Ready for Summer: SC Johnson Community Aquatic Center Opens Racine Community Joins U.S. Olympic Swimmer Cullen Jones to Begin a Season of Safe, Aquatic Fun

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RACINE, Wis., May 30, 2018 – Just in time for summer, a celebration will be held today to CONTACT SC Johnson Public Affairs commemorate the grand opening of the SC Johnson Community Aquatic Center, the first 262-260-2440 aquatic center to be developed in Racine County, located in Racine’s Pritchard Park. The [email protected] Aquatic Center is funded by a $6.5 million donation from SC Johnson, and will open to the public June 2. About SC Johnson SC Johnson is a family company “When the weather is warm, outdoor swimming pools offer families a safe and enjoyable way dedicated to innovative, high- to cool down and have fun,” said Fisk Johnson, Chairman and CEO of SC Johnson. “SC quality products, excellence in Johnson has always been committed to helping improve lives where we live and work, and the workplace and a long-term commitment to the environment today’s celebration is another milestone in that effort.” and the communities in which it operates. Based in the USA, the Fisk Johnson will be joined by Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave, CEO of the company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of Racine Family YMCA Jeff Collen and U.S. Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Cullen Jones household cleaning products and at today’s celebration, where safety around water will be emphasized. products for home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care, Jones will speak at the event, sharing his personal story of nearly drowning when he was 5 as well as professional products. It markets such well-known years old. He soon thereafter enrolled in swimming lessons, forever changing the course of brands as ®, ®, his life and eventually becoming a four-time Olympic medalist in swimming. OFF!®, ®, ®, ®, “Competence around water doesn’t always comes naturally,” said Jones. “But with swim SHOUT®, ® and ® in the U.S. and lessons and a safe pool to practice in, anyone can become a more confident swimmer. The beyond, with brands marketed new SC Johnson Community Aquatic Center will provide Racine-area youth a place where outside the U.S. including they can hone their swimming skills and embrace safety around water.” AUTAN®, TANA®, BAMA®, ®, BRISE®, KABIKILLER®, KLEAR®, MR The SC Johnson Community Aquatic Center will be managed by the Racine Family YMCA MUSCLE® and RIDSECT®. The and offers families affordable access to a wide variety of swim lessons and water safety 132-year-old company, which education programs. generates $10 billion in sales, employs approximately 13,000 people globally and sells State-of-the-Art Facility products in virtually every In addition to group programming, extensive swim lessons and lap swim times, the facility country around the world. offers many additional amenities that people of all ages can enjoy. The aquatic center has www.scjohnson.com two separate swimming pools, a lap pool with eight lanes and an activity pool, and has nearly 14,000 total square feet of water surface. Additional special pool features include water slides, a water play structure, a water spray feature and a zero-depth pool for young children. The facility also has shaded lounge areas, a concession stand which is run and managed by the Racine Young Leaders Academy, a multipurpose room, and dedicated parking facilities.

“Today’s opening of the SC Johnson Community Aquatic Center marks a dream realized,” said Delagrave. “This facility will enhance quality of life in the area, provide healthy and safe recreational activities for families, and cement Pritchard Park as a destination for Racine County residents.”

The pool will officially open to the public June 2, with select times for group programming in the morning and open swim beginning at 1 p.m. Regular season hours will begin when area schools are anticipated to end for the summer, around June 14. Information about membership, daily fees, hours of operation and aquatic programs can be found online at www.ymcaracine.org.

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