West Chester, PA
(610) 696-4390

A community club owned by its members

Wedgewood Swim Club began as a first meeting in October 1957 and a club the founding families organized and owned. Their members still own it. Below is the members' logbook, year by year, and after it the people who run the club today. The pools and programs those families keep going are on the services page, and joining is covered under membership.

The 1950s

  1. 1957
    • October. The first recorded meeting to organize the Club.
  2. 1958
    • April. A contract with Sapphire Pools to build a 25 yard L-shaped pool, a baby pool, an office and a breezeway, for $29,789.00.
    • May. The deed is signed. The land is bought from Cecil C. Goodwin.
    • June. 66 families have joined.
    • July. Members build the bath house themselves. One beer can from the wall still remains.
    • August. The pool officially opens. The first fence is made of turkey wire.
    • September. The first annual meeting, held at Westtown Thornbury School. The balance sheet dated September 25 shows a deficit of $122.
  3. 1959
    • March. The balance sheet stands at $2,918.49. Guest fees are set at $1 for adults and $.50 for children.
    • April. The application to operate a swimming pool is approved, with permit #2132.

The 1960s

  1. 1960
    • April. The driveway and parking circle are finished for $1,513.00. W. Earl Thomas builds the storage garage for $2,522.00.
    • August. The swim team has 51 members and a season record of 1 win and 5 losses. Agnes Chesco spends the outlandish sum of $23.30 on the swim team party.
  2. 1963
    • April. Douglas R. Bickley resigns from the Club. He held bond #1.
  3. 1967
    • The pavilion goes up, built with membership funds.

The 1980s

  1. 1987
    • New grills are installed.
    • April. Vincent Pools builds the lower pool, with grading by Bill Hickman, for $125,000.00.

The 1990s

  1. 1996
    • June. Carlton Pools installs a new baby pool.
  2. 1998
    • A new bathhouse goes up under project coordinators Steve Schultheis and Dennis Inverso. The concrete four-square moves to a new spot outside the picnic area.
  3. 1999
    • The fence at the top of the hill between the upper and lower pools comes down. New steps lead to the lower pool, reversible benches sit on the crest of the hill, and 12 umbrellas are added to the upper and lower pools.

The 2000s

  1. 2000
    • A new deck and ramp to the lower pool. Three composite picnic tables with umbrellas arrive for the deck.
  2. 2002
    • The sign-in book is retired. Membership cards now carry the member's picture.
  3. 2003
    • The original steel upper pool, vintage 1958, is removed entirely and rebuilt in plaster. The pump house equipment is replaced, along with the concrete around the pool and the perimeter drains. 2200 square feet of sod and a new fence go in.
  4. 2005
    • New electrical poles, a substation and manholes for the buried cables. A new computer system for member check-in. A volleyball net that can be installed within minutes between the poles on the basketball court, and a wall ball structure on the blacktop.
  5. 2007
    • A terrace of pavers replaces the old wood steps in front of the pavilion, and a concrete shuffleboard is installed. Members did the work to save the Club labor costs.
  6. 2008
    • Restroom and breezeway floors get a nonslip concrete surface. A recycling program starts. Members repaint all the blue doors at the spring workday.
  7. 2009
    • New security cameras. Every electrical outlet and circuit rewired. Check-in software updated. Starting blocks replaced. Pool drains replaced to meet swimming pool code.

The grounds the members built

The front building, the lawn, the pools and the deck all stand on the land the club bought from Cecil C. Goodwin in 1958.

The Wedgewood bathhouse and front desk building at dusk with the flagpole on the lawn
Bathhouse and Front Desk building at dusk, the flagpole standing on the lawn in front.
A rainbow over the Wedgewood pool and grounds
A rainbow arching over the pool and the grounds.
The large deck with umbrellas and picnic tables
The large deck, with umbrellas open over the picnic tables.

Who runs the club

Each August the members elect the Board of Directors. The election is held online, and voting information is emailed to every member.

Members in good standing are eligible to stand. If that is you, contact the club.

Officers

President
Dan Mannes
Vice Presidents
Amanda FisherJason Ritter
Treasurer
Rick Scheibe
Secretary
Mark Schugsta

Board of Directors

  • Dan Altman
  • Seth Birch
  • Jen Cheeseman
  • Jeff Clute
  • Andrew Donoghue
  • Aaron Fekete
  • Lauren Fink
  • Eric Frasse
  • Matt Kurimay
  • Terry Lillicrapp

2026 staff

Club Manager
Bob Marks
Assistant Managers
Tim HoranMaie SeelausJason Costello

Summer jobs at the pools

The club keeps every application on file and contacts the applicant when a job opens. Whatever the role, you commit to being available the entire summer, part-time.

  • 15min. age

    Lifeguards

    Trained lifeguards staff all three pools during every hour the club is open.

  • 14min. age

    Front gate attendants

    Attendants work the check-in window, the Front Desk that members pass on their way in.

  • 14min. age

    Maintenance

    Upkeep of the pools, the deck and the grounds through the season.

Email your application to wedgewoodbod@gmail.com with the subject line “employment”.

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