Municipal Pools
Special Events and Announcements
Thanks for a great summer!
Summer Swim Team
The Summer Swim Team is a seasonal swim team for children ages 6 to 18. Swimmers are eligible to join if they can swim one length of the pool without stopping. This team practices at both Lakewood High School Pool and Foster Pool in Lakewood Park. The team competes in the North Coast Swim League against teams from other west-side suburbs. Many of the events in each meet are short; either one or two lengths of the pool. This program is great for children who would like to try competitive swimming, year-round swimmers looking for more competition, or young swimmers who need more of a challenge than traditional Learn-To-Swim classes.
Registration for this program begins May 1.
Foster Pool at Lakewood Park
Foster Pool Telephone: 216.529.4121 (June through Labor Day only)
Foster Pool is a 50 meter by 25 yard Olympic-size pool located in Lakewood Park. Although owned by the City of Lakewood, both outdoor pools are operated by the Recreation Department. Foster Pool is complete with a one-meter diving board, a wading pool with mushroom feature, large bathhouse, and adjoining concession area. New for the summer of 2008 is the Lakewood Summer Swim team, which will practice at Foster Pool three evenings a week. Other programs offered include Learn-To-Swim, water aerobics, and LRST (Lakewood Recreation Swim Team).
Foster Pool is available is rent for birthday parties, scout troup outings, family reunions, and other group events. Foster Pool is available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, from June 20 through August 15. Some late morning times are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well. Please submit a request in writing to Matt Demaline, Aquatic Manager (matt.demaline@lakewood.k12.oh.us, fax number: 529-4464) at least two weeks prior to the requested date. No requests are accepted prior to May 1.
Becks Pool at Madison Park
13029 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
Becks Pool Telephone: 216.529.4120 (June through Labor Day only)
Becks Pool is a leisure pool located in Madison Park. Operated by the Recreation Department, Becks Pool features a slide, seperate diving well with two one meter diving boards, zero depth wading pool with mushroom feature, and a concession area. Becks Pool offers Learn-To-Swim classes.
Becks Pool is also available for rent throughout the summer, from 8:30 PM -- 10:00 PM on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings. There are also rental possibilities on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Please submit a request in writing to Matt Demaline, Aquatic Manager (matt.demaline@lakewood.k12.oh.us, fax number: 529-4464) at least two weeks prior to the requested date. No requests are accepted prior to May 1.
The outdoor pool season is tenatively scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 13, 2009. The season traditionally concludes on Labor Day.
History of Becks Pool/Renaming Ceremony 2007
Madison Pool was renamed Mariann Becks Pool in 2007 in honor of Mariann Becks, the City's first lifeguard. Mariann began her career in 1964 at the Lakewood High School Pool. By 1973, she had assumed control of the Learn-To-Swim programs offered by the Recreation Department, a position she continued in until 2002. In 1983, with the cooperation of Mrs. Myrna Pizir, she co-founded the Camp Can Do program, a summer day camp for children with Special Needs. This program was based out of Madison Park Pool, and allowed all of the campers to swim on a regular basis. In addition to this day camp, Mrs. Becks helped establish learn-to-swim classes for children with special needs, a program that continues today at all three Recreation Department-run facilites.
Mariann Becks was inducted into the Lakewood Alumni Foundation Hall of Fame in December 2008.