2020 Aquatics

Summer of 2020 Pool Guide

Both the Family Wading Pool (the children’s pool) and our Large Olympic-Sized Pool will be opening on Tuesday, June 30th!  

The following information outlines changes to our 2020 pool season.  If you have additional questions, please contact our Welcome Desk at 745-8550 or email us at recreation@blueash.com.  

Please note that all pool hours and rules are subject to change in order to best meet the operational requirements required by the Board of Health and the State of Ohio.  

General Information

• Pool Season:  June 30^th through Labor Day.  Starting August 10^th, hours will be reduced due to Sycamore and other local schools being back in session.  For the most up to date Pool Hours and Dates of Operation please visit www.blueash.com. 2020 Swim Team and Swim Lessons have been cancelled.
• Pool capacity: Total pool capacity will be limited to 175 individuals during open swim.  This includes both the Family Wading Pool and the Olympic Sized Pool.  During Tot Swim the pool capacity will be limited to 85 individuals.  The diving board and slides in both the Family Wading Pool and Olympic Sized Pool will remain closed for the season.
• Social Distancing:  All patrons must practice social distancing with anyone outside of their family unit.  Any group not practicing social distancing larger than 10 individuals will be asked to separate in order to maintain compliance with Board of Health regulations.
• Pool Gate:  All Members and guests entering the pool must enter via the pool gate. General access to the pool will not be available from the building.  You will be unable to renew your membership at the pool gate.  For those who need to renew or purchase a membership, you must visit the Welcome Desk first and then enter via the pool gate.  Please feel free to contact us at 513-745-8550 if you have any membership questions prior to your first visit.
• Food and Concessions:  Pool Concessions will be open with a limited menu. Members are allowed to bring coolers and food to the pool and within the pool area.  No glass or alcohol will be allowed. Trash receptacles will be spaced around the pool deck, please help us keep the deck clean and safe by cleaning up after yourself. Pool concessions will not be available for the first 5 minutes and the last 10 minutes of each pool session.  Please plan appropriately.  
• Locker Rooms: All those who wish to enter the pool must do so from the pool gate entrance only.  Members will have access to the locker rooms, once they have entered from the pool gate entrance only. Members who utilize the locker rooms can re-enter the pool deck area and are not required to re-enter at the pool gate. Locker rooms will not be available for the first 5 minutes and the last 10 minutes of each pool session.  Please plan appropriately.  
• Deck Chairs:  Due to updated guidelines, pool chairs will be available on the pool deck.  Personal chairs, umbrellas, tents or other shelters will not be allowed.

 Reservations

Reservations are not required but highly encouraged.  If the pool reaches capacity, those without reservations will be unable to enter the facility. 

• How to Make Reservations:  Please download the Blue Ash Recreation App for an easy “one stop shop” to make all your pool reservations.  Reservations will require you to create an account (which you can do from the app, your desktop, or phone's browser).  To use your phone's browser or make a reservation on your computer visit www.blueash.com or use the appropriate direct link below:
• Make a pool reservation during normal open swim hours.
• https://www.supersaas.com/schedule/BlueAshRec/Pool
• Make a reservation for Tot Swim
• https://www.supersaas.com/schedule/BlueAshRec/tot_swim
• Make a reservation for Early Bird Lap Swim
• https://www.supersaas.com/schedule/BlueAshRec/early_bird
• Make a reservation for Lap Swim Lane 1 during open swim hours.
• https://www.supersaas.com/schedule/BlueAshRec/lap_lane          
• Reservations for each individual:  You must book a spot for ALL MEMBERS of your party (regardless of age), including guests.  Your first reservation should be for yourself and then click "Create New Reservation" to add another member of your party.  You will need to repeat this process for everyone in your party, including guests.
• Session Limitations:  We ask that all members and their parties only reserve one "General Pool" swim session per day to give all members an opportunity to enjoy the pool.  (Tot Swim participants are allowed to sign up for a "General Swim" session as we understand that families have different aged children and may need to come to separate sessions).
• Guests:  Members may bring guests, but we ask that members limit their guests to no more than 2 per individual member.  Members must also make reservations for their guests and are required to check in via the "Members with Guests" line before entering via the main entrance.  Guests will be given an admission ticket for use at the main entrance.
• Confirmation: You will receive an email confirming your registration.  A link is provided in that email that will allow all members to view and/or cancel your reservations. 
• Cancellations:  Reservations may be cancelled up until the start of your reservation.  Please note that members who do not cancel their reservations prior to the start time of the swim session will lose their reservation privileges for 7 days. To cancel your reservation, either view your reservations and cancel them directly from the app, or call the recreation center and one of our staff will cancel the reservation for you.  The reservation maker is responsible for all members of their party and will be the one to lose their reservation privilege if any member of their party does not show.
• Multiple Sessions:  Members are allowed to sign up for multiple sessions on the same day, but are still required to exit the pool deck with all belongings between sessions. This is required in order for staff to sanitize all areas and equipment between sessions, as required by the Health Department guidelines.
• Advance Reservations:  Reservations may be made one week in advance and no later than 90 minutes prior to your reservation.  Reservations are limited, so please be respectful and do not over-reserve. 

