{"id":10531,"date":"2021-05-18T15:10:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T22:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=10531"},"modified":"2021-05-18T15:20:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T22:20:49","slug":"franklin-pool-opens-june-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/franklin-pool-opens-june-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Franklin Pool Opens June 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The City of Yakima Franklin Pool will open to the public on Thursday, June 10<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franklin Pool, located at 2102 Tieton Drive, will be open seven days a week through Friday, August 20<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is so exciting to be able open Franklin Pool,\u201d said Parks and Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to welcome the public back to the pool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capacity at Franklin Pool will be limited to 50 percent, about 200 swimmers, due to COVID-19 precautions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franklin Pool will offer recreational swim sessions Monday through Friday from 12:30 pm to 6:30 pm and from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.&nbsp; On Saturdays and Sundays, one recreational swimming session will be offered from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission for recreational swim sessions costs $2.00 for youth (under 18 years old), $4.00 for adults, and $2.25 for Honored Citizens (62 or older, a Yakima Transit Honored Citizen, State of Washington Handicapped Parking Placard holder, SSI Disabled, or active member of the military).&nbsp; A family (two adults and up to four children) will pay just $13.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special pricing is also available for three-month passes and 10-visit punch cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lap swimming and water walking sessions at Franklin Pool will be offered Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.&nbsp; The admission price for lap swimming and water walking sessions is the same as it is for recreational swimming sessions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swimming lessons will also be offered at Franklin Pool this summer.&nbsp; Click on the following link and look at page 5 of the Yakima Parks &amp; Recreation 2021 Summer Program Guide to learn details about swimming lessons at Franklin Pool &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/yakimaparks.com\/assets\/2021-YPR-Summer.pdf\">2021-YPR-Summer.pdf (yakimaparks.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To close out the 2021 summer season, Franklin Pool will host its 14<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Paws in the Pool event on Sunday, August 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.&nbsp; Dogs and their owners will get to enjoy the pool on the last day of the season just as they have for the past decade.&nbsp; Paws in the Pool admission is free for dogs, but owners pay normal admission fees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/yakimaparks.com\/aquatics\/\">https:\/\/yakimaparks.com\/aquatics\/<\/a> or call 575-6035 for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franklin Pool was closed all of 2020 due to state-mandated COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Yakima encourages community members to follow COVID-19 safety protocols as provided by federal and state officials. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/covid19\/\">City of Yakima response to COVID-19 | Media (yakimawa.gov)<\/a> for more about the City\u2019s response to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Franklin-Pool-Opens-June-10th-News-Release.pdf\">Franklin-Pool-Opens-June-10th-News-Release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Franklin-Pool-Opens-June-10th-News-Release.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Yakima Franklin Pool will open to the public on Thursday, June 10th. 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