Montgomery Community Media

When pool season starts May 23, it will be the last time swimmers will splash around in the Western County Pool before it undergoes a major renovation starting in August. Montgomery County will be ripping up the old pool and putting in a new pool complex complete with a splash park at a cost of […]

The Piney Branch Pool in Takoma Park faces closure if county funds used to subsidize it dry up this year. The 25-meter pool is used by swimmers, senior citizens and even the Montgomery Blair High School swim team, but without county funds it might have to shut at the end of the fiscal year, June […]

State Senator Cheryl Kagan of District 17 has introduced an organ donation bill to expand entry points to Maryland’s registry in order to enlarge the donor pool and shorten the wait for those in need of transplants. “This bill is about saving lives,” said Kagan. “Expanding our transplant registry will allow us to find a […]

Maryland has some of the best age 50 and above swimmers in the country, but for many of these swimmers it’s not about the competition. Find out more in this Maryland Senior Olympics spot, which was produced at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center.

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 […]

Who let the dogs out? The Quince Orchard Park community welcomed its neighborhood dogs to the annual Dog Dip in Gaithersburg on Labor Day. We saw some dogs literally running to this event as their owners struggled to hold on to their leashes. The event signifies the end of the summer swim season and takes […]

A child was pulled from the bottom of a pool at 12500 Winexburg Manor Drive in the Glenmont area shortly before 6 p.m. on Aug. 26, according to local authorities. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer credited the quick action of a family member, bystander and lifeguard for resuscitating the young girl who, he said, […]

Here are five things to know today, August 6, in Montgomery County: 1. The Upper County Pool on Emory Grove Road is closed for emergency repairs. 2. WSSC is holding a public meeting in Rockville today to discuss rates and customers bills. 3. Strathmore’s summer outdoor concert features Cathy Ponton King today and it is […]

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 […]

UPDATED: Drowning is the number one cause of accidental death for children under 5-years-old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In order to combat this statistic, British Swim School has taken to the waves, teaching children through their Montgomery County locations not just how to swim, just how to survive. MyMCMedia’s Valerie […]