SLO Swim Center reopens today after temporary closure 

Guests will be required to wear face masks indoors

–The SLO Swim Center reopened today with new Covid-19 safety guidelines after it was closed for about one month for maintenance and repairs.

The SLO Swim Center’s Olympic and therapy pools are ready for a full schedule of lessons, aquatic exercise classes, lap swimming and programming for kids. See the fall activities guide for details and to sign up.

“We’re happy to reopen just in time for the fall swim season,” said Shawn Tucker, the City’s Aquatics Recreation Coordinator. “We recently worked closely with the County Public Health Department to begin operating with additional Covid-19 safe practices starting today. We’re doing our part to slow the curve of the recent surge in cases.”

Amid the rising number of local Covid-19 cases requiring hospitalization and intensive care, SLO Swim Center guests will be required to wear face masks indoors and are asked to maintain social distancing (at least 6 feet) while indoors.

“To protect the health of our guests, we have temporarily closed the indoor showers. Guests can still use the outdoor showers located on the pool deck after they use the pools,” Tucker said. “According to County Public Health officials, indoor showers present a significant risk of transmission of the COVID-19 virus. COVID-19 particles can be aerosolized by steam in a hot-water setting, like indoor showers. So we closed the indoor showers out of an abundance of caution.”

The SLO Swim Center temporarily closed on Aug. 16 for maintenance and repairs to the Olympic pool, patching and rust removal, replacement of the main circulation pump, and pool deck maintenance and repairs.

For updates, please check www.sloswimcenter.org and follow the Parks and Recreation Department’s Facebook and Instagram channels.

For questions, please contact City Aquatics Recreation Coordinator Shawn Tucker at (805) 781-7291 or [email protected].