Showing posts with label swim dive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swim dive. Show all posts

Shoreline native makes it to the semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics

Saturday, August 7, 2021

Katrina Young team photo
2020 Tokyo Olympics
Shoreline native Katrina Young made it to the semi-finals in women's 10 meter platform diving at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

On Wednesday, August 4, 2021 she executed a beautiful first dive (see it here) and qualified for the finals.

She competed in the semi-finals on Thursday but did not advance to the finals.

This was the Shorecrest graduate's second Olympics - she competed in Rio in 2016 where she just missed the finals by a few points.

Platform diving is done from fixed platforms at regular heights. 10 meters is about 33 feet in the air, equivalent to a three story building.

They do twists, turns, and somersaults on the way down and hit the water at 30mph. "It hurts," said a former gold medal diver and NBC commentator, who said that it is not unusual to see divers packed in ice bags after an event. "But," she said, "we're all adrenaline junkies, and we love it."

It's like flying. "I feel like an arrow in the water," Katrina said.

As a professional athlete, she competes in diving year-round. More details about her diving here. She lives,works, and trains in Tallahassee, Floria.



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Shorecrest grad makes Olympic diving team and is headed for Tokyo

Monday, June 14, 2021

Katrina Young
Shorecrest grad Katrina Young just finished 1st in the Olympic Trials for the Women’s 10 meter Platform Diving. 

Katrina heads to Tokyo next month to represent the USA at the Summer Olympic Games. 

She competed four years ago in Rio in the same event.

NBC is home to the Olympics; locally KING TV 5

You can also watch the games on the streaming service Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and NBC Sports.

The Tokyo Olympics will begin on Friday, July 23, 2021 with the opening ceremony at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium.



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Shorewood and Shorecrest Swim and Dive Teams Meet “In Person”

Friday, March 19, 2021

By Susie McDowell, SW Head Girls’ Swim Coach

This week Shorewood and Shorecrest Girls’ swim and dive teams broke a normal dual meet into three days to meet capacity challenges in order to meet “in person”.  Each team brought a third of their team to Innis Arden outdoor pool to cheer, race, and to celebrate a semi-return to normalcy. Days 1 and 2 were sunshine filled, and the final group on the last day hung on through pouring rain, just as spirited as the days before them.

Shorewood swimmers at start of the 100 backstroke
Photo by Lyn Sherry

The meet went back and forth score wise, with Shorecrest winning 9 events and Shorewood winning just 3.  Shorecrest swept the diving event which took place at another site. In the end, Shorewood came through with depth to win the meet 94-89, which is about as close as it gets in swimming and diving. Both teams are grateful to have had the opportunity to compete in person, which did not seem possible at the start of the season, and look forward to a more regular season come August. 

Congratulations to both teams! 


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High school swimming season begins with both teams in outdoor pools, while dive teams train in Everett

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Shorewood swimmers at the Innis Arden Club outdoor pool
Photo by Susie McDowell


By Susie McDowell 
Shorewood Head Girls’ Swim Coach

Monday, February 22, 2021 was Opening Day for Shoreline athletic seasons beginning with “Fall” sports! 

Sports across the state have been allotted shorter seasons, with the mission being to provide high school athletes with the opportunity to be a part of a team, support physical and mental health, and for students to be given the chance to compete again.

Girls’ High School Swimming and Diving is off and running! 

A shift for high school aquatics in Shoreline is the additional challenge of a venue change. Following the permanent closure of the Shoreline Pool, both Shorewood and Shorecrest have had to seek other sites. 

With a lack of pools in the area, Shorewood swim has landed at Innis Arden and Shorecrest swim at Sheridan Beach. Yes, those are outdoor pools! 

While both programs are extremely grateful to have new homes, the reality of being outside in cold weather months will create challenges. 

The dive portion of each program just secured the site of Mariner High School in Everett. 

The immediate demand, of course, for the swim and dive programs is to run a safe opportunity for students during a pandemic. Some modifications include dividing practices, less athletes in a lane, social distancing, and virtual meets.

This season is seen as an opportunity to honor our Seniors and one to be viewed as a bridge to the next season for underclassmen.

While the season will be different, it will be something. Congratulations to all the athletes who have joined the Shorewood and Shorecrest Swim and Dive teams!



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Sports headlines - swimming, diving, basketball

Monday, February 17, 2020

Shorecrest swim team wins 3A district title - HeraldNet article

Shorewood diver Isaac Poole shatters a 29 year meet record

"The meet’s biggest individual performance belonged to Shorewood senior Isaac Poole, who shattered a 29-year meet record to win the diving competition with 586.85 points.

