Pool season begins in Cleveland: What to know

Talia Naquin
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CLEVELAND (WJW) – Cleveland’s 2024 summer pool season kicks off this weekend.

While the temperatures will still be in the 70s, the pools will start opening Saturday, June 8 at noon.

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The city said all pools will be open from noon to 7:45 p.m., but will close daily from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for maintenance and lifeguard breaks.

The city also plans and having armed security from opening to closing each day at each location.

  • Outdoor pools that are open include: Duggan Park, Forest Hills Park, Gassaway Pool, Greenwood Park, Halloran Park, Impett Park, James Bell Pool, Kerruish Park, Lincoln Park, Loew Park, Luke Easter Park, Mark Tromba Park, Meyer Pool, Neff Pool, Sunrise Pool / Mercedes Cotner Park, Warsaw Park and Woodland

  • Indoor Neighborhood Resource and Recreation Center pools that are open include: Collinwood, Cudell, Earle B. Turner, Estabrook, Fairfax, Frederick Douglass, Glenville, Hamilton, Kovacic, Lonnie Burten, Michael Zone, Stella Walsh and Thurgood Marshall

  • Pools closed due to renovations include: Central NRRC, Clark NRRC, Cory NRRC, Gunning NRRC, Glendale Park, Lonnie Burten (outdoor only), Lake Park, Sterling NRRC and Woodland (indoor only)

Here’s the schedule:

  • Mondays and Tuesdays: All indoor pools will be open. Outdoor pools will remain closed.

  • Wednesdays through Sundays: All outdoor pools will be open.

These indoor NRRC pools will also be open a third day of the week:

  • Wednesdays: Collinwood, Lonnie Burten, Stella Walsh and Thurgood Marshall

  • Thursdays: Cudell, Fairfax, Glenville and Hamilton

  • Fridays: Earle B. Turner, Estabrook, Frederick Douglass and Kovacic, Michael Zone

Pools will operate 45-minute sessions. At the conclusion of each session, users must leave the pool and are free to check back in to re-enter the pool.

The city says the deep ends of pools may be closed due to staffing levels and safety.

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The city also adds that schedules may change for each pool. You can check here.

The summer pool season runs through Aug. 18.

The city is also looking for lifeguards. Pay has been increased to $15 an hour, according to a press release.

The Division of Recreation wants anyone who has a Red Cross lifeguarding certification and wants to lifeguard in Cleveland to call (216)-664-3987.

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