Artesia Daily Press Staff Report

The City of Artesia celebrated the grand opening of two new retractable obstacle courses at the Artesia Aquatic Center on Oct. 11.

Luke Burns, City of Artesia spokesperson, said the courses hang down over the indoor pool.

The NinjaCross system was installed by a company from Overland Park, Kansas.

“It’s a two lane system,” said Sabrina DeHoyos, general manager of the Artesia Aquatic Center.

“It sits high above the ceiling, there is a drop down. When we drop it down, all obstacles lie into the water. One course is super beginner, the second course is very advanced,” she said.

“It is a lot of upper body strength, its an up and down system.”

She said installation of the new system started Sept. 23 and ended Oct. 4.

DeHoyos said swimmers can attempt to maneuver the course from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday’s and Thursday’s and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday’s.