Swim Registration Options

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Note: Swim lessons are NOT yet available via on-line registration.

Residents

Thornton Residents - Mon., December 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Recreation Center (Pick-a-Number system), Community Center and Senior Center locations.
For the first night ONLY, registrations are taken at these three locations. You are encouraged to participate in the Pick-a-Number system if you plan to register at the Recreation Center. Please note that the Senior Center has a limited number of terminals available for your registration needs.

Non-Residents

Nonresidents - Tues., December 2 at 7:00 a.m. at the Recreation Center.
Phone-in registration begins at 8 a.m. on September 9. Due to the popularity of swim lessons, you will only be permitted to register your children plus one additional household.

Pick a Number System

Minimize your time waiting in line for swim lesson registration! The Recreation Division is very proud of the quality swim lesson program we provide, but we are also aware that the registration process can be lengthy and inconvenient. So we are using a process that hopefully minimizes the inconvenience for parents.

On these RESIDENT ONLY registration dates...
Carpenter Recreation Center: December 1

Beginning at 5:30 a.m. on each of these six days, parents may stop by and pick a number�just one number per household. The number you pick will be the order your registration will be processed when the actual registration process begins at 7 p.m. that same evening. A couple of things to remember:

When you return in the evening, you MUST present your numbered tag in order to take your place in line.
At the time you pick your number, there will be an estimated return time based on your number. But it�s imperative that you be present at the time your number is called. If you arrive after your number was called, you will have to go to the end of the line.

This 'Pick-A-Number" system will only be utilized at the Recreation Center site. If you typically conduct your registration at the Thornton Community Center or the Thornton Senior Center, where the lines are much shorter, the process will continue as usual. While this system requires you to make two visits to the Carpenter Recreation Center, it won�t require you to spend hours waiting in line.