Events at Swim in Zone
Triathlon
On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, Swim-in Zone hosts a Triathlon for Children age 10 and under. “It was the most fun ever!” “I’ve been waiting for this for 3 months”, said 6 year old Jackson. “My favorite part was winning (running through the tape at the end)”, said 3 year old Christina. “I liked getting my shirt autographed by the Nittany Lion”, said 8 year old Keegan.” These were some of the comments from the children at Swim-in Zone’s annual Kids Fun Triathlon, on May 30, 2010.
Click here for more information about the 2012 Kids Fun Triathlon.
Click here for a
2012 Kids Fun Triathlon Registration Form.
Pictures from our Triathlon on Sunday, May 29, 2011.
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The shoes, helmets and bikes, most with training wheels, were all laid out in front of Swim-in Zone as the event started with the playing of the Star Spangled Banner and a moment of silence for our military. Some of the children were wearing their colored swim caps corresponding to their swim start time. Grandparents brought motivational signs, and everyone including the Nittany Lion cheered when the children ran through the tape at the end of the race.
The children proudly displayed their numbers on their shoulders and their bikes. The 9-10 year olds swam 200 yds., biked ¾ mile and ran 6 laps around the parking lot. The 7-8 year olds swam 100 yds., biked 3/8 mile and ran 4 laps around the parking lot. The children age 6 and under swam 50 yds, biked 1/8 mile and ran 2 laps. South Mountain Cycles made repairs to the flat tires and broken bikes. A first aider from the Saucon Valley Medical Center came to take care of any bumps, bruises and scrapes. Saucon Valley Medical Center donated the T-shirts for the event. Children were permitted to use a lifejacket for the swim.
Sponsors donating items for the tri-athletes are New Balance, Red Robin, and Subway.
Parents sometimes ran alongside as their children biked or ran. Some swam with their children. At the end of the event both parents and children were happily tired. Many adults commented on the physical effort put forth by the children and hoped that fitness would become a lifelong choice.
Easter Egg Hunt
Annually Swim-in Zone hosts a WET Easter Egg Hunt. Floating and sinking eggs with pennies in them are all over the pool. Children with their parents go into the pool and collect the eggs. The pennies are then cashed in at the redemption table for Easter candy or small gifts. After all the eggs are gathered, families stay for a fun swim for another hour.
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Halloween Week
Halloween is an exciting time for children. At Swim-in Zone we make it into a learning experience as well. What better to teach the concept of floating than a great big heavy FLOATING pumpkin? We put lots of real pumpkins of all sizes and shapes as well as some plastic decorations into the pool. We make “pumpkin soup” in the witches caldron and play with squirting eyeballs and plastic snakes and spiders.
New Year’s Eve Party
Every December 31, the New Year splashes in early at 7pm during our Annual
Family New Year’s Eve Party. We party and play in the pool from 5-7:30pm.
We dive for 2,011 pennies in the water, make lots of noise with the noisemakers
and have a giant simultaneous cannon ball splash.
Pizza and soft drinks are served.
Click here for our New Year’s Eve Party Flyer and Registration Form.
Winter Break Camp
Want to know what to do with your children over the winter break? Come to our winter break camp. Drop off your children at our Winter Break Camp for 3 hours and exchange your Christmas gifts or enjoy the after Christmas bargains without your children. The campers will have a swim lesson, unstructured play time in the pool, water safety discussion, craft time and game time. See PDF for Winter Break Camp flyer.
Click here for our Winter Break Camp Registration Form.