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Jump In to the 2015 Outdoor Pool Season – Outdoor Pools Open Memorial Day Weekend

For Immediate Release: May 22, 2015

The City of Alexandria 2015 Outdoor Pool Season opens Saturday, May 23 at the Old Town Pool, 1609 Cameron St., and Memorial Pool at Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St on Saturday, May 23. The complete 2015 Outdoor Pool season operating schedule is as follows:

Old Town Pool, 1609 Cameron St.

• This complex includes a 25-yard pool with a diving well. A separate training pool is available for children up to 42 inches in height. Easily accessible for disabled, the training pool has a water depth range of 1-3 feet. For added convenience, a parking lot, picnic area and a tot playground are adjacent to the pool.
  
  • May 23 - September 6: Saturdays & Sundays, 12-7 p.m.
  • May 26 - June 19: Monday – Friday, 4-7 p.m.
  • June 22 - July 31: Monday – Friday, 12-8 p.m.
  • August 1 - August 21: Monday – Friday, 12-7 p.m.
  • August 24 - September 4: Monday – Friday, 4-7 p.m.
    

Memorial Pool, 901 Wythe St.

• This small pool is able to accommodate a maximum of 45 guests at any given time. Due to limited size, access is limited to Alexandria residents 13 years of age and younger. Parents are welcome to accompany their children. Operating hours are subject to change. Please call 703.746.5414 for current fee information.
  
  • May 23 - September 6: Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. & Sundays, 12-6 p.m.
  • May 26 - June 19: Monday – Friday, 4-7 p.m.
  • June 22 - July 31: Monday – Friday, 12-8 p.m.
  • August 1 - September 4: Monday – Friday, 12-6 p.m.
    

Warwick Pool, 3301 Landover St.

• CLOSED for 2015 Pool Season - As part of the FY 2015 budget discussion and final approval, Warwick Pool received funding to operate in the Summer of 2014 only and it was decided that the Warwick Pool would not open in 2015.
  

All outdoor pools are open holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., including Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. For a complete list of City pools, operating hours, fees and additional information, visit www.alexandriava.gov/Aquatics. 

City of Alexandria to Extend Old Town Pool Operating Season

City of Alexandria to Extend Old Town Pool Operating Season

The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities will continue to operate the Old Town Pool, located at 1609 Cameron St., for limited hours from Tuesday, September 2 through Friday, September 19.

Extended Operating Hours:

• Tuesday, September 2 through Friday, September 19
  • Monday – Friday
    • 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
    • 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Note: Labor Day, Monday, September 1: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Saturday & Sunday
• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For additional information on City of Alexandria Aquatic Facilities, visitwww.alexandriava.gov/Aquatics.

For Immediate Release: September 2, 2013  

City of Alexandria Extends Old Town Pool Operating Season

The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities will continue to operate the Old Town Pool, located at 1609 Cameron St., through Saturday, September 21, 2013. Beginning Tuesday, September 3, admission to the Old Town Pool is free for City residents.

 Extended Operating Hours
Tuesday, September 3 through Saturday, September 21  

• Monday – Friday
  6 a.m. to noon
  4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday & Sunday
  8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Note: Pool closes at 12 p.m. on Saturday, September 21 to prepare for the Annual Doggie Day Swim

Beginning September 5, the parking area for the Old Town Pool will be relocated. For additional information, call 703.746.4343 or visit www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City’s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or to request materials in an alternative format, call Ralph Baird, Aquatics Supervisor, with the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities at 703.746.4343 (VA Relay 711) or e-mail ralph.baird@alexandriava.gov.

City of Alexandria Announces the Opening of the 2013 Outdoor Pool Season

The City’s Old Town and Warwick Pools open, on a limited basis, Saturday, May 25.

• Old Town Pool, 1609 Cameron St.
  This complex includes a 25-yard pool with a diving well. A separate training pool is available for children up to 42 inches in height. Easily accessible for disabled, the training pool has a water depth range of 1-3 feet. For added convenience, a parking lot, picnic area and a tot playground are adjacent to the pool.
• Warwick Pool, 3301 Landover St. The site includes a 25-yard pool with diving well and a separate wading pool for children up to 42 inches in height. A bathhouse is available. Picnic areas are located inside the pool complex as well as next-door, where a modern playground featuring a tot playground is also available. The complex provides natural privacy as beautiful trees and shrubberies surround it.

For a complete list of City pools, operating hours, fees and additional information, visitwww.alexandriava.gov/pools.

For Immediate Release: February 16, 2013

Early Spring 2013 Learn to Swim Aquatic Classes – Registration Opens February 20 for City Residents

In response to the scheduled closing of the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center in May for facility improvements, the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities is offering early spring Learn to Swim classes. Registration for early spring classes opens at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, February 20 for City residents and Friday, March 1 for nonresidents. Summer classes will be available with the release of the Spring & Summer 2013 RPCA Program Guide on March 1. Registration opens for all other spring and summer activities on Wednesday, March 20.

Early spring 2013 Aquatic classes are held at the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center Pool. The Learn to Swim program provides opportunities for achievement and smooth transitions between levels of instruction. Activities stimulate interest, and motivate students to advance to the next level of swim instruction. Each level addresses topics such as personal safety, rescue skills, diving and diving safety. The Infant and Preschool Aquatic program for ages 6 months - 5 years is designed to let children have fun in the water while developing swimming readiness. We recommend that your child have a physical examination prior to enrollment. For assistance with program placement, call the Aquatics Staff at 703.746.5435

To view and register for class offerings, visit www.alexandriava.gov/recreation and click on the WebTrac tab at the top of the page. A print version of class offerings is available by viewing the Early Spring 2013 Learn to Swim Aquatic Classes’ program flyer.

For additional information on programs, activities, and Chinquapin Park Recreation Center facility improvements, call 703.746.4343.

The City Announces Pool Hours Changes

FROM THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA: 

City of Alexandria Announces Reduced Outdoor Pools Hours for 2011 Season

Beginning Monday, August 22, the City of Alexandria outdoor pools will return to a limited schedule. The John Ewald Pool, located at 4500 Duke St., will close for the season on Friday, August 19 at 6 p.m. The remaining City pools will be open through Monday, September 6 as follows:

•                The Memorial Pool
Charles Houston Recreation Center
901 Wythe St. - (Cross St.: Patrick) - 703.299.6510

◦                Operating Hours August 22 - September 2:

▪                Monday - Friday: Noon to 6 p.m.

◦                Extended Hours:

▪                Tuesday & Thursday: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

▪                Saturday:　10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

▪                Sunday:　Noon to 6 p.m

•                Old Town Pool
1609 Cameron St. - (Cross St.: Harvard) - 703.299.0420

◦                Operating Hours August 22 - September 2:

▪                Monday – Friday from　4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

▪                Weekends & Labor Day from　noon – 7 p.m.

•                Warwick Pool
3301 Landover St. - (Cross St.: Burgess) - 703.519.0616

◦                Operating Hours August 22 - September 2:

▪                Monday – Friday from　4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

▪                Weekends & Labor Day from　11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For a complete list of City pools, operating hours, fees and additional information, visit www.alexandriava.gov/pools.

City of Alexandria's Warwick Pool Temporarily Closed

FROM THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA: 

The Warwick Pool has been temporarily closed.  The closure is due to a telephone outage at the pool facilities (health department guidelines stipulate that the pool cannot operate without a working landline phone system). City staff are working to correct the problem and the pool will be reopened once it is resolved.

For other City pool locations, visit alexandriva.gov/Pools.