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Summer camps, swim leagues underway for York, Chester, Lancaster children

By Amanda Harris

Updated June 13, 2018 10:45 AM

YORK COUNTY

Summer camps and swim leagues offer a variety of recreational and educational programs for children in York, Chester and Lancaster counties.

Here are the highlights:

The Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill offers summer camps for children to participate in activities such as hiking, biking, fishing and kayaking. More info: Call 803-547-4575
The Boys and Gilrs Club of York County offers youth and teen summer camp programs. More info: Call 803-324-7920 or e-mail admin@bgcyc.org.
Camps are also offered through the City of Rock Hill.
The Upper Palmetto YMCA offers athletics, arts and day camps. More info: Call 803-324-9622
The Arts Council of York County has art camps and classes for kids. More info: Call 803-328-2787
YMCA of Greater Charlotte hosts Camp Thunderbird in Lake Wylie. More info: Call 704-716-4100
Carolinas Baseball Center's Summer Baseball Camp. More info: Call 704-588-3204

School districts offer summer reading camps for students who need extra help. Contact the child's school district for more information.
A "Workshops in Open Fields" preschool literacy program is offered in Chester.
Winthrop University's instructional technology center offers technology camps for middle school students and K-12 teachers. Limited spaces remain. More info: Call 803-323-2136
Culture and Heritage Museums offers a dinosaur day camp for children. More info: Call 803-981-9182 or e-mail scheduler@chmuseums.org
Camp High Hopes, an academic day camp in Rock Hill, is a free program for children 8 to 15 years old. More info: Call camp director Dorothy Seale at 803-324-1502

Multiple swim teams in the region have kicked off their seasons.

The Rock Hill Aquatics Center at the Upper Palmetto YMCA offers swim lessons and is the home of the Rays Swim Team. More information: Call 803-817-POOL (7665).
The Rock Hill Country Club is home to the Dolphins swim team.
Tega Cay offers the Tega Cay Breakers swim team for children ages 5 to 18 from Tega Cay and the surrounding area
Lancaster County Parks and Recreation hosts the Piranhas Swim Team. More info: Call 803-285-5545
Landing on Lake Wylie hosts the Landing Gators Swim Team. More info: Call 803-831-7023
River Hills in Lake Wylie hosts the River Hills Sharks. More info: e-mail info@riverhillssharks.com

Have a program or organization to add to this list? Please email details to Amanda Harris at aharris@heraldonline.com

Amanda Harris: 803-329-4082

This story was originally published June 6, 2018 at 12:15 PM with the headline "Summer camps, swim leagues underway for York, Chester, Lancaster children."