"Poole, a back-to-back state runner-up diver, nearly broke the record last year, when he came within 0.9 points of the 499.25 points amassed by Marysville Pilchuck’s Travis Niemeyer in 1991. This time, Poole soared past the record en route to his third consecutive district title"

HeraldNet Athlete of the Month Sydney Van Ness and the "nearly unbeatable" Shorecrest basketball team - see article

Shorecrest girls basketball

On February 10, Scots hang on for the win over Lynnwood 66-60 to become the 3A South Wesco champs in the regular season.

In post-season play on February 14, Shorecrest beat Everett 58-34 to advance to the next round. On Tuesday night, 7:45pm at Mariner High School, they play Snohomish.

In the entire season, Snohomish was their only loss - so they'll have something to prove.


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Shorewood diver in running for HeraldNet Athlete of the Week

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

File photo by Wayne Pridemore
HeraldNet has current voting for Athlete of the Week. One of the nominees for January 6 - 12, 2020 is Shorewood diver Isaac Poole.

 Isaac Poole | Shorewood | Boys Diving

"Poole, a senior, won the diving competition at the Kentridge Invitational on Saturday at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way. He set a meet record with 517.9 points, topping the previous meet record by 23.55 points."

Vote here



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Swim Dive: Shorecrest girls take the 3A Championship

Monday, November 11, 2019

Shoreline Swim Dive take District 1 3A Championship

Shorecrest Girls Swim and Dive Team coached by Bill Murray are the NW District 1 3A Champs!

Helping the team to the win were Paige Moss (59.57) in the 100-yard butterfly, the Shorecrest’s 200 freestyle relay team (1:41.06) and the 400 freestyle relay team (3:44.2).



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Swim Dive: Shorewood vs Shorecrest

Friday, October 25, 2019

Girls swim dive
WesCo 3A 
10/24 at Shoreline Pool

SW 55   SC 128



Shorewood Varsity coach Susie McDowell
Shorecrest Varsity coach Bill Murray



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Swim Dive: Shorewood vs MLT and vs Lynnwood

Friday, October 18, 2019

File photo by Wayne Pridemore
Shorewood Girls Swim Dive
10/17/19
@ Shoreline Pool
Shorewood 111 MLT 65

  • 200 Med Relay SW (Freshwater, Lindberg, Nouwens, K. Gowey) 2:00.94
  • 200 Free Cameron Bell SW 2:14.71
  • 200 IM Enriquez MLT 2:28.06
  • 50 Free Mina DiVirgilio SW 28.44
  • Diving Ellie Webber SW 131.25
  • 100 Fly Vuong MLT 1:04.10
  • 100 Free Samantha Rand SW 1:01.23
  • 500 Free Grace Lindberg SW 5:18.03 *State Time
  • 200 Free Relay SW (K. Yang, Lomax, Bell, Freshwater) 1:50.92
  • 100 Back Amanda Nouwens SW 1:04.39
  • 100 Breast Maggie O’Shea SW 1:24.83
  • 400 Free Relay SW (Lindberg, Kleyn, Fredrickson, S. Rand) 4:05.14


Shorewood Girls Swim Dive
10/17/19
@ Shoreline Pool
Shorewood 131 Lynnwood 44

  • 200 Med Relay SW (Freshwater, Lindberg, Nouwens, K. Gowey) 2:00.94
  • 200 Free Cameron Bell SW 2:14.71
  • 200 IM Freshwater SW 2:33.85
  • 50 Free Mina DiVirgilio SW 28.44
  • Diving Ellie Webber SW 131.25
  • 100 Fly Veronica Le SW 1:18.78
  • 100 Free Samantha Rand SW 1:01.23
  • 500 Free Grace Lindberg SW 5:18.03*State Time
  • 200 Free Relay SW (K. Yang, Lomax, Bell, Freshwater) 1:50.92
  • 100 Back Amanda Nouwens SW 1:04.39
  • 100 Breast Bayarbayasgal LYNN 1:24.01
  • 400 Free Relay SW (Lindberg, Kleyn, Fredrickson, S. Rand) 4:05.14



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Swim Dive: Shorewood vs Kamiak

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Shorewood girls at Mountlake Terrace 2012
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Swim Dive meet

Shorewood 78 vs. Kamiak 107

Complete results for every swim here



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Op-Ed: Shoreline PTA Council endorses Shoreline Proposition 1

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

At our September 23, 2019 General Membership Meeting, the Shoreline PTA Council 6.12 voted to endorse Shoreline Proposition 1. 

