MIDDLESBORO — It’s time to make a splash in Middlesboro’s City Pool located on 30th Street beside the Civic Center. The pool is fully equipped with a slide and lifeguards, is open to the public and best of all, admission is free of charge!

Pool hours are Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 5:30 p.m.

Middlesboro Independent Schools’ lunch service provides a free lunch to swimmers under the age of 18, weekdays at 12 noon.

Party rentals are also available after normal pool hours from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost for reserving two hours of party time is $50. For more information or to book a date, call James at (606) 248-5670.

LMU to host free swim to kick-off summer

HARROGATE, Tenn. — In celebration of school being out for local students, Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) will open the

doors to the LMU Swimming Pool in the Mary S. Annan Natatorium from noon until 4 p.m. on Friday, June 5 for FREE swim sessions. The event is open to the public.

"I am looking forward to a busy summer at the LMU Pool," Director of Aquatic Services Floyde Ann Gardner said. "This is really an event to celebrate the end of a school year and the beginning of summer. Swimming is a great and fun way to keep kids active and healthy while they are out of school."

Monday will also mark the beginning of a new schedule at the LMU Pool. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays will offer lap swim from 6 to 8 a.m.; a shallow water aerobics class from 9 to 10 a.m.; arthritis class from 10 to 11 a.m.; senior swim (50 years or older) from 11 a.m. to noon; open swim from noon until 6 p.m. and more lap swim from 6 to 7 p.m. On Tuesdays and Thursdays lap swim will run from 6 to 8 a.m.; senior swim will be from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by open swim from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Back-to-back shallow water aerobics classes will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. followed by deep water aerobics from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. On Saturdays a shallow water aerobics class will take place from 9 to 10 a.m., followed by lap swim from 10 to 11 a.m. and open swim from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Sunday, the pool will host open swim from 1 to 4 p.m.

Open swim admission is $2 and children age two and under are free. Class admission is $3 or an 18 visit pass for $50. The pool is available for birthday parties and private swim parties. Contact Gardner at 423.869.6243 for more information.