New Jersey is chock-full of indoor swimming pools where kids can splash around all year long—and that’s good news when your little fishies need an aquatic fix to work out the winter wiggles. We’ve rounded up some of New Jersey’s most family-friendly indoor pools where you can either drop in for the day […]
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Looking for somewhere to swim indoors in the Fox Cities or surrounding areas? We’ve got you covered in the winter months and on rainy days in the summer months when the outdoor pools are not available, with indoor pools that are open to the public. Indoor pools are generally open […]
An innovation that captures heat from data centres and uses it to warm public pools is about to scale up Now here’s a novel solution for cash-strapped councils: use data centres to heat public swimming pools. It’s an idea that’s gaining traction in the UK thanks to the tech firm, […]
A woman says she was left blind in one eye after swimming at a public pool where she thinks she contracted a flesh-eating parasite. Shereen-Fay Griffin, 38, contracted the infection called acanthamoeba keratitis two days after swimming at a local pool. The infection is caused by a microscopic organism called […]
Photo above of swimmers at South Park Pool courtesy of Allegheny County Parks. UPDATED NEWS: CitiParks recently announced that it will make access to CitiParks swimming pools free to all Pittsburgh children from birth to age 15. Get the details right here. School is out, and pools are open! In […]
The William Wagner Aquatic Center at El Corazon in Oceanside has a 56-meter competition pool, diving boards, instructional pool, splash pad, administrative offices, meeting rooms, a large multi-purpose events center, locker rooms, and viewing areas. Here, the Mission Hills High School boys water polo team works out at the pool […]
Months before this summer’s record heat descended, Boston city councilors knew they had a problem on their hands. The city planned to close a number of public swimming pools — many of which sit on Boston Public School building grounds — for renovations and repairs, depriving families of a prime […]
CHICAGO (WLS) — Starting Friday all of Chicago’s 77 public pools will be open following a lifeguard hiring binge. Last summer, only half of the city’s pools opened due to a citywide lifeguard shortage. Lake Co., Indiana pool contractor Michael Nanay charged with theft, fraud; police seek more victims This […]
Thelma Lovette YMCA pool photo above used by permission. It’s easy to find great outdoor swimming pools in Pittsburgh — we even have a guide for that. But what about during the winter months? Good news: Many recreational swim programs took a pause during the height of the pandemic but […]
Summer is hot, and Texas summer is even hotter. But don’t worry, Local Profile has your guide to some of the best pools in North Texas. Take a dip and cool down. Plano Photo: the texas pool Jack Carter PoolFor only $5 per kid and $9 for adults, Jack Carter […]
