For anyone looking to beat the heat this summer, the City of Tallassee pool is now open for the season.

The pool has been open to generations of Tallassee residents and this summer is no exception. Monday was the first day complete with the first two of six swimming lessons and an open swim.

Children spent Monday morning in the water with lifeguards. They splashed around, blew bubbles and dove for a “key.”

“With the lessons, we are trying to get them to love the water,” Tallassee parks and recreation director Eric Phillips said. “We want to splash with them and get them comfortable in the water.”

Phillips said the goal for the new swimmers is to move them from the shallow end to the deep end before the eight classes in a single session are over. When comfortable around water, children

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