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Just in time for spring and summer, Montgomery County Recreation announced that their aquatics facilities will begin allowing two swimmers per lane starting April 1. According to the Montgomery County Recreation website, “Lanes are for universal use and patrons may share a lane with an individual who is exercising a different way. Neither exercise should […]

It’s shaping up to be an especially fun summer at Gaithersburg Water Park. Montgomery County Council Vice President Sidney Katz, Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and City of Gaithersburg officials unveiled a new water slide at the park on Thursday evening. Officials and their families had the opportunity to test out the new 250-foot long double-flume […]

The City of Gaithersburg has adopted a resolution which allows “fee waivers for its residents, providing them free access to select recreation programs during the shut-down period.” Gaithersburg residents who are struggling financially—because they are either a furloughed government employee or a federal contractor—are eligible to use the waiver. In a press release, Gaithersburg Mayor […]

Gaithersburg city officials held a community grand reopening celebration for the newly renovated Gaithersburg Aquatic Center on Sept. 4. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. The pool, located at 2 Teachers Way, is now open for year-round lap and recreational swimming, swim lessons and water exercise. Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz was joined at the podium before the […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Gaithersburg’s Jim McGuire of the Parks and Recreation and Culture Department, invites all to check out the newly renovated Gaithersburg Aquatic Center. Take a look: McGuire also touted some of the innovative features at the pool. The city held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening party on Sept. 4 at the […]

The Gaithersburg Aquatic Center is now open, two years after it closed for structural repairs and enhancements. Related:

UPDATED The City of Gaithersburg, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department (MCRD) have completed interior improvements to the Gaithersburg Aquatic Center swimming pool complex, located at 2 Teachers Way, and the facility will reopen at 5:15 p.m. on July 21. Facility enhancements include new lockers, new pool plaster and […]

Structural repairs to the Gaithersburg Aquatic Center, located at 2 Teachers Way,  are slated to begin the week of March 4, according to city officials. Gaithersburg staff recently met with staff from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and contractors to review the project. The pool, built in 1975, was closed last year after structural issues […]