About
Outdoor swimming facility with a splash park and lessons, plus a year-round heated pool.
The Lap Pool at El Cerrito Swim Center is generally maintained at a temperature of 80-82 degrees Fahrenheit. The Training/Warm-Up Pool (shallow pool) is kept warmer, typically between 88-90 degrees Fahrenheit.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? The swim center is highly praised for its year-round heated outdoor lap swimming, with pools noted for being clean, not over-chlorinated, and sometimes saline for easier swimming. Patrons appreciate the ample lap swim hours, often uncrowded lanes, and generally good changing, locker, and shower facilities. Staff and lifeguards are described as friendly, and the center is considered beautiful with a serene atmosphere, offering patient instructors for children. Recreational areas feature a water slide, shallow end, and a diving board (requiring a lap test). However, some areas for improvement include the cleanliness of locker/shower areas, the desire for heated water in the splash pad, and the potential for pools to be crowded, which restricts bringing pool toys. A suggestion was also made to reduce schedule gaps for kids' activities during summer.
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Amenities
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Good for Children
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Accepts Credit Cards
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Accessible Entrance
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Accessible Restroom
Reviews
Listing Reviews
April 14th, 2025Cat Calhoun
I love this place. Great place to lap swim year round. Pool is heated, the water isn’t over-chlorinated like so many pools, awesome changing, locker and shower facilities too.
January 11th, 2017Mary Ann Jawili
I love that I can swim outside year round thanks to the EC Swim Center. Pool is clean, heated, and (I heard) a bit saline, so swimming is even easier. Plenty of hours dedicated to lap swim. I can confidently go there before work, knowing I will probably have to share a lane with only one person, if anyone at all. Only downside is I think the locker/shower area can be cleaner.
May 22nd, 2018Kara Hernandez
I sure wish the water was heated a little for the $3 splash pad. The water is freezing!!! The pools tend to be crowded so you can't bring pool toys. The water slide makes up for that. There's a shallow end for the smaller kids. Older children must be accompanied by an adult. You can jump from the diving board on the other side if you can pass the lap test. Showers in the locker rooms. Benches and lawn chairs poolside.
June 19th, 2022Andrey Levchenko
Water is clean. Lifeguards and stuff is friendly. No concerns so far. (Changing my review) The only suggestion- keep a gaps for the kids schedule a bit smaller during the summer break(example: splash park and pool - 30 mins gap)
March 17th, 2019Selinam Bambio
Beautiful place ,serene atmosphere where kids have extremely patient unstructors.i will take my kids swimming there if i ever visit with them!
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
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| Monday | 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM, 7:00 – 8:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM, 7:00 – 8:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 7:00 – 8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM, 7:00 – 8:00 PM |
| Friday | 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Saturday | 7:00 – 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM – 7:00 PM |
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