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Our outdoor Aquatics programs are unsurpassed (unsursplashed?), featuring Aquatics Group Ex classes or Lap Swim throughout the week. In the summer months, members enjoy one of the tallest water slides in the Triangle, diving board, two fully accessible pools, a spacious pool deck with lounge chairs, tables, and snack bar, easy access to bathrooms and locker rooms, and highly trained lifeguards who are notorious sticklers for safety rules.

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recreation pool

A heated five-lane, 25-yard recreational pool with a diving board and accessible zero-entry ramp. This pool is used throughout the year for Group Ex classes like Water Aerobics, Aqua Bootcamp, and Aqua Zumba. During certain parts of the summer days, a separate, wider lane hosts swim lessons for all ages and Lap Swim slots for older teens and adults. It is in our Rec Pool that our Water Dragons Swim Team takes center stage for practices and meets May through July.

FAMILY POOL

With a gently-sloped beach entry and a depth no deeper than three feet, this pool is perfect for families with young kids, who can sit comfortably and splash in inches-high water or wade around to play in all the spray features. As each younger splasher needs their adult nearby, we’ve made lounging by the Family Pool comfortable with an enormous umbrella shade and the closest access to the snack bar, locker rooms, and changing tables.

AQUATICS SCHEDULES:

Our Group Ex classes include…

• Aqua Boot Camp

• Aqua Zumba®

• Water Aerobics

• Aqua HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training)

• Lap Swimming

Sometimes other Group Ex classes, including Pilates and yoga, happen on the pool deck, but not in any of the pools. Who doesn’t love fresh air to breathe deep and serene sounds of gently splashing water to listen to? Learn more about our Group Ex offerings, including class descriptions, HERE.

We look forward to another great season with our Water Dragons and Junior Dragons Swim Team!

WATER DRAGONS 2024 SEASON REGISTRATION OPENS:
MARCH 3, 9AM (MEMBERS) / MARCH 10, 9AM (GENERAL PUBLIC)
See below for practice schedules and sign-up links:

Pre-season skills clinics are available! Choose from Tuesdays or Thursdays in April, 5pm!

For other helpful information about our Water Dragons Swim Team, including a breakdown of skills requirements for each level, click the button for our Water Dragons frequently asked questions:

GROUP SWIM LESSONS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION:
MONDAY APRIL 7, 9AM (MEMBERS) / MONDAY APRIL 14, 9AM (GENERAL PUBLIC)

Group lessons accommodate 6-10 swimmers at a generally similar skill level. Students will play and get comfortable in the water with age- and skills-appropriate activities and games, while our instructors keep their safety a priority. While parents, partners, and families are welcome to stay on the pool deck during sessions, many of our students are able to get more comfortable in the water without an audience.

Group Lessons Pricing: Four 30-minute sessions = $65 (members) and $90 (guests)

GROUPS AND SKILLS BREAKDOWN

• Parent/Child: Young children who are just getting used to the water in a safe and fun way with a parent or adult guardian (typically ages 1-3).

• Red Band: Beginner swimmers who cannot put their faces in the water and cannot swim, but are ready to learn to tread water and float (typically ages 4+).

• Yellow Band: Advanced beginner swimmers can put their faces in the water and can swim a little; swimmers at this level can enjoy our twisty water slide when they are ready.

• Green Band: Intermediate swimmers who can swim and want more work on technique and diving; swimmers at this level can use the diving board.

Please sign your child up based on their current skill level:

Not sure which level is right for your child? Contact us at aquatics@jewishforgood.org so we can advise you. When in doubt, sign up for a lower level; our instructors make each lesson engaging and challenging for all our swimmers. They will recommend promoting swimmers to other levels as needed.

Get your swim bands early! Do you have a swimmer in Camp Shelanu this summer? Does your swimmer have swim fright? Or maybe it's just been a while since they've been in the pool. Get your swimmer tested for their swim band early.

Beat the rush and attend one of our testing days! No sign-up required, you're welcome to drop in on: May 8 and 15., 4-5pm.

PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION:
MONDAY APRIL 7, 9AM

Whether new to the water or working on your butterfly technique, get individualized attention in a private lesson or bring a friend along for a semi-private lesson with a single instructor. These lessons are ideal for:

• beginners who prefer individualized attention

• advanced swimmers working on specific techniques

• kids and adults who would benefit from physical or learning modifications

• those who prefer the schedule flexibility or lower exposure of private lessons

Private Lessons Pricing: One 30-minute lesson = $55/members, $65/guests | Four 30-minute lessons = $200/members, $245/guests

EASIER THAN EVER! We’ve improved your user experience! Now you’ll be able to purchase your lessons and immediately book your time slot in one go.

Get your swim bands early! Do you have a swimmer in Camp Shelanu this summer? Does your swimmer have swim fright? Or maybe it's just been a while since they've been in the pool. Get your swimmer tested for their swim band early.

Beat the rush and attend one of our testing days! No sign-up required, you're welcome to drop in on: May 8 and 15, 4-5pm.

Sure, the pool never gets old, but we strive to add a little extra pizzazz for kids and their families throughout the whole year with special family programs. Here is what 2025 has in store for you and yours.

All events take place on Sundays from 6-7:30pm and are open to the community!

June 22, 6pm: PRIDE Family Swim
People of all identities are welcome to come out and get some sun in this inclusive space.|
REGISTER HERE!

June 29, 6pm: Sensory Swim & July 27, 6pm: Sensory Swim
Members and guests with autism and other sensory needs and their families are invited to join us for sensory-friendly swim times each month this summer, with low capacity, delayed spray features, and lifeguard whistles used in emergencies only.
REGISTER HERE!

What’ll it be? Want a little friendly competition with a splash? Unique games and snacks? Themed costumes and music? Or the exact opposite in a quiet, super chill, sensory-friendly poolside hangout? The Sunday Special is different every Sunday evening but is sure to be exactly what you ordered.

These programs are for members only and take place on Sundays from 6-7:30pm.

In the summer months, our poolside snack bar serves up cold sodas, juice, sparkling water, ice cream and Locopops, chips, candy, delicious hot snacks like pizza and hot dogs, and an occasional scratch-made J Café special like honeysuckle sorbet and scuppernong or pomegranate popsicles! Open May-August.

Click here to view our Aquatics policies. Please note that each membership unit has 5 guest passes automatically applied to their account.

Contact us!

Shannon McCabe,
Aquatics and Recreation Manager
Email: smccabe@jewishforgood.org
Direct: 919-354-4939
Welcome Desk: 919-354-4936