City pools open this week: Where to cool off

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MANCHESTER, NH — Summer is here with a vengeance, as temperatures are expected to creep up close to the 90s today. For your swimming pleasure, you can head over to Livingston Pool if you want to cool off. Below is the schedule for the city’s pools.

And here’s an update on when the Dupont Splash Pad Park should be open.

All information from the city’s Parks and Recreation site.

  • Livingston Pool: June 15, 2016
  • Raco-Theodore Pool: June 22, 2016
  • Crystal Lake/Hunt Pools: June 27, 2016
  • Dupont Splash Park is under construction
AFTERNOON SESSION EVENING SESSION
Pool Resident Swim 1 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 6 p.m. – 7:45* p.m.
Pool Non-Residents Permitted 3 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 7 p.m. – 7:45* p.m.
Crystal Lake 10 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Residents must show ID.      Non-Residents are Permitted at Crystal Lake only after 4 p.m.
  • To ensure public safety, this schedule is contingent upon lifeguard staff availability and weather conditions.
  • Closing time ends slightly earlier through the season as the days get shorter.
FACILITIES AND LOCATIONS
Dupont Splash Park

207 Mason Street

UNDER

CONSTRUCTION

Hunt Pool

297 Maple Street

OPENING 6/27/16

Livingston Pool

410 Hooksett Rd.

OPENING 6/15/16

Raco Theodore Pool

66 Head Street

OPENING 6/22/16

Crystal Lake

679 Bodwell Rd.

OPENING 6/27/16

The city’s public swimming pools/areas typically open for the swimming season after public schools are released for the summer.  The season generally closes prior to the start of the next school year.

Raco-Theodore Pool
Raco-Theodore Pool

The three municipal pools are fully accessible to those with disabilities.  Livingston Pool provides a zero-entry way, and Raco-Theodore Pool and Hunt Pool are each equipped with hydraulic lifts for pool access.  Dupont Splash Park will be fully accessible to persons with disabilities upon completion as well.

Livingston Pool Lap Swim – Adult Lap Swim Monday through Thursday, 12 to 12:45 p.m. starting June 27, 2016.  Last Day of lap swum will be August 11. 

Raco Theodore Pool – Raco Theodore Pool will close to the public during private swim meets during the summer.  Closed 7/1,  7/2,  7/3,  7/15,  7/16,  7/17,  7/29,  7/30 and 7/31.

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Carol Robidoux

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Longtime NH journalist and publisher of ManchesterInkLink.com. Loves R&B, German beer, and the Queen City!