RACE THE GUARD!
SUNDAY, JULY 15
​2-8pm

Reserve your 5-minute race slot early for best selection -- $5 at the front desk. 
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​Click here for details!

NEW Member Registration is
​STILL OPEN!

All NEW MEMBERS and returning members are now welcome to register for the 2018 Summer Season!  Are you looking to give Ridgewood a try for the first time?  You're in luck!  We still have room!  We're offering a one-time-only discounted trial membership for just $420 again this year, but we expect them to sell out any day!  [Learn more about Member Benefits and Membership Levels and Fees.]
​PRO TIP: If you want to use the pool TODAY when it's HOT, choose the online payment option for an extra $15, OR bring your check with you to the pool!  Let the staff know that you JUST registered, and they can quickly verify you at the front desk.  You'll be swimming within minutes! 

Here's what's going on this week!​

Sunday, July 15 - Open 11am-8:45pm - Regular Weekend Hours
  • Sunday Brunch 11am-1pm - Join us each week for quiet music, coffee, and treats. Brunch is for adults only and in the upper pool area. The lower pool area will remain open for all members.
  • Race the Guards 2pm-8pm- Ever wonder how your swimming skills match up against a lifeguard's? Sign up to race a guard! $5 per race, and choose as many races as you want. No swim team experience? No problem! This staff-organized fundraiser is open to everyone of all ages and of any skill level; all you need is a love for swimming and a love for Ridgewood Pool. All proceeds will go towards the Ed Nebbins Foundation and A New Ridgewood Pool for the Next 60 Years. 
Monday, July 16 - Friday, July 20 - Open 1pm-8:45pm - Regular Weekday Hours
  • Session 2 lessons  - Kids with Monday/Wednesday lessons will also have lessons on Friday, July 20. 
Tuesday, July 17 - Open 1pm-8:45pm- Regular Weekday Hours
  • Water ballet dress rehearsal 7pm - Kids participating in the water ballet show are required to attend this rehearsal. Please see Gratia or Johannah with any questions.
  • Pool hours 1pm-8:45pm - Beginning at 7pm, the dive well and lower pool will close for the water ballet dress rehearsal. The upper pool will remain open for free swim and lap swim until 8:45pm. Night lessons will happen as usual.
Wednesday, July 18 - Open 1pm-5pm
  • Water ballet show 7pm - Come see RW's water ballet show "Sweet Summertime" at 7pm! $3 for adults, $2 for kids, and children 5 and under get in free. Bring a non-perishable food item for the All City food drive and get $1 off your ticket.
  • Pool hours 1pm-5pm - The lower pool and dive well will close at 5pm for the water ballet show. The upper pool will remain open for adult lap swim only from 5pm-6:45pm. The water ballet show will begin promptly at 7pm.
Thursday, July 19 - Open 1pm-7pm
  • Water ballet show 9pm - Come see RW's water ballet show "Sweet Summertime" at 9pm, this time under the spotlights! $5 for adults, $3 for kids, and children 5 and under get in free. Bring a non-perishable food item for the All City food drive and get $1 off your ticket.
  • Pool hours 1pm-7pm - All pools close at 7pm. Night lessons will happen as usual.
Friday, July 20 - Open 1pm-8:45pm- Regular Weekday Hours
  • No water ballet lessons
  • Dive Meet @ Hill Farm - 5pm
Saturday, July 21 - Open ~1pm-8:45pm
  • Swim Meet v. Hill Farm @ Ridgewood - 8am. The pool will open for free swim once meet clean up has been completed.
Sunday, July 22 - Open 11am-8:45pm - Regular Weekend Hours
  • Sunday Brunch 11am-1pm - Join us each week for quiet music, coffee, and treats. Brunch is for adults only and in the upper pool area. The lower pool area will remain open for all members.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the pool’s current structure, and hear why it is such an important place for so many families.  Click here to learn more about our renovation project!

About Us

Ridgewood Pool is a stockholder, membership pool operating from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The facility is located on the far West side of Madison, tucked into a quiet corner of the Orchard Ridge neighborhood, between Whitney Way and Verona Road, in a kid-friendly neighborhood setting. In addition to two regulation-sized pools for recreational and competitive swimming, there is also a separate diving well with two low dives and the only outdoor high-dive in town, plus a fenced-in toddler pool of 6″ depth.

Location

Ridgewood Pool
5109 Barton Road
Madison, WI 53711

Hours

Regular Pool Hours:
1:00pm to 8:45pm M-F
11:00am to 8:45pm Sa-Su

​View more details re: early/late season hours and exceptions on our Main Calendar
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Pool Closings
Check our Twitter feed for news on pool closings due to weather or other circumstances:  @RWPoolStatus

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