Chula Vista's Parkway Aquatic Center at 385 Park Way has operated as the city's municipal swim-instruction hub since 1955, offering American Red Cross-certified group lessons for ages six months and older plus private one-on-one sessions starting at age two. The program's Red Cross curriculum aligns with the progressive learn-to-swim methodology used by private academies such as Aqua-Tots Swim School Otay Ranch, giving families two complementary pathways into water safety. A year-round heated outdoor pool supports lap swim, water walking, aqua-fitness classes, and competitive water polo, and the facility serves as home base for several youth swim and water-polo clubs. The city's WARN (Water Awareness in Residential Neighborhoods) drowning-prevention campaign launches from this location in coordination with Chula Vista Fire, pairing public-safety outreach with the cross-training fitness model at TG The Gym Chula Vista. Lifeguard certification courses run through the facility under American Red Cross Lifeguard I and Lifeguard II-Swim Instructor tracks, requiring candidates to be at least 16 years old with current ARC credentials.