June Williams teaches water safety at Beaches Aquatic Center

Before the Beaches had seemingly endless options of swimming pools, there was the Beaches Aquatic Center. Built in 1963, Atlantic Beach families pitched in $200 each for the new pool, and it was a community staple from the beginning. Bill and June Williams began running BAC in 1977. The center was thousands of dollars in debt, Bill Williams said, so when he took charge, he stuck to a strict rule:…