Photo Gallery: High temperatures draw residents to Verdugo Aquatic Center
Michelle Kernacs, 9, of Burbank, takes nasal precautions as she plunges out of the tube slide at the Verdugo Aquatic Facility in Burbank on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The temperature from noon to 1:00 was near 100 degrees and pool lifeguards said attendance was higher than normal. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Local children flocked to the Verdugo Pool on Thursday, July 24, 2014 as temperatures reached nearly 100 degrees.
Lifeguard of 7 years Nick Fiock, of Burbank, takes a shady spot next to the pool to watch over the younger children at the Verdugo Aquatic Facility in Burbank on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The temperature from noon to 1:00 was near 100 degrees and pool lifeguards said attendance was higher than normal. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Kolbie Rocha, 14, of Burbank, and Omar Valerio, 15, of Burbank play a game with each other as they wait in line for a swim test to be approved for deep water swiming at the Verdugo Aquatic Facility in Burbank on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The temperature from noon to 1:00 was near 100 degrees and pool lifeguards said attendance was higher than normal. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Kolbie Rocha, 14, of Burbank, takes a leap off of the high dive at the Verdugo Aquatic Facility in Burbank on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The temperature from noon to 1:00 was near 100 degrees and pool lifeguards said attendance was higher than normal. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
An aquatic climber is a center of attraction for the younger children at the Verdugo Aquatic Facility in Burbank on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The temperature from noon to 1:00 was near 100 degrees and pool lifeguards said attendance was higher than normal. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
The line to enter the pool was consitent at the Verdugo Aquatic Facility in Burbank on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The temperature from noon to 1:00 was near 100 degrees and pool lifeguards said attendance was higher than normal. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Several children get in line to take a swim test to be approved for the deep water and for the high dive at the Verdugo Aquatic Facility in Burbank on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The temperature from noon to 1:00 was near 100 degrees and pool lifeguards said attendance was higher than normal. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A boy runs in the water at the Verdugo Aquatic Facility in Burbank on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The temperature from noon to 1:00 was near 100 degrees and pool lifeguards said attendance was higher than normal. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A lifeguard strides on the side of the children’s area at the Verdugo Aquatic Facility in Burbank on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The temperature from noon to 1:00 was near 100 degrees and pool lifeguards said attendance was higher than normal. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)