Avoid caffeine, nicotine and alcohol close to bedtime. Caffeine and nicotine are stimulants and will make it difficult to sleep. Alcohol may make you wake up during the night and cause less restful sleep.
Stevens Natatorium offers a lap pool, deep dive well. hot tub, and sun deck fro drop in use during all the hours the facility is open. Equipment such as noodles, kick boards and inner tubes are available on deck to enhance the fun.
Available on-deck toys for kids, kickboards, pull buoys, inner tubes, fun noodles, life vests, etc.
Checkout at the Equipment Issue Desk
Swim fins
Water jog belts
Deep water exercise cuffs
Select your distance and intensity, and choose a ready-made workout from our files. Look for the files on the pool deck near lanes 2 & 3.
Review tips, ideas, and hints on different swimming and aquatic techniques such as appropriate goggles, workouts, nutrition, stroke tips, etc. Fact sheets are available on the bulletin board as you enter the pool.
All swim programs are held in Stevens Natatorium in Dixon Recreation Center. Classes are designed to help swimmers enjoy their leisure time and/or workout times while in the water. Lifeguards and instructional staff have the expertise to make your drop-in or instructional time a valuable experience.
For children and adults. Lessons are designed for participants to learn swimming and aquatic skills. Fees are structured by number of participants. Four 30-minute sessions.
This course is designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge necessary to keep patrons of aquatic facilities safe in and around the water. It includes aquatic-specific rescues, First Aid and CPR and AED for the Professional Rescuer. Participants must be able to swim 300 yards and complete other swim skills.
Kayaking - See Adventure Education.
Water Fitness Classes – See Fitness.
Water Safety Instructor – See Safety.
The following supervision limits and guidelines for family swim time will be strictly enforced:
• Must be accompanied by a participating adult at all times • If a child is not able to move in the water without feet touching the bottom or needs to wear a life-jacket, the child is considered a non-swimmer. Only three “non-swimmers” per adult and the adult must be in the water within arms reach of the children. • Only five “swimmers” per adult and the adult must be able to directly observe the children. • Babies are allowed in the pool with plastic swim diapers.