“With regard to children, a parent is obligated to teach them how to swim.”
—Babylonian Talmud
The LJCC Aquatics Program provides great opportunities for all swimmers. Our 25-yard heated indoor pool has six lanes and is open year-round for all your aquatics needs. Our gorgeous 300,000 gallon outdoor pool is open from mid-May to September.
We offer lap swim, family swim, group swim lessons, private swim lessons, masters swim, and water exercise classes year-round. Children can also participate in the year-round swim team or summer swim and dive teams. Interested in becoming a lifeguard? We also offer lifeguard training classes.
All children who are not fully potty trained are required to wear reusable i play-brand swim diapers (available for purchase at the Welcome Desk). In addition, the families of individuals who are responsible for fecal contamination of a pool will be fined $500.
Pool closings
The indoor and outdoor pool can unexpectedly close due to weather (even the indoor pool will close due to nearby lightning strikes), power outages that disrupt pool machinery, and biological accidents. We will do our best to keep you informed via email, text messages, app notifications, and homepage alert banners.
The pools will also close due to Barracuda Swim and Dive Club meets (during which times the indoor pool will be available for lap swimmers and scheduled lessons only):
Outdoor Pool Schedule
The Outdoor Pool will reopen on May 27 and remain open through Labor Day weekend in early September (depending on Alabama weather, of course).
- Mondays through Thursdays: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. family swim time with lifeguards
- Fridays: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. family swim time with lifeguards
- Saturdays and Sundays: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. family swim time with lifeguards
Baby Pool
See Outdoor Pool hours, above.
All children not toilet trained must wear iPlay Swim Diapers (sold at the Welcome Desk) — disposable diapers are not allowed.
Children age 13 or younger must be supervised by an adult (defined as age 14 or older) all times while in the facility. This includes but is not limited to travel to and from the Indoor and Outdoor pools, the Fitness Floor, and the Wood Gym.
Indoor Pool Schedule
With the exception of meets, the pool will still be open for recreational swimming even when the following activities are taking place:
Mondays: 5 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Lap Swim 5 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 5:30-8 p.m.
- No lap swim 3:30-5:30 p.m. due to high volume
- Swim Lessons 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Pre-school swimmers 8:30-11:30 a.m.
- Water aerobics 10-11 a.m.
- Swim team 3:45-6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 5 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Lap Swim 5 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 5:30-8 p.m.
- No lap swim 3:30-5:30 p.m. due to high volume
- Swim lessons 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Swim team 3:45-6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: 5 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Lap Swim 5 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 5:30-8 p.m.
- No lap swim 3:30-5:30 p.m. due to high volume
- Swim Lessons 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Pre-school swimmers 8:30-12:30 p.m.
- Swim team 3:45-6:30 p.m.
Thursdays: 5 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Lap Swim 5 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 5:30-8 p.m.
- No lap swim 3:30-5:30 p.m. due to high volume
- Swim Lessons 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Swim team 3:45-6:30 p.m.
Fridays: 5 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Lap Swim 5 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Swim Lessons 7:30 am-4:30pm
- Water aerobics 10-11 a.m.
Saturdays: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Lap Swim 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Swim Lessons 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sundays: 8 a.m.-6 p.m
- Lap Swim 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Swim Lessons 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Swim team 2:30-4 p.m.
