Out on the Town: Burlington Community Aquatic Center opens
Despite the unseasonably cool temperatures, swimmers turned out Saturday for this year’s opening day at the Burlington Community Aquatic Center. The opening of the pool was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic; Saturday’s opening included social distancing and other safety precautions.
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High dive
Brayden Estrada dives off the high dive during the opening day of the Burlington Community Aquatic Center.
High dive
A swimmer jumps off the high dive.
Climbing wall
Zach Cramer ascends the climbing wall.
High dive
Zach Cramer dives off the high dive.
Social distancing
A swimmers stands on a social distancing dot as he waits to use the diving board.
Lifeguard
Lifeguard Morgan Halltt watches swimmers.
Swimming
Connor Soukup, 10, plays in an inner tube.
Lifeguard
Lifeguard Morgan Halltt cleans the lifeguard chair as fellow lifeguard Samantha Reesman watches the water.
Swimmers
Swimmers talk in the pool.
Swimming
Children float in the pool.
Warming up
The Runke children — Rocco, 8, Jonah, 5 and their sister, Sophia, 9 — do their best to warm up.
Splashing
A girl is splashed by a boy.
Swimming
Mason Quaid, 9, of Burlington pops out of the water.
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