An important announcement regarding the 2025 Season:​​

Dear Ridglea Pool Members-

 

With great regret, your Board of Directors has determined that this year’s pool operations cannot continue

after this Sunday, August 10.  It has been decided that we will close for the season at closing time on Sunday.

This includes all activities previously scheduled through Labor Day.

 

The situation is the result of a shortfall in paid memberships this year, combined with unanticipated increases in utilities, chemicals and insurance costs. The biggest difference, however, is in the decrease of member enrollments compared to 2024. Thirty more would have made all the difference. A reminder, the pool is entirely independent, and not supported by a municipal, neighborhood, or other group or organization, but by its members. Member contributions built the pool in 1956, and we can use your support now to get us through this difficult period. 

 

You can help us avoid early closure by:

 

MAKING A DONATION of $100 or more–All contributions will be greatly appreciated and any exceeding immediate needs will help with an early start for the 2026 season.

 

PAYING 2026’S DUES NOW–Paying 2026’s dues in advance at the BEST RATE for this year.

 

To help us avoid the expense of processing fees, we ask that any payments be made via Zelle transfer or by check/money order payable to Ridglea Swimming Pool by mail to P O Box 470036, Fort Worth, 76147 or delivered to the pool during regular hours this weekend. 

 

Members of the Board serve without compensation, year-round, and most spend many volunteer hours outside of meetings and administrative work on maintenance tasks related to shutdown and winterizing in the fall, and make-ready for opening in the spring. We have been fortunate to have some dedicated member volunteers who regularly lend a hand. If you are interested in board participation or helping during work days,

we can use the help, and welcome the opportunity to visit with you about areas needing attention/assistance.

 

Ridglea Pool has a wonderful tradition of welcoming members from not only our immediate westside area, but from surrounding areas in all directions, providing a cool and calm retreat for a diverse intergenerational membership. This is RSPA’s 69th swim season, and we fully intend to return to operations next year, but need your help. Please consider making a donation or paying 2026’s dues in advance so that we may wrap

up this season as intended.  With a timely response from members we may be able to stay open for the remaining published schedule.

 

Clearly this is not a position we expected or intended to be in at this point.  If you have questions, please ask–email turnaround is usually within a few hours or less, and we’ll have a few folks available at the pool. If you’d like to go ahead and take care of next year’s dues at this year’s best rates, we’ll dispense with the forms and gladly accept your dues by Zelle transfer(using the rspamembership@gmail.com email address as the identifier) or by check. All donations and dues payments will be acknowledged via email. We hope to know whether we may be open next weekend(8/16-17) before this time next week. Under the circumstances we won’t be accepting party reservations beyond those already on the calendar for tomorrow and Sunday, or taking any further “rest of season” enrollments. We hope you’ll come enjoy the pool this weekend.

 

Thanks for your understanding and ongoing dedication to Ridglea Pool! 

Happy Swimming!

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GUESTS
Yes, members may bring guests to the pool. All guests must be accompanied by host members. Guest fees apply for all swimming guests, ages 2 and up, each visit. Guest fees may be paid via guest pass punch or cash fee--cards are not accepted at the desk for individual guest fees. Guests are expected to adhere to all posted rules and staff instructions. Unaccompanied guests are not allowed entry to the pool.
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PARTIES
Anytime a member wants to bring 10 or more guests for a swim, that's a party, and we ask that you make a reservation with our front desk at least 10 days in advance. This helps to ensure that we have adequate guard staff scheduled to cover average member attendance as well as party guest swimmers. Party guest count is limited to 30 swimmers during any 2-hour party time, be it all in one party, or combined parties. Regular guest fees apply for all swimming, non-member guests. Make reservations in person or by phone during regular hours--the calendar for parties held during regular hours opens on opening weekend. If you're a third party seeking a private party arrangement please email us for information and guidelines.
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SCOUT SWIM SKILLS ASSESSMENTS

Over the last few summers we have had scout troops arrange to have swim skills assessments prior to various camps. While we welcome these groups, we do ask that these occasions be pre-arranged so that we have the appropriate staff available, and that a current member sponsors the group. Arrangements are similar to that for a party--the sponsoring member(host) should make a reservation through the front desk AT LEAST 10 days in advance so we may schedule staff appropriately. Guest fees apply for all non-member participants.

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Family Membership Policy
Our most frequent questions, after "What's it cost to swim for one day?", is "What's my membership category, given my situation?" Membership category is determined by household makeup, who's swimming and how much.  We use the IRS definitions for family makeup: head of household, spouse or partner, and unmarried children to age 19, student unmarried children to age 26, ONLY. This does not include sitters, nannies, non-family playmates or roommates, boyfriends/girlfriends. It also does not include grown children or retired parents, UNLESS they are legitimate dependents of your household due to disability. Sharing of memberships among two or more families is not permitted. Please contact us if your situation is unique and assistance is needed.  Sitters/nannies and grandparents who only bring the grandchildren to swim may swim with member families as guests, or if not swimming at all no fee or membership requirement applies. (And, incidentally, we are never open to the general public at daily rates.)
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FAQ's
Q. We only plan to be involved in the swim team this year. Can we swim otherwise?
A. Swim Team participation does not include swim privileges for the participant, other than during team events and practice, and never for family/siblings who are not team members. 
Q. I pay dues so my grandkids can swim. Can they be on my membership? What about lessons?
A. If you're not swimming at all consider purchasing a membership for your grandkids' family. This allows the entire family swim privileges AND lessons. Lessons are not available to guests or non-members at this time. If you have questions and/or need assistance determining how to set up a membership that works for your particular situation, please email us.
Q. Can I "cash in" unused guest pass punches?
A. Guest Passes are good for their stated year only, and expire at the end of the season. A great way to use up those extra punches is to host a party toward the end of the season.