[Archived] City of Alexandria’s Outdoor Pools Open for 2007 Summer Season

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	June 4, 2007 PIO# PIO 137-07/rdo	Steve Mason, Director of Communications, at 703.838.4300

City of Alexandria’s Outdoor Pools Open for 2007 Summer Season

The operating schedule for the City of Alexandria’s outdoor pools for the 2007 summer season is:

Old Town Pool, 1605 Cameron St.
Open weekends only through June 10
Open daily, beginning June 13 - Sept. 3
Operating hours: noon - 7 p.m.
Admission fees: $1 for children (ages 7 – 17) and adults (age 60 and older)
and $2 for adults (ages 18 – 59)

Warwick Pool, 3315 Landover St.
Open weekends only through June 10
Open daily, beginning June 13 - Sept. 3
Operating hours: 11 am - 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and noon - 7 p.m. Monday - Friday
Admission fees: $1 for children (ages 7 – 17) and adults (age 60 and older)
and $2 for adults (ages 18 – 59)

Season passes for Old Town and Warwick pools can be purchased at the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center, located at 3210 King St.

Neighborhood Pools

Nannie J. Lee Pool, 1108 Jefferson St.
Nicholas Colasanto Pool, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave.
John Ewald Pool, 4500 Duke St.
Open daily, beginning June 18 – Aug. 17
Operating hours: noon - 6 p.m.

Each neighborhood pool has a water depth of 3-5 feet and a maximum guest limit of 45 people. Attendance is limited to City youth, 13 years of age and younger. Parents are welcome to accompany their children and admission is free.

The Charles Houston Pool, located at 901 Wythe St., is closed for repairs. Transportation is being provided from the Charles Houston Recreation Center to the Old Town Pool Monday through Friday at no charge. For more information and to register for the bus transportation, call the Charles Houston Recreation Center at 703-838-4814.

The Dr. Robert S. Rixse Memorial Indoor Pool at the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center, located at 3210 King St., is open Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. - 9:45 p.m., Friday from 6 a.m. - 7:45 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Admission for City residents is $3 for youth and seniors (60 years old and older), $5 for ages 16 and older, and $8 for all nonresidents.

For outdoor and indoor pool information, group reservations, and season passes, call Bryan Banner, Aquatics Supervisor for the Department Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities, at 703-519-2160, extension 21, e-mail bryan.banner@alexandriava.gov, or visit www.alexandriava.gov/recreation.

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