Hi, does anyone know of any swim clubs in the city other than Lombard Swim? Lombard has a 6 year waiting list. Maybe there are some hotels that allow you to pay a fee?
I have been looking but I am coming up empty! Thanks!

University City Swim Club
Pool Address: 300 South Hanson Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Phone: (215) 474-2256

There was a time when many Fairmount families swam at the Park Towne Apartment Complex. Not sure if they still offer memberships.

I know that the kennedy house lets outside people join their pool. Officially you have to be reomended by a member, but I think they will relax that requirement if they have low memmbership.

The Presidential out on City Line Ave. - we had a membership on year. Nice, big pool, pleasant location, not too far of a drive from the neighborhood. They had some issues with the cleanliness of the water; hopefully by now they've figured them out.

I agree with the recommendation for University City. Locker rooms suck but the pool area is clean, safe and well-run. Open late at night, and the place is actually very pretty when the sun goes down (not that its bad looking during the day). We were seasonal members there for 2 years and really enjoyed it. It might be a bit late to sign up, though.

do they have a website? I think I remember them having one, but, can't find it in a google search...

Hi,
if it's not too far, you may want to check out Fitness Works Philadelphia (www.fitnessworksphiladelphia.com) in South Philly.
They have a nice indoor pool as part of a big health club with reasonable rates.

http://ucswimc.org/index.html

It was NOT easy to find, LOL!!

I'm going to try to get on the membership waiting list for NEXT summer, I'll post again with more information if I am able to do that.

The pool in the francisville playground is the best kept secret in the neighborhood.