Last chance to join the Outdoor Pool

10:56 a.m., July 7, 2004--Time is running out for those who want to sign up for a membership in the University’s Outdoor Pool. Interested persons must register by the end of the day, Thursday, July 8, to join the pool this year.

Conveniently located behind the Gold Ice Arena, the Outdoor Pool is one of the largest in the state and has been enhanced with renovated lockers rooms and 250 lounge and sand chairs on a pool deck accentuated with landscaping features and a pair of sliding tubes for kids young and old.

Other amenities include a shower, changing facilities, snack bar and a shade-providing Funbrella in the fenced-in baby pool area. Four new Funbrellas and a dining area also have been installed on the main deck. The pool also is equipped with a heater so that swimming early in the season is not a concern.

Pool hours are

Through Aug. 6, Monday-Friday, noon-8 p.m.;

Aug. 9-30, Monday-Friday, noon-7:30 p.m.;

Aug. 31-Sept. 1, Monday-Friday, to be announced; and

May 30-Aug. 29, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, noon-7 p.m.

Special events for members include:

Free guest for a day, Aug. 7 (rain date Aug. 8)—Members can bring a guest to the pool at no charge, and passes will be mailed to members;

Member picnic, 6-8:30 p.m., Friday, July 23, rain or shine (additional fee to attend picnic);

Pool Appreciation Day, Sat., Aug. 14 (rain date Aug. 15); and

Open early week (for lap swimmers only)—weeks of Aug. 16 and 23, pool opens at 11 a.m.

Registrations are accepted from 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Fred Rust Ice Arena.

Online registration for first-time members is accessible at [www.udel.edu/outdoorpool/registration.html].

UD employees can pay their pool membership fees through payroll deduction. Current and new members should contact Jim Kaden at 831-6038 for the needed paperwork, or visit the Fred Rust Ice Arena Informational Window.

For more information, visit [http://www.udel.edu/PR/outdoorpool/] or call the UD Outdoor Pool office at 831-2868 (or 831-8293 during normal pool operating hours).

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