Swimmers anxiously awaited the opening of the public pool season in Round Rock.

It's getting hotter and hotter, and finding ways to keep cool are becoming more appealing.

If you have a couple bucks and don't mind getting wet, public
pools are opening up for all to enjoy.

Round Rock city pools opened June 4.

The lifeguards are on duty, a few last minute fixes to pools were made and gates opened without a hitch Thursday.

Now that school's out, pools are a place many students have been waiting to dip into.

	Swim Lessons; Pool Information
• Click the following link if you’d like to sign up for swim lessons in Round Rock. • Check out this link for a list of the City of Austin pools and their opening dates.

"I wanted to go swimming in the winter but they weren't open, so I've been waiting a long time," pool-goer Cory Pekkala said.

But, getting ready for the summer swim season took a lot of pool
preparation work and lifeguard training.

"We're actually storing up, just in case we need them later on," Erica Molacek, the aquatics supervisor for the city, said about extra lifeguards.

Round Rock added about 50 extra guards this summer. All are CPR certified and ready to make it a safe swim season.

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"You keep alert. It's your job," lifeguard Luke Bernhard said.

It's a job many said they are happy to have this summer, even if it means being strict to keep kids safe.

"They don't like to listen. Being a lifeguard on stand -- it's really stressful," Bernhard said.

Molacek offered this advice for all summer swimmers: "Be smart and safe. Know where you are in your swimming limitations."

If you want to learn to swim, the city still has slots open for lessons.

	Additional Pool Safety Tips
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and The Injury Prevention Program (TIPP) offers the following tips for protecting your children around swimming pools: • Never leave your children alone in or near the pool, even for a moment. An adult who knows CPR should actively supervise children at all times. • Practice touch supervision with children younger than 5 years. This means that the adult is within an arm's length of the child at all times. • You must put up a fence to separate your house from the pool. Most young children who drown in pools wander out of the house and fall into the pool. Install a fence at least 4 feet high around all 4 sides of the pool. This fence will completely separate the pool from the house and play area of the yard. Use gates that self-close and self-latch, with latches higher than your children's reach. • Keep rescue equipment (such as a shepherd's hook or life preserver) and a telephone by the pool. • Do not use air-filled "swimming aids" as a substitute for approved life vests. • Remove all toys from the pool after use so children aren't tempted to reach for them. • After the children are done swimming, secure the pool so they can't get back into it. • A power safety cover that meets the standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) may add to the protection of your children but should not be used in place of the fence between your house and the pool. Even fencing around your pool and using a power safety cover will not prevent all drownings. Source: AAP Web site – http://www.aap.org/family/tipppool.htm