Pool Hours For Memorial Day Swimming In Gloucester Township

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Memorial Day doesn’t just mark the unofficial start of summer in Gloucester Township — it’s also the weekend most outdoor pools and aquatic centers open their doors for summer swimming and other warm-weather fun.

Last year, summer looked a lot different for Gloucester Township families as many area pools remained closed for the season to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus — a pandemic that, at the time, was just two months old.

But this Memorial Day — with more than 120 million Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus and weekly COVID-19-related deaths at a 14-month low — many pools will once again open this summer.

If you’re planning to soak up some sun this Memorial Day weekend, here are the pools and aquatic centers that will be open in the Moorestown area:

Gloucester Township Municipal Pool, 59 Monroe Drive in the Blackwood section of the township

Memorial Day weekend hours: Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Monday, noon to 8 p.m.

Whitman Swim Club, 156 Whitman Drive in Washington Township

Memorial Day weekend hours: Saturday, noon to 9 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 9 p.m.; and Monday, noon to 8 p.m.

Stratford Swim Club, 2 Vassar Avenue, Stratford

Memorial Day weekend hours: Saturday, noon to 9 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 9 p.m.; and Monday, noon to 8 p.m.

NL Aquatic Center, 333 Preston Avenue in Voorhees
Memorial Day weekend hours: Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Monday, 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

There is no scientific evidence that COVID-19 can spread to others through water in pools, hot tubs, water playgrounds or other treated aquatic venues, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance.

While no data exists on how COVID-19 responds to chlorine, the chemical has been known to inactivate similar viruses.

But going to a public pool involves more than swimming, and that’s where the risk can be found.

Assessing that out-of-water risk involves looking at several variables, according to MIT Medical, which suggest people should avoid the “three C’s” — closed spaces with poor ventilation, crowded places with many people nearby, and close-contact settings, such as close-range conversation.

Fortunately, being outdoors and in spaces with good ventilation also reduces the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, according to the CDC.

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