The proposed new Shoreline Aquatics, Recreation and Community Center, along with improvements at four area parks, is a strong investment in creating active gathering spaces for our families – including, notably, a fully accessible play area for people of all physical abilities.

 Our primary reason for support, however, is the inclusion of an eight-lane pool for recreational and competitive swimming and diving, along with a fully accessible viewing area.

The Shoreline School District currently does not have a long-term facility that can support the swim and dive teams from Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools. 

High school swimming is one of the very few non-cut sports that any student can join, including beginning swimmers, and this allows students from all backgrounds to participate in a sport during their high school career. 

Swim and dive team students and their families attended many city and school board meetings in the last year to advocate for the continuation of a sport that has created an especially tight-knit and inclusive community.

PTA supports the critical role physical activity plays in increasing physical and mental health in children and understands that fitness and engagement in physical activities are associated with not only greater academic achievement and cognitive functioning, but through team sports can also enhance a sense of belonging and self-confidence.

It is imperative that we build strong communities that include safe, inclusive and accessible parks and community centers.

Shoreline is in need of a long-term facility that can comfortably host regional swim meets, maximize participation of year-round swimmers and attract an increasingly diverse population into the swim community.  

Help ensure that high school swimming can continue in the Shoreline School District. Please support Proposition 1.

Silje Sodal and Amy Reed
Co-Presidents
Shoreline PTA Council 6.12



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Goldfish Swim School now open for lessons

Tuesday, October 8, 2019



Text and photos by Wayne Pridemore

The Goldfish Swim School opened on Tuesday October 1, 2019 in Shoreline at 15901 Westminster Way N. The school will provide water safety and swim lessons to children ages four months to twelve years of age.


The state of the art swimming facility features a tropical 90 degree pool with brightly colored walls.


Bordering the pool are individual changing rooms with shower, a seated viewing area, plus an island style hair drying station. The décor translates into a fun place to be for young children.


The Goldfish Swim School's mission is to teach children be safer in and around the water. Drowning is the number one injury-related death among children ages one to four years of age, and Goldfish has a passion for teaching kids a life saving skill while having fun.


The hands on swim instruction never has more than a four students to one instructor ratio, but a one to one ratio is available if desired. The pool is only four feet deep.


The children progress through a series of perpetual lessons graduating up to higher levels of difficulty as skills are mastered.


Learn more about Shoreline Goldfish Swim School here or call 206-289-0118.


The owner is William Lebiedz and associate, Grace Churma.




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Swimming: Shorewood vs Mariner

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Shorewood Swim Dive file photo
Shorewood Girls’ Swim and Dive advanced to an even record of 2-2 with their 136-35 win over Mariner Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Shoreline Pool.

The team had 7 different individual winners in their 8 swim event wins. So far this season, the Thunderbirds have had numerous District qualifying swims and Grace Lindberg (9) has turned in two State qualifying times in the 100 fly (58.98) and in the 200 freestyle (1:58.83).

Individual event information here.



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Swimming: Shorewood vs Edmonds-Woodway

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Photo by Wayne Pridemore
SW vs Edmonds-Woodway Girls
2019 - 9/24/2019

Shorewood 128- Edmonds Woodway 47

Detailed results here

--Coach Susie McDowell



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Goldfish Swim School now accepting pre-registration for lessons and memberships

Friday, July 26, 2019


Goldfish Swim School, the leading premier learn-to-swim franchise, will bring its research-based philosophy called The Science of SwimPlay® to the Shoreline community in just a few weeks. 
Opening its facility in late summer, Goldfish Swim School of Shoreline is now accepting pre-registration for swim lessons and memberships for children four months to 12 years of age.

Goldfish Swim School bases its program on the scientific model that a child’s cognitive growth is rooted in two key factors: a safe environment and learning through guided play.

“Our play-based curriculum focuses on teaching using developmentally-appropriate methods in a safe, fun environment,” said William Lebiedz, owner of Goldfish Swim School of Shoreline. 
“Our focus is water safety while fostering a love of swimming. At Goldfish, our instructors pay attention to the serious stuff, so our students can focus on the fun. It’s what we call The Science of SwimPlay.”

At its core, Goldfish Swim School has one mission: to help children be safer in and around the water. 

Drowning is the No. 1 cause of injury-related death among children ages 1-4, and the American Academy of Pediatrics recently updated its recommendations on water safety and drowning prevention

Specifically, the AAP now recommends swim lessons for all children over the age of 1 and noted the importance of vetting experienced swim lesson programs and well-trained instructors. To support these updated recommendations, the learn-to-swim franchise recently launched Goldfish RX, a program that encourages conversations on water safety between pediatricians and parents.

