The pools, the Whales and the grove
Wedgewood is three pools, a swim team, lessons for members and a hillside of picnic tables at 957 S. Matlack Street in West Chester. Trained lifeguards staff every pool during all hours of operation, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Painted on the coping
The pools, by the numbers on the deck
Main Pool
75 by 36 feet, 3 to 10 feet deep, 133,000 gallons
The original pool, an L in plan, with a 30 by 25 foot diving well under the board and a water slide at the edge. Where most members spend most afternoons, and where the 1958 pool still stands, rebuilt in plaster in 2003.
Lap Pool
82 by 44 feet, 4 to 5 feet deep, 124,000 gallons
The Lower Pool, a standard six-lane 25 meter pool built in 1987. Open to anyone who has passed the deep water test, and the pool the Wedgewood Whales train in.
Baby Pool
38 by 30 feet, 9 inches to 1 foot 8 inches deep
Beside the pavilion and the picnic area so a parent in the shade can see every child in it. Built for pre-swimming children up to age 6, with a parent or adult alongside.
Programs, and where the day ends
Ring float on the Main Pool at sunset Open the Swim Team pageSwim Team
The Wedgewood Whales: about 200 swimmers ages 5 to 18, in competitive and developmental squads, racing in the Southern Chester County Swim League. Every swimmer is an active club member.
The pools in morning light Open the Swim Lessons pageSwim Lessons
Private lessons for members, and small groups of two to four, taught by the swim team coaching staff, lifeguards and high-school-aged team members with instruction experience. They start in mid-June.
Picnic tables in the grove Open the Pavilion and Picnic Grove pagePavilion and Picnic Grove
A covered pavilion the members paid for in 1967, a large deck, picnic tables and charcoal grills. All food and drink stays here, away from the water.
Everything else on the grounds
Past the pools the club keeps going. Courts and lawn games sit around the pavilion and the picnic grove, so a long evening on South Matlack Street does not have to stay in the water.
- Full basketball court
- Volleyball net
- Wiffle ball
- Wall ball
- Gaga ball pit
- Four square
- Shuffleboard court
- Two horseshoe pits
- Playground
The rules for each pool, for guests and for parties live on the policies page. Phone answered in summer hours only; out of season, write to wedgewoodbod@gmail.com.