If summer heat is getting the best of you, the City of Midland’s Plymouth Pool has open swim sessions, swim lessons, and special event programming to help you cool off all season long. Whether you’re looking to help teach your child how to swim or looking for a fun activity for your furry friend, the outdoor municipal pool has something for everyone to dive into.
Marcie Post, assistant director of public services for the City of Midland, says the Plymouth Pool brings locals and visitors from surrounding communities.
The zero-depth entry in the shallow area provides an easy entrance, and additional accessibility features include a pool lifeguard. There’s also a waterslide and special spray features. The 300,000+ gallon outdoor pool is open from mid-June through mid-August.
“We do four
teen nights a year,” Post says, “it’s an opportunity for teens to have the pool to themselves. There will be games and music, and they really seem to like it. My guards have a great time making up games and coming up with the ideas for it.”
For $5, teens ages 11-15 are invited to the pool from 8 to 9:30 p.m. on July 26.
“We also do some programming on Saturday mornings, which is something we started last year,” Post says. “In the mornings in July, we have an adult swim from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. It’s an opportunity for adults to come and have some quiet if they want to water-walk or lap-swim.”
Adult swim is July 27 and costs $6.
“In August, we do adaptive swim on Saturday mornings, for anybody who would like some quiet time if they have a disability or need the water wheelchair and want to learn how to use those things,” Post says.
Adaptive swim is Aug. 3 and Aug. 24. New this year is the City Splash Swim Meet on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Adults 18 and up can
register online.
“We’ve never done a community swim meet before, but we’re looking forward to how this will work,” Post says. “We’re going to give our patrons an opportunity to register for 50-meter breaststroke, butterfly, and more. There’s like eight different options they could do, so it’s a really fun opportunity to get involved in the pool.”
Another special event that many look forward to is the annual
Pooches at the Pool day. Visitors are invited to bring their four-legged furry friends to the pool for a doggy day out.
“There are four or five half-hour time slots, and we have up to 40 or 50 dogs in each. Dogs can come to swim for half an hour and play in the pool before we close down for the season,” Post says.
Pooches at the Pool is on Saturday, Sept. 7 and costs $8 per dog per session.
Plymouth Pool also provides
swimming lessons for youth and adults. The pool is open Monday through Friday for open swims from 1 to 8 p.m., and lap swims from 6:15 to 7:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., and 5 to 8 p.m.On Saturday and Sunday, lap swim is open from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., and open swim from 1 to 8 p.m.
Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for youth and seniors. Season swim passes are also available for individuals and families. There are locker rooms, restrooms, picnic tables, and lounge chairs available on-site. There is a new no-food policy on the pool deck for safety and sanitary reasons. Visitors under 7 years old require an adult in the water within arm’s reach, and those under 12 need an accompanied adult.
Post says that with the recent heat advisories and warm weather, the 2024 pool season is already off to a busy start. She looks forward to implementing some renovations early this fall after the season is over.
“We’re excited because this fall after our pool’s season is over, we’re going to do some improvements, which include changing out the surfacing of the pool and replacing the gutter system,” she says.
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