“Washington state has more than 3,000 miles of coastline, and it’s important that children know how to be safer in and around the water every day,” said Lebiedz. “We’re passionate about showing kids a life-saving skill and having fun, too.”


At the Shoreline Farmers Market
Beyond a safe environment that encourages learning through guided play, the new Goldfish Swim School of Shoreline will feature:
  • Shiver-free, 90-degree pool
  • Confidence-building curriculum that celebrates achievements
  • Maximum ratio of four students to one teacher
  • Flexible class times and free make-up lessons
  • Award-winning tropical environment

“We believe that a child’s potential comes to the surface when they learn a new skill,” said Lebiedz. “At Goldfish, kids learn sharing, practice patience and realize the benefits of persistence. All are valuable skills in and out of the pool.”

HIRING NOW

The school is hiring a variety of team members from lifeguards to front desk representatives to ramp up for its late summer opening. The school offers paid training and flexible shifts in a fun, water-loving environment.

More information on employment opportunities here

Goldfish School Swim of Shoreline is located at 15901 Westminster Way N, Shoreline 98133 within the Shoreline Place site.



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City and School District in discussion about siting Community Center on school district property

Saturday, March 2, 2019

School district property on 1st Ave NE proposed for the CAC


By Diane Hettrick

The City of Shoreline and Shoreline Public Schools are in discussion about the siting of the new Community and Aquatics Center (CAC).

At the February 25, 2019 meeting of the school board, Athletics Director Don Dalziel and Superintendent Rebecca Miner updated the board on the current discussions.

At stake for the school district is the future of their high school swimming and diving programs. The CAC proposed by the City provided inadequate facilities for the swim teams - one of the few non-cut sports in high school.

The school district is offering a 50 year lease on their land north of the Shoreline Center for the CAC. To meet the City's needs, the land offer would include the property the current pool sits on, the tennis courts, rest rooms, and maintenance buildings, all of which would need to be relocated.

The school board approved proceeding with the discussions.

The City Council will take it up at their meeting on Monday, March 4th, with an item added to their agenda:

Agenda Item 7.c (Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract Amendment with WRNS Studio in the Amount of $45,000 for the Shoreline Community and Aquatics Center Alternative Site Analysis) has been added.
On February 25, 2019 the Shoreline School Board offered school district owned property as a potential location for the CAC.  This contract amendment would provide information necessary for the City to compare the 17828 Midvale Avenue N site with the site offered by the school district.

The original City planning called for the purchase of the storage facility near City Hall as the site of the CAC.




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Notes from Community and Aquatics Center open house

Monday, December 3, 2018

Community and aquatic center open house
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline


Shoreline Community and Aquatics Center

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE NOTES
By Diane Finafrock

A public open house was held on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Shoreline City Hall to present the design concept for the Community and Aquatics Center planned on Midvale, near City Hall.

Eric Friedli, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services, made a brief presentation along with WRNS Studio consultants and City staff, followed by 60 minutes of questions and answers.

The room was packed, with an estimated 150-200 people in attendance. Many asked questions about lack of accommodations for high school swim teams and for the senior center.

Repeated themes heard during the open house include the expressed need for:

1. 8-lane competitive pool
2. Diving well
3. Large aquatics spectator viewing area
4. Designated Senior Center space
5. Commercial kitchen

The current budget for the center is $80 M which allows no money for a diving well or competition level swimming pool.
 No dedicated senior center facilities are planned for the Center. City Council will ultimately set the amount to be spent on the Center and voters will have to approve a bond.

The pool planned for the Center will have six lanes 7 feet wide and 25 yards long.

Park at Town Center Plan
 

The Center will be part of a planned pedestrian area for our city which includes the park in front of City Hall. They plan to keep the historical red bricks. The city plans to revamp the park along the Interurban Trail in this City Center area adding playful centers. The land belongs to City Light, so no permanent structures can be placed there, but there is still a lot that can be done.

Design concept for Community and Aquatics center

For the Center, there will be a courtyard in front center of three community buildings. The building on the north side is a gym with a jogging track above. The Pool will be southeast with community rooms southwest. These south area rooms will be more intimate space which will open to a beautiful forested area on the south of property.

There will be rooms for community events including weddings. It will be a civic core space to benefit from access from the trail. Based on feedback received during the summer, they are adding a play structure in the courtyard. Also people want the market to come back to the area. The land is in the Boeing Creek watershed and a tributary of Boeing Creek is beneath the area which could be daylighted.

