Diving In
By Osvaldo Castillo
El Observador

When Rose Herrera, Councilmember for District 8, was a youth, she would spend many of her summer days swimming at various swimming pools in East San Jose.
But when she heard that the only swimming pool that would be available this summer to East San Jose residents would be the pool located at The Mayfair Community Center, she made it her mission to have more than one swimming pool available for her constituents.
“Summer is a time when people, especially children, can escape the heat and enjoy a day at the pool,” Herrera said. “That is why I found it unacceptable to have only one swimming pool in East San Jose open.”
Herrera teamed up with West Coast Aquatics and their efforts resulted in the opening  of a recreational swimming pool in Silver Creek High School.
“This is a perfect example of what can be accomplished when a community and a non profit work together,” Herrera said. “We made it our mission to make sure the swimming pool at Silver Creek High School would be open this summer.”
About West Coast Aquatics:
West Coast Aquatics is a non-profit organization that has been in the community for over 25 years providing people of all ages the benefit of developing healthy attitudes, bodies and minds. Their program offers kids of all ages the ability to develop as an athlete while maintaining high academics standards. West Coast Aquatics offers a wide variety of programs such as: Year-Round Swim Team, Swim School,Pre-Competitive Team, Summer and Winter Water Polo Teams, Summer and Winter Seasonal Swim Team, Masters Lap Swimming and Team
West Coast Aquatics takes pride in knowing that 100% of their swimmers, who swim through high school, go on to higher education.
From now through August 13th there will be supervised recreational swimming at Silver Creek High School. The times that the pool will be open are as follows Wednesdays & Fridays: 3:30 - 7:00pm, and Saturdays & Sundays: 1:00 - 4:00pm. The cost is $2.00 for kids 17 and under, and $3.00 for adults 18 & over. Please bring an ID.
For more information please contact Samantha Greenlee at WestCoastCoachSam@gmail.com