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Surprise expands swim‑lesson capacity; wait list drops after new hiring and Oasis facility
Summary
Parks and Recreation officials told the City Council that changes including a full‑time swim‑lesson coordinator, new facility space and a new registration process increased swim‑lesson enrollment from about 1,800 to 3,755 and cut the waiting list from roughly 2,800 to 259.
Holly Osborne, Surprise parks and recreation director, and Paris Johnson, the city's newly hired full‑time swim‑lesson coordinator, told the City Council on Sept. 2 that the department significantly expanded its swim‑lesson capacity this year after hiring staff and opening a new facility formerly known as Oasis.
The improvements were intended to reduce a long waiting list and increase access to lessons that staff said sharply reduce drowning risk. "We saw an 88 percent risk reduction when students do have access to some formal swim lessons and water safety education," Paris Johnson said as…
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