About
Waterworks Pool, located at 2605 Harris Ave in Norwood, OH, is a popular outdoor public aquatic facility managed by the City of Norwood. It offers a large main pool, a diving well, and a dedicated children's play area with various features, providing a family-friendly environment for recreation, swimming lessons, and community events during the summer season.
As an outdoor public facility, Waterworks Pool typically operates with unheated water, meaning the pool temperatures naturally fluctuate with the ambient air temperature and sun exposure. Specific, consistently maintained pool temperatures are not generally published or guaranteed.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? Reviews for the pool generally reflect a significant decline in visitor experience, largely attributed to new management or ownership. Patrons, including those who have frequented the pool for decades, describe it as having become 'boring' due to overly strict and inconsistently enforced rules, such as bans on floats and splashing for children, while adults are seemingly exempt. There are numerous complaints about the lifeguards, who are accused of not doing their jobs, breaking rules themselves, yelling at patrons unfairly, and even engaging in unprofessional and harassing behavior, including profiling. While one review initially noted the pool's cleanliness, others contradicted this, reporting trash, strange liquids, and sharp objects in the water, questioning the effectiveness of the filters. The changes have led to a noticeable decrease in attendance, with many kids and their families opting not to go. Furthermore, one review noted operational issues, stating the pool was closed unexpectedly despite its website indicating it was open.
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Good for Children
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Accessible Entrance
Reviews
Listing Reviews
June 14th, 2024Kylie Hendrickson
This pool used to be fun but ever since it got a new pool owner it sucked, kids can't have floaties because they are a "safety hazard" but adults can? The lifeguards don't even do their job! They break the rules, yell at people for the wrong things, and try to tell someone to stop doing what they're doing when the lifeguard themself was just doing the same thing. You can't even use floaties anymore or do normal pool things here anymore and it honestly makes this pool very boring. The pool isn't even that clean, there was stuff in the pool like trash, some weird looking liquid that looked like throw up, and sharp objects in the water.
June 12th, 2024Taylor Ellis
**New management isn’t always good management** The pool was clean is really the only positive thing I could really say to even give it the one star. Now to start off with a few things the staff are too attentive to the wrong things with the few kids that will even tolerate going to the pool. No floats, no splashing. Literally the list goes on… I have been going to this pool 30+ years and bringing my kids for the past 16 years. It’s their hometown pool and unfortunately they would rather not even go anymore and their friends opt not to go also. I’ve never seen this pool so empty 2pm mid June!
June 22nd, 2024Wendy Duncan
I love this pool. I was just surprised by how dirty it was on Friday in comparison to the previous week. I was just wondering if the filters are working properly. Good community pool. Low drama.
June 15th, 2024Vance Jones
I was profiled and harassed by a lifeguard who sarcastically called me “sis” and wished me a “happy pride month”. Completely unacceptable.
August 25th, 2024jus bein real
Their pool is already closed their website says it’s open and it isn’t even time for pools to be closed yet
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | 12:00 – 7:00 PM |
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| Monday | 12:00 – 7:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 12:00 – 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 12:00 – 7:00 PM |
| Thursday | 12:00 – 7:00 PM |
| Friday | 12:00 – 7:00 PM |
| Saturday | 12:00 – 10:00 PM |
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