Pools and Swimming Assets

There are two swimming pools in Cambridge which can be operated by the state’s Department of Conversation and Recreation (DCR):

• Veterans Memorial Pool, situated at 719 Memorial Drive. (view DCR webpage for hours and extra info)

• McCrehan Memorial Pool, situated at 359 Rindge Ave. (view DCR webpage for hours and extra info)

Admission to the swimming pools is free for Massachusetts residents. During summer time 2025, these swimming pools will likely be open June 21 by means of August 17. 

You can seek for all DCR-operated swimming pools, ready swimming pools, and spray decks in Massachusetts on Mass.gov’s website. 

The War Memorial Recreation swimming pools and Gold Star Mothers Pool are staffed by Red Cross-certified lifeguards.

In addition to providing year-round swim instruction for youngsters and adults by means of the War Memorial Recreation Center, Recreation’s aquatics workers present swimming classes to native summer time camps each weekday at Gold Star Pool throughout the summer time. This consists of instruction to the Department of Human Service Programs’ summer time camps and packages, which serve greater than 50% low-income households and greater than 67% younger individuals of shade. On common, greater than 750 Cambridge kids obtain swim instruction from Recreation workers every summer time.

Gold Star Pool additionally hosts the next packages throughout the summer time:

• Adaptive Physical Education Program provides swim instruction and aquatic orientation for greater than 50 college students with disabilities, ages 5-18.
• Safety Where it Matters (S.W.I.M) is a Work and Learning Site supplied yearly by means of the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program (MSYEP). S.W.I.M. Cambridge teenagers, ages 14-18, who enter this system with a variety of swimming ranges and talents, to develop into lifeguard-certified.
• Swim Recovery Program, a collaboration with Cambridge Public Schools, targets younger individuals in Cambridge who missed swimming classes classes throughout the pandemic in strengthening their swimming abilities. This program prioritizes youth from low-income households.

The Cambridge Public Health Department shares extra sources and tricks to promote summer time swim security. Read more here.