4 city pools to open May 29
5/27/2021, 6 p.m.
Four city pools will open during the Memorial Day holiday weekend and then will operate each weekend until city pools are fully open beginning Saturday, June 19, according to the Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.
The four pools that will operate from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 29, through Monday, May 31, and on subsequent weekends are Blackwell Pool, 238 E. 14th St. in South Side; Fairmount Pool, 2000 U St. in Church Hill; Hotchkiss Pool, 701 E. Brookland Park Blvd. in North Side; and Randolph Pool, 1507 Grayland Ave. in the near West End.
This is a big break from the traditional policy of keeping the city’s outdoor pools closed until Richmond Public Schools shuts down for summer recess, noted Christopher E. “Chris” Frelke, the department’s director.
After the Memorial Day holiday hours, the four pools will be open Saturdays and Sundays until the outdoor pools offer swimming seven days a week.
All seven of the city’s outdoor pools will open Saturday, June 19, according to the department, including Battery Park Pool, 2719 Dupont Circle in North Side; Powhatan Pool, 1000 Apperson St. in Fulton in the East End; and Woodville Pool, 2305 Fairfield Ave.
RPS’ final day of classes is Thursday, June 17. The school system and City Hall will be closed Friday, June 18, in observance of Juneteenth.
