Member-owned, member-run, open Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Through the breezeway
Members check in at the Front Desk through the breezeway. Past it the club opens out down a grassy slope: two pools on the upper deck, the lap pool below, then the pavilion, the grills and the courts.
Upper deck
The original L-shaped pool runs from 3 feet to 10 feet under the diving board. The water slide stands at its edge: feet first, sitting up. Yellow umbrellas ring the deck, and the flag flies over the basketball hoop.
Lower pool, 1987
Vincent Pools built the lower pool in 1987. It is a standard 25 meter lap pool, 4 to 5 feet deep, open to anyone who has passed the deep water test, and it is where the Whales practice.
Pavilion hill
Members paid for the pavilion in 1967. The Baby Pool sits beside it, 9 inches deep at the edge, so parents in the shade can keep an eye on the youngest swimmers.
The grove
Food stays in the picnic grove, away from the water. There are tables, charcoal grills, a full basketball court, a gaga ball pit, wiffle ball, wall ball, four square, shuffleboard and two horseshoe pits.
Measured at the coping
Trained lifeguards staff all three pools during every hour the club is open. Children under 12 swim in water over their heads only after passing the deep water test.
The original L-shaped pool, 75 by 36 feet, from 3 feet at the shallow end down to 10 feet in the 30 by 25 foot diving well. 133,000 gallons. No diving in the upper pool except in the well by the board.
A standard six-lane lap pool, 82 by 44 feet and 4 to 5 feet deep, holding 124,000 gallons. Open to anyone who has passed the deep water test.
38 by 30 feet, from 9 inches to 1 foot 8 inches deep, beside the pavilion so parents in the grove can see it. For pre-swimming children up to age 6, with an adult alongside.
Six parts of a Wedgewood summer, each with its own page: the three pools, the Whales, lessons for members, and the pavilion where the day ends.
Swim, relax, enjoy
The club's own three words, and still the plan for most July afternoons. Club membership is open to the public, subject to availability, through a wait list.
“Amazing place for families to spend their summer! They have a great summer swim team with amazing coaches. I was a lifeguard here for years. Some of my best memories are playing with friends all day at the pool and then growing up into lifeguards to watch the next generation do the same.”
“Love it here! One of the most beautiful/well-maintained pool grounds (that doesn't exist within a country club) I've ever seen. Pool is always clean, staff is friendly... I wish they were open later in the year but that's my only gripe!”
“From 1963 to 1973 when I was small child my family and I lived on Beechwood Road. We would walk from our house to the club all summer. I remember the ice cream man too lol. A wonderful place to be!”
Wedgewood has been owned by the families who swim in it since the first meeting in October 1957. Today the swim team alone counts about 200 swimmers.
1958
West Chester / Chester County / Southern Chester County Swim League
West Chester, PA 19382. Open Memorial Day to Labor Day, from noon into the evening; the daily hours are on the club calendar. Mail goes to P.O. Box 614, West Chester, PA 19381-0614.
The phone, (610) 696-4390, is answered only during summer hours, so please do not leave a voicemail. Out of season, write to wedgewoodbod@gmail.com.