Entering the Pool

• Pool Gate:  All Members and guests entering the pool must enter via the pool gate. General access to the pool will not be available from the building.
• Entrance:  Members will line up in a single line upon arriving to the pool.  Our "Social Distancing Gurus" will be staffed outside the pool gate if you have any questions. (they will be in blue tie-dye t-shirts).  Please follow their directions upon arriving and while entering the facility.
• Parties with Members Only - If you do not have any guests and have made reservations you will be directed to our express entrance (located on the left as you arrive to the front of the line.
• Parties with Members and Guests - If you have brought guests with you please be sure that you have also made pool reservations for your guests.  Upon entering you will be directed to our main cabana window so that you can check in your party, including using a guest punch or paying for your guests.
• Members Without Reservations - Our staff will work their way from the front to the back of the line before each session starts.  If there are walk-in spots available, they will be given out on a first come, first served basis.  You can view how many "walk-ins" are available for a swim session by checking pool capacity numbers on the reservation calendar within 90 minutes of the session.  Once all available "walk-in" spots are taken there will be no more pool admissions without reservations.

Pool Sessions

• Pool Sessions:  Pool sessions are 90 to 120 minutes long, based upon the session you choose. All members and guests will be required to exit the pool with all belongings at the end of their reservation period.  The pool will be emptied 5 minutes prior to closing time. 

• 2020 General Swim Reservations
• Monday - Friday
• Session 1 - Noon to 2:00p
• Session 2 - 2:30p to 4:30p
• Session 3 - 5:00p to 7:00p
• Session 4 - 7:30p to 9:00p
• Saturday
• Session 1 - 11:00a to 1:00p
• Session 2 - 1:30p to 3:30p
• Session 3 - 4:00p to 6:00p
• Session 4 - 6:30p to 8:00p
• Sunday
• Session 1 - 11:00a to 1:00p
• Session 2 - 1:30p to 3:30p
• Session 3 - 4:00p to 6:00p
• Holiday Hours (July 4^th and Labor Day Weekend)
• Session 1 - Noon to 3:00p
• Session 2 - 3:30p to 6:00p

Tot Swim

• Family Wading Pool:  Tot Swim will take place in the Family Wading Pool only. During Tot Swim Sessions there is no access to the Olympic Sized Pool for Tot Swim participants. Tot Swim is for those 9 and under and accompanied by an adult.
• Tot Swim Reservations

• Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays through August 13^th
• One Session Daily - 10:00a to 11:30a

Early Bird Lap Swim and Lap Swim

• Early Bird Swim:  Participants will check in at the Welcome Desk.  All other swim sessions will be required to utilize the Pool Entrance located on the Cooper Road side of the building.  Access to the pool will not be available from inside the building.
• Lap Swim Reservations  (Early Bird and Open Swim Reservations)

• Early Bird Lap Swim Reservations (Long Course – 50m)
• Early Bird Session 1 (Long Course - 50m) - 6:15a to 7:00a
• Early Bird Session 2 (Long Course - 50m) - 7:00a to 7:45a
• Early Bird Session 3 (Long Course - 50m) - 7:45a to 8:30a
• Early Bird Session 4 (Long Course - 50m) - 8:30a to 9:15a
• There are six spots available for each Early Bird Swim session.  That is one individual per lane, as Board of Health regulations permit.  Members of the same household may make a single reservation for two people if they choose to use the same lane (Just put both names in the single space provided when booking).
• Open Swim Lap Swim Reservations (Short Course – 25yd)
• 5 Short Course (25 Yard) Lanes will be available during General Pool Hours.  Lane 1 will be available for reservations every half hour during open swim.  Please note that a pool reservation is also required to reserve lane 1 during open swim.