Parents across Regina are facing significant difficulties enrolling their children in city-run swimming lessons.

Registration opened early Tuesday morning. As of Wednesday afternoon, the City of Regina said there were just under 900 people on the waitlist for classes they prefer or need.

In comparison, the City of Saskatoon said that approximately 420 people are on its waitlist. That number, however, is for both aquatic and recreation programming.

Deanne Selinger of Regina has a four-year-old son and said she has to be on her toes to get him into a class that works for her family’s schedule.

On registration days, parents log-in to the city’s website to submit their swimming lesson requests. Selinger said this is no easy feat. Parents must be ready to submit immediately at 7:00 a.m.

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