Swim School Swim, we hired 10 new swim instructors in 2024. • We increased Adult Aquatics programming with the return of American Red Cross Lifeguarding Certification and the introduction of monthly Adult Stroke Clinics. • In February, we had a relationship-building moment with a Swim & Sip event where community members could meet the Aquatics staff, learn about our programs, and participate in assessments and mini-clinics. • The Stingrays made a splash at Short Course
Masters Swim $8,853
Stingrays Swim Team $140,982 JRays Swim School $137,480
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
Adult Stroke Clinics 13
Private/Semi-Private Swim Lessons 242 Group Swim Lessons 294 Stingrays Swim Team Swimmers 111 Pups: Stingrays Prep Program 19 USA Learn to Swim Grant Recipients 19
Masters Swimmers 31 Swim + Sip: Assessment + Clinic 25 American Red Cross Lifeguarding Certifications 16
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