Warsaw Municipal Pool opened on May 25 and will officially close after an End-of-Summer special offering $2 admission on September 2 and 3. Cole Camp Swimming Pool opened on June 2 and expects to close sometime in August to allow employees who are teachers to return to school. Both pools have plenty of summer fun for swimmers and those who want to learn to swim.
Warsaw Municipal Pool has a new manager, Cheyanne Beard. She is a second-grade teacher in Lincoln during the school year who is also certified to teach Special Education. She hopes to spend future summers managing the pool.
Open swim hours will take place at the Warsaw pool on Sunday from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM and from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday through Saturday. The pool will be closed on Monday's. Daily admittance is $4.50 during the day and $2.25 after 5:00 PM. The pool’s Facebook page also lists purchase prices for punch cards and passes.
Aerobics are held Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Saturday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM and Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Summer Aerobic Passes are $80, or $3.50 per session. Pool parties are available on Friday's and Saturday's from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM and Sunday's from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM or 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
Thirty-minute swimming lessons are available for $15 each. Three thirty-minute lessons are available for $40. The levels are Minnow, Fish, Dolphin and Shark. Lessons are held on Saturday mornings from 10:00 AM until noon, and Wednesday evenings from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Pool Manager Beard moved to the area about three years ago with her fiancé Chance Johnson whom she plans to marry on May 25, 2025. She says she wouldn’t have been able to get the pool up and running this summer without her assistant manager, lifeguards and City Hall.
Swimming lessons led by head lifeguard Laney Arnett are available for beginners up to advanced swimmers. For each level of swimming lessons an age group is recommended as follows: Preschool – ages 3-4; Level 1 Beginner – ages 4-6; Level 2 – ages 5-7; Level 3 – ages 5-10; Level 4 – ages 8-10; and Level 5 – ages 9-11. Cost is $40 for members and $60 for non-members. (See the Cole Camp Swimming Pool Facebook page for dates of sessions through July 26.)
Cole Camp Swimming Pool manager is Michelle Boyd who works during the school year as a sixth-grade paraprofessional at Warsaw's North Elementary School.
She says that everything is working with a great team, four assistant managers, and 18 lifeguards.
Daily admission is $6 for non-members. Sundays are Fun-Days with half-price admission of $3 per person or $10 per family. Pool hours are from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM every day except Monday when the pool is closed. Pool parties can be scheduled on Friday's and Saturday's from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM and on Sunday's from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM or 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
Children under 10 are expected to be accompanied by an adult or sibling over 13 years of age during swimming. The Cole Camp Swimming Pool Board has been fundraising for a toddler’s area at the pool which is planned to be added for the 2025 season.
Warsaw Municipal Pool can be contacted at (660) 428-2119, and Cole Camp Swimming Pool at (660) 668-2424.
