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Announcing Swim with the RAYS! Free Swimming Lessons!!

A collaboration with the Rays Baseball Foundation and City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department

By Stephanie Grayson, Publisher, North Tampa Macaroni Kid June 1, 2019

This summer, your child could be part of Swim with the RAYS, a collaboration between the Rays Baseball Foundation and the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department to bring attention to the importance of life-saving water safety programs in our community. Swim with the RAYS will be available at all twelve Tampa Parks and Recreation pool facilities from June 3rd to August 31st, 2019. The program is available for ages 6 months to 17 years old. 

The Twelve Pools Participating are:

1. Bobby Hicks Pool 

    4201 W Mango Ave

2. Copeland Pool

    11001 N 15th St.

3. Cuscaden Pool

    2900 N 15th St.

4. Cyrus Greene Pool

    2101 E Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.

5. Danny Del Rio Pool

   10105 N Blvd.

6. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pool 

    2200 N Oregon Ave.

7. Interbay Pool

    4321 Estrella Ave.

8. Loretta Ingraham Pool

    1611 N Hubert Ave.

9. Roy Jenkins Pool

    154 Columbia Dr.

10. Spicola Pool

      2615 E Corrine St.

11. Sulphur Springs Pool

      701 E. Bird St.

12. Williams Park Pool

      4362 E. Osborne Ave.


Visit your local Pool for details and to apply for the "Swim with the Rays" program. 

**Parents or guardians are required to complete an application and provide proof of: a free or reduced lunch form for each child from the Hillsborough County School Board, a letter of verification for any state or federal assistance for each child that includes the dates of eligibilty, or state documentation for foster children.**