Ballard Pool
Current Pool Schedules
Summer 2025: June 21 - Aug 31, 2025
Pool Closed: July 4.
Evening programs canceled: July 18
| Program | Day | Time | Details |
| Lap Swim* | Mon/Wed/Fri Early Morning Lap Swim (EMLS) |
6am-7:30am | Six lap lanes. Payment with a Quick Card, check, or exact change only. |
| Mon/Wed | 7:45pm-8:45pm | Six lap lanes. | |
| Tues / Thurs | 9:45am-10:45am | Five lap lanes. | |
| Fri | 5:30pm-6:45pm*** | Six lap lanes. | |
| Sat | 8am-9am**** | Six lap lanes. | |
| Sun | 8am-9am | Six lap lanes. | |
| Sun | 11am-12:15pm | Four lap lanes with an open section for water walking. | |
| Adult/Senior Swim* | Mon-Fri | 12pm-1:15pm | Three lap lanes with an open section for water walking. Reserved for guests 18 years old and older. |
| Recreation Swim* | Mon-Fri | 1:30pm-2:50pm | Diving board, slide, and rope swing used during program. |
| Wed | 6:30pm-7:30pm | Diving board, slide, and rope swing used during program. | |
| Fri | 7:30pm-8:30pm*** | Diving board, slide, and rope swing used during program. | |
| Sat | 10:15am-11:15am | Diving board, slide, and rope swing used during program. | |
| Sun | 1pm-2pm | Diving board, slide, and rope swing used during program. | |
| Family Swim* | Sun | 4:15pm-5:30pm | Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult in the water. Diving board, slide and rope swing used during this program. |
| Deep Water Exercise** | Tues/Thur | 11:10am-11:55am | Instructor led water exercise class in the deep end of the pool, also called aqua jogging. |
| Tues/Thur | 7:45pm-8:30pm | Instructor led water exercise class in the deep end of the pool, also called aqua jogging. | |
| Shallow Water Exercise** | Mon/Wed/Fri | 11:10am-11:55am | Instructor led water exercise in the shallow end of the pool. |
| Sun | 10:10am-10:55am | Instructor led water exercise in the shallow end of the pool. |
*Drop-in Spa use permitted during Recreation swims
**Drop-in Spa use not permitted during Fitness programs
***Canceled July 18th
Swim Lessons and Pool Party Rentals
We teach group swim lessons and personal lessons on a quarterly schedule, serving ages 6 months to adults.
A skill assessment is required to enroll in Advanced, Diving, or Summer Swim League.
Families on scholarships may register 1 week early. Please wait 1 week after general registration before enrolling in a 2nd class.
Registration opens at 12:00 noon.
Fall 2025
- Scholarship-eligible | Opens Aug. 5, 2025
- General Public | Opens Aug. 12, 2025
Winter 2026
- Scholarship-eligible | Opens Dec. 2, 2025
- General Public | Opens Dec. 9, 2025
Amenities
- Rope Swing
- 1 M Diving Board
- Exercise Equipment
- Water Slide
- Spa/warm pool
- Family changing rooms
- ADA Lift
- Portable Access Stairs
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About
Located in the heart of Ballard, we offer a wide array of aquatics programs for all ages. Our 25-yard, 6-lane pool is heated to 85 degrees.
Lessons include parent & child lessons (6 months to 4 years of age), preschool lessons, youth lessons, youth competitive stroke lessons, adult and senior adult lessons, and private lessons. We offer exercise classes including aqua jogging, hyrdofit exercise, and water exercise. We also have family swim, public swim, and lap swim times.
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