Concord Community Pool

This pool rocks. The water is crystal clear and the perfect temperature. It’s one of the only/​few paces that has year-​round 50m swimming. During the summer months they have these sweet inflatable obstacle courses you can try and have a great swim lesson program. Love the surrounding park area too. Perfect place for off-​season lap swimming and summer season fun. Highly recommended.

I love this pool. It’s huge and the price is reasonable… all pools are kind of expensive per trip in my opinion. My husband biked here in the winter last year for rec swim and got the 10 swim pass and got a deal as a local Concord resident. Even though he hadn’t used up all the swims on the pass, we were able to both use the same pass to get in during the summer. That was nice. They just got new blow up obstacle courses last summer and it is a small extra fee to use them. There is plenty of seating, including a shaded grass area. Picnic areas or mostly outside of the pool area at the park. The staff is really professional and attentive. I feel really safe with them. They do a good job of enforcing safety rules.

Junior Olympics is held here annually. Great spacious park that surrounds the pool. In betweens swim events there’s plenty of space to spread out and set up tents and tables for the kids to eat and rest.
The kids like the pool to swim in and use the kiddie pool to warm up for each event. General area is kept clean and the bathrooms are okay, not the best and not the worst.
Parking is awfully hard especially when there are multiple parties going on in the park. You aren’t allowed to park in some residential areas so get there early.
The community seems safe and the area is not too far from delicious eats.

I love how big both pools are, and they’re always kept at the correct chlorine levels and such. I swam competitively for my high school there along with water polo. It’s great for dryland stretching too, and just a good environment. Kinda scary at night (they should probably add more lights!) especially when we were in the pool and they had a power shortage, but it’s also really fun to night swim. The lane lines are in pretty good condition. The showers could be improved and the bathroom could be a little more clean, but everything is perfectly bearable. It’s great for huge swim meets as well. The water is a little cold, but you get used to it in a few minutes.

I went here with my wife and our two daughters (7yrs old and 1 month old baby). We got charge $ 21 for entrance fee. I asked for the breakdown. He said it was $ 6 for adults, $ 5 for 6 – 17, and $ 4 for 5 and under. I guess that’s for non-​resident because he asked me if I live there. He also said that it didn’t matter if you swim or not.
When I calculated my entrance fee, I told him that it should just be just $ 17 for me, my wife and my 7 yrs old daughter. He told me that five and under is $ 4. I told him that my baby is only one month old. He just ignored my semi plea for logic. WOW! Come one… Even Disneyland doesn’t charge entrance for 2yrs old and under.

I agree with Skip R. on all counts: lap swimming IS great (IF you can get the guys off the edge of the pool who obviously don’t have a life) (!), and hang out there all day chatting up the guy in the next lane, both of who are obviously working on their tans, while taking up two 50 meter lanes)! Give us a break! Swim or get out of the pool!
I agree on the privacy issue in the changing room and showers. As a woman I don’t like to turn around naked in the shower to find a boy almost as tall as I am staring at me! Ahem!
The managers answer to all problems is «Next time this happens, come into the office and tell us»! How about the managers taking the responsibility to enforce the rules themselves by taking a walk around the pool every half hour or so! That is what we’re paying them to do!

This is a fabulous pool for lap swimming. To those who complain about opposite sex kids not allowed in the locker rooms-​ever heard of washing them off at home? I for one don’t want to see 8 year old boys in the women’s locker room. My only complaint is that the lifeguards don’t enforce rules when there are problematic swimmers (refusing to share lanes, etc.). I know they’re just teenagers, but they have the authority to enforce the rules, and they don’t. It would be nice if they had an outdoor shower head to rinse off with your suit on, that would solve family issues and allow you to sunbathe without pool water drying on you, but other than that, it’s a great pool.

Pros: The kids’ part of the pool is shallow and then gradually becomes deeper toward the lap swimming area. It is inexpensive. Food and drinks are available for purchase.
Cons: Non-​caring summer camp counselors are around. Swim lesson instructors were not trained to teach children. Management promises improvement, but nothing gets done. Showers are available, but shorter children are not able to push the small buttons to start it. Children of the opposite sex are not welcome, so you can not help your children to shower. Lack of interests from the city managers to improve on this.
I’m a woman. I’m happy to take daughters, if I had any, to this swimming pool just for fun. But there’s no family shower room, or family shower time for me to help my boys rinse off clorin out of their hair and body. Other adult patrons complain when I take my kids into the women’s bathroom.
There used to be great swim instructors to teach kids, but they’re gone. Only tired, uncaring, unattentive instructors were seen last year. After promises of improvement, nothing was done. I will never use their swim lessons.

This really is a fantastic outdoor pool. It is an L-​shaped pool, 50 meters each direction. One end apparently is a 25-​yard pool the short way. The pool is situated in the middle of a city park with lush greenery surrounding the facility.
There weren’t that many people there on a Sunday morning, and I was able to get a lane to myself. The people are friendly, and the pool and facilities are very clean. They also have kickboards and pull-​buoys for customers to borrow.
I was expecting the pool to be a bit warmer than it was based on reviews I had read elsewhere, but it was just fine. I’m sure that it’s a great facility for recreational swimming as well.
The only issue that I had with the facility is that there are no lockers available for customers to lockup and store valuables (wallet, keys, etc). Be sure to bring a bag with you and keep it in sight on the pool deck.

I have been swimming at Cowell Pool since I was a barely a pollywog. My grandmother and mother (both strong swimmers) often took my brother and me during summer lap swim hours to encourage us to get comfortable in the water.
At age 11, I joined the swim team and although I only swam with the Terrapins for a few years, the skills I learned on the Terrapins provided me with the technique to be a strong, efficient lap swimmer for the rest of my life.
Concord Community Pool is clean, the shower facilities are modern, and the staff and lifeguards are friendly and professional. I frequently go for lap swims on my lunch hour. Occasionally, I will swim after work. It is heated during the winter, but the temp is never so warm that it tires you out. Sometimes, it borders on chilly. A hot tub, it is not. :-)
It is such an incredible feeling to know that this pool is still here after so many years! It was a great pool in the ‘70s (ouch, I just dated myself), and even better now, after an awesome infinity-​style remodel a few years ago. We are so lucky to have this pool in our community!

This is a review of the swimming lessons, rather than open recreation time. Firstly, this pool is just fantastically well maintained, and the swim instructors interact beyond expectation with the kids, seeing as how they are mostly teenagers themselves. My son’s instructor, maria, has helped him overcome his fear of water through patience and a great and fun attitude. He is now floating and demonstrates basic swim skills, i would have never been patient enough to achieve her results with the smile she always had. Thanks to all the instructors at cowell pool.