Swimming Pool
Sports Activity Location

Connors Memorial Swimming Pool

330 River St, Waltham, MA 02453, USA

159 Reviews

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Public pool featuring a zero-entry area for toddlers as well as lifeguards and fountains, plus showers.

Specific temperature information for the pools at Connors Memorial Swimming Pool is not publicly advertised or readily available. As a large outdoor public facility, its pool temperatures are generally unheated and thus fluctuate with the ambient weather conditions.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? The reviews indicate a predominantly negative experience at the pool, primarily due to severe issues with staff behavior and pool management. Multiple reviewers highlight the 'boss's' aggressive, disrespectful, and even racist conduct, including yelling, swearing, making threats, and assaulting patrons. Lifeguards are frequently criticized for being inattentive, chatting, flirting, sleeping on duty, failing to enforce pool rules (e.g., against balls, inappropriate clothing), and not assisting in emergencies. Concerns about pool safety and cleanliness are also prominent, with reports of dirty water, inadequate filtration, trash on the deck, and patrons using the pool in an unsanitary manner (e.g., wearing street clothes, 'doing laundry'). While one review noted it's a good spot for families, even this reviewer mentioned random closures and being rushed out. The overall sentiment is that the pool's potential is undermined by poor management and unprofessional staff.

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Amenities

  • Good for Children
  • Accessible Entrance

Reviews

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Lisa Roberto June 25th, 2025
Lisa Roberto

What's the real rules of the pool ? Your filtration system isn't running right .There were pool checks for 30 minutes constantly. People were eating and leaving a whole bag of doritos on the pool deck you allowed People to wear pants in the pool then as I was leaving you cold the pool early and announced that the water was not safe to swim in . There's no barrel in front all I saw was trash on the benches out front . Why are people taking a bath and doing their laundry in the pool by wearing full clothing? No wonder why the pool water isn't safe .

Martyro Mikhael July 23rd, 2025
Martyro Mikhael

The swimming experience was great but the boss is the worst. She kicked us out because my uncle accidentally went through the emergency door. And then they excused us for doing it on purpose but we didn’t. At the end she kept on swearing us, mocking us, asualting us and being disrespectful. Idk how she is the boss but she better have a batter attitude. While me and my friends were trying to have fun because it’s supposed be a fun place. On top of that she even said that she was gonna call the cops or even get our car towed, and Finnaly if we could’ve given this a star review a 0. Never let that boss do that to u again. Personally I would never go there ever ever again

Allison Gutierrez July 27th, 2025
Allison Gutierrez

This pool was a horrible experience.When I went to this pool with my mom and my younger sister we realized how bad the pool was .First the pool checks aren’t even pool checks the life guards only chat and get in the pool for longer then 30 minutes while everyone’s waiting in the heat ,yes I know life guards need their break but why not after hours .Next when my mom was swimming in the pool some younger boys were playing with a ball and while they were playing the ball hit my moms head ,she forgave them she knew they were just kids but balls aren’t allowed and if they are I don’t see people use them or the life guards could have just said something to them but the life guards didn’t pay attention at all.Another bad thing from the pool is that the lifeguards never watch the people they don’t do their job at all there is one lifeguard that doesn’t even wear the uniform at all instead she wears a bikini and yes i know she can do whatever she wants but she flirts with the male life guards ,also once a life guard looked like they were sleeping during their shift not watching the children on the deep end CHILDREN ! Also when I my little sister choked on the pool water one life guard gave her a dirty look not even helping at all which was very mean ,she wasn’t even miss behaving .Look the pool and the place it self is awesome but the staff is rude ,lazy and cocky or flirty.Conors memorial pool do your job better !

Ethan Hansen July 13th, 2025
Ethan Hansen

Great spot for families with young children. They have had random closures and really speed you out the door but overall great pool. Also, it is better to find parking elsewhere and walk a little.

Mark Mikhael July 23rd, 2025
Mark Mikhael

ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE SERVICE. The so called “boss” was being very disrespectful to us and was yelling at my uncle for placing his car in the “Employee parking spot” evening though the Employee parking was on the opposite side. Then the worst happened she yelled at my uncle for going through a gate he couldn't read since we're Egyptian then threatened to call the cops for us doing nothing. Then when we were leaving she sweared at me my friends and my uncle also mocked us and being racist and assaulting us. Once we left see kept on making for of our race. If I could this would be a 0. NEVER COME

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Opening Hours

Sunday 11:15 AM – 6:15 PM
Monday 11:15 AM – 6:15 PM
Tuesday 11:15 AM – 6:15 PM
Wednesday 11:15 AM – 6:45 PM
Thursday 11:15 AM – 6:45 PM
Friday 11:15 AM – 6:45 PM
Saturday 11:15 AM – 6:45 PM
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