Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center offers a decent facility with an Olympic-size fitness pool and a…read morelarge baby pool, plus a thrilling 405 diving platform. Unfortunately, the facilities are showing their age and require significant renovation. Luckily, a renovation plan is set to begin this summer. Check out the QR code in the post for more details. #AquaticCenterExperience #RenovationPlan Pros: - Impressive diving platform - Spacious pools Cons: - Outdated facilities - Need for renovation

I'm a big fan. They have fantastic aqua cardio and other aqua classes. They have a little gym. Best…read moreof all, they have a sauna. If you work for Montgomery County, you can go here for free. The parking lot is big. There's a little play area and tables outside. The only drawback, make sure they are not closed for special events like swim meets.

I asked the life guard about a discoloration on the tile at the 5 foot depth line of the pool. He…read moresaid that is was pink mold, and that the chlorine would probably take care of it. I told him that probably wasn't sufficient. He said he'd talk to management. I ended my swim early, concerned. Later I notified with the county health department. They rated the pool as safe to use. The next time I came to the pool, the manager berated me for having reported my concerns to a neutral arbiter and insisted that I apologize to his boss. The restrooms are sometimes filthy. The lawn chairs have bird droppings on them. The lap lane is frequently not available for swimming laps because people are recreating in it. Lifeguards do not consider it their job to direct recreational users to other areas. At the beginning of the season, the new pool app was not working. The club manager insisted that she would process my application that day. Weeks later, it was still not working. I was told that I would not be able to use the pool. The acting manager rolled her eyes at me, a sign of contempt. Maybe it should be called "Rollins Contemptuous".

The pools are amazing! Minus one star because the staff is not always so bright…read more Pros: -Lazy river! -Kiddie water play area. -Plenty of lounge chairs. -Showers--both indoors & outdoors. Cons: -Pools are not heated. -No jacuzzi. -Some sort of bee hive or wasp nest living inside the gate next to the children's pool area--and no sign warning people to use the other gate (for several weeks!). -They randomly shut down the children's pool and the lazy river in the afternoon for planned maintenance, 10 days before Labor Day, with no warning to residents. I would not have schlepped down there with my baby and invited a friend had I known. Why couldn't they have done that right after Labor Day? -The pools are only open Memorial Day to Labor Day. Absolutely packed Memorial Day weekend (just wait a couple of weeks).

50 meter outdoor lap lanes. 50 meter outdoor lap lanes…read more 50 meter outdoor lap lanes. And this is a great place to meet people from the neighborhood.

I love this place. I can't say enough good about it. I've spent every summer here for nearly twenty…read moreyears; my children have grown up here and I've made lifelong friends. It's been a place of constancy for my entire family. I love the history that lives here; that almost 70 years ago, the neighborhood dads came together and dug the pool themselves for the betterment of the community. And it continues to be a place that improves lives to this day.

Back in the 1960s everyday I went to the pool and swam to my heart's content. My memories are warm…read moreand the fun I had is memorable. When I qualified (diving off the high dive which scared me to death. The first time I landed smack on top of the water which hurt. The second time I made it. How great it felt to sew my patch for the Lifeguards to see I was eligible to swim in the adult deep water. The photos online at present haven't changed a lot and looking at the pool is wonderful.

I need to add a few comments about the Connecticut Belair Swim Club. There are 2 picnic shelters at…read morethe rear of the pool. Next to the basketball court is a volleyball court. Wednesday night they had a swim meet. It was loud and exciting but the pool was still open for swimming. This was great! It had been a very hot day! I could not swim any laps but I did my best going wall to wall in the main pool. They are also shooting 2 spouts of water out across the pool now. The kid's love it. I found them to be a little bit cooler than the main pool though! Until next time be kind to each other. @yelpdc #connecticutbelairswimclub

The attitude by the administration at the Bender JCC is that what members think and complaints they…read moremay have are unimportant. They don't want to be bothered hearing from members, especially not their complaints. The CEO, Josh Bender, terminated the membership of many members who had the nerve to complain about the same problem more than twice though it had not been addressed. The Chairman of the JCC Board of Directors, Naom Fischman, is no better than the JCC CEO. He doesn't want to hear from members either. Unlike most organizations, although one can find out who the members of the JCC Board they provide no contact information. Clearly, they do not want to be contacted. No decent Board of Directors is like that.

if it were possible to give negative stars, I would not hesitate to do so. The staff that I dealt…read morewith at the Bender Jewish community center of greater Washington is nothing short of disgraceful. They had me ejected from their parking lot when their property was a polling place. I was engaging in lawful electioneering. It was actually the chief operations officer of the Bender Jewish community center who did this. They are just horrible people. You can see the video on the officers body camera. The man with the beard is the chief operations officer. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SomYVK7ferU&pp=ygUIMTI1c2V0aG0%3D

I had a terrible experience with this swim school. Even though I paid for an annual membership,…read morethey canceled my son's lessons because they said he wasn't progressing as expected and recommended private one-on-one lessons. I agreed, but then they told me they didn't even have one-on-one lessons available and that we would have to wait. Instead of working with us or offering a solution, they pulled me aside in a corner and informed me that my son's classes would be canceled starting the following week. The way they handled the situation was disrespectful, unprofessional, and lacked any compassion. As a parent, I expected support and understanding, not to have my child removed from the program because he needed extra help. I would not recommend this swim school to any family. Parents should be aware that if your child needs additional support, the school may choose to cancel their lessons instead of providing reasonable accommodations or alternatives.

We've been pleased with our experience so far. The staff seems excellent, patient, and focused on…read moreencouraging even the most wary children to at least familiarize themselves with the water. Our daughter is a very beginner swimmer and has grown in confidence here.