Private Swimming School Plans New Indoor Facility in East Providence

An eight-year-old private swimming school has announced plans to build its own indoor poor facility in East Providence.

Pods Swimming plans to break ground on a 12,000 square-foot center at the corner of Route 44 and Commercial Way that will feature a six-lane, 25-yard training pool and a smaller 90-degree heated teaching pool, among other amenities.

The new building will be the headquarters for Pods swimming and will help the company bolster its lessons and swimming events that are now held in pools across the region, said company founder Susan Pascale-Frechette.

“For the past eight years, we have been traveling from pool to pool in order to provide quality swim lessons in the Greater Providence area. However, we feel strongly that we need our own permanent pool facility where we can provide a stable environment for our swimmers, our families and our staff,” she said.

The building will be built by New England Construction and was designed by Vision 3 Architects.

Along with the pools, it will have a family changing room, locker rooms, a snack bar, reception area and office space.

The facility will also open the door to leasing opportunities. Pods Swimming will be able to rent to schools, senior centers and other organizations.

Funding for the project will come from a combination of bank loans and crowdfunding on the website Open.Tilt.com.

Pods formally launched its campaign on Aug. 31. To check it out, go to: https://pods2015.tilt.com/build-a-pool-for-pods.

For more information on Pods Swimming, visit www.podsswimming.com