Courtyard scheme plan and views

The architect showed pictures of the entrance which they like to call the "living room," which will look down into the pool. The entrance will expand through from the front courtyard area to the back doors onto the parking lot.

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

Asked to place the importance of Senior Center, Friedli said "a 10, knowing our audience." The jogging track and community center offers space. "If we had more money, we could add more" similar to facilities at the existing Senior Center.

Patron mentioned that the senior center has a commercial kitchen that now serves lunch for $4. Response was kitchen could be added in future, like 10 years.

Why do we have to put so much into landscaping and not put more to building a competition level swimming pool? 
The amount of landscaping has been reduced from the original design and that remaining is not a significant part of the budget.

How was the determination made for the design ... Things were put out in neighborhoods.

Can there be private donations? Yes of course, but doubtful that we would receive another $20M.

Suggestions made to visit the Lynnwood Recreation Center as it was done really well. Another stated to take a look more at Snohomish Center which is much better than Lynnwood.

SWHS swim coach Suzie mentioned that they need spectator space for their competitions and no bulkhead, plus eight lanes. Lynn spoke of how swim is one of two non-cut sports in district which is important to kids.

Another stated "Let's not miss the boat here and miss our chance to get what we need now and for the future..."


The Aquatic facility will be bigger than Shoreline pool but yes lap pool is less.

Person mentioned that seniors love jogging track and pool but need a place to just be and socialize ...
The current senior center is run by an outside agency - Sound Generations - who needs to step up with city.

Consider an L shape for the pool. Cascade Swim pays lots of money to pools and so surprised not taking that into consideration.

Water polo needs 5 feet deep. Now they get pool time at 9pm.

Was asked if School District has been asked about project?
 Eric admitted that the district has been silent and not participating.

Several mentioned that they have not received any neighborhood notices of this project. Notices were given to neighbors, Secret Shoreline, workshops, and focus groups from swim groups too.

Person stated thinks will need more parking ...
Again not enough money. Open surface structure costs $25,000/spot compared to $2,000 for surface parking spaces. Yes of course can use the City Hall parking down road.

Asked if we have to have two basketball courts ...
Yes that is what we have now at Spartan Gym and it is all used by various different activities (volleyball, pickleball, badminton, jazzerize, and many other activities and events).

The budget started at $75M and went up to $80M, it's up to Council to go beyond.

Again brought up more about a competition lap pool to accommodate all these four classes of 60 kids. Plus need a diving well.
 Then a parent of swim student mentioned that we need to get District on board.

Someone asked who owns pool. The pool is owned by the city, but the property is owned by the school district. Right now there is a joint operating agreement for pool use with no money changing hands.

Asked if we needed all the outdoor space ... The outdoor space responded to what people requested in responses.

Asked about property ownership of the new site ... In July Council went to property owner. City Manager is currently negotiating for purchase of property.

Asked if surveys covered demographics. 
Random telephone survey outreach done two years ago. Recently did dots survey at Swingin Summer Eve and Celebrate Shoreline.

Eric ended by saying that the current Shoreline pool is very expensive to run. It's the largest natural gas user in the area. Currently its revenue is about $1.2M and the new pool should also bring in $1.2M year in revenue.

The City's notes about feedback at the meeting are HERE.

The City's information page on the project is HERE.



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Shorewood swim team sinks the Mariners Tuesday

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Shorewood swim team 2016
Any 2018 parents with cameras?
Shorewood vs. Mariner at Shoreline Pool, Tuesday, 
Oct 9, 2018
SW 145 vs Mariner 32
Shorewood record 6-2

Shorewood swam away with the meet on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, scoring 145 points to Mariner's 32.

All the results for each event are HERE


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Shorewood girls swim team wins close contest against Glacier Peak

Friday, September 21, 2018

Shoreline Pool
Shorewood won a close contest against 4A Glacier Peak Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Shoreline Pool (SW 101- GP 85).

The T-birds came out ahead thanks to their depth, having won only 3 of the 9 individual events (Amanda Nouwens 50 and 100 free and Emily McDowell 100 breaststroke).

Shorewood closed the meet by going 1-2-3 in the 100 breaststroke and won the 400 freestyle relay. There were lots of season best times and it was a total team effort.

Scores HERE

--Susie McDowell



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Bitter Lake has a wading pool

Friday, July 27, 2018



Seattle Parks and Recreation operates 22 wading pools and spray parks across Seattle including ones at Bitter Lake, Northacres Park, Madison Park, and Greenlake. The map at this link has all locations.

Your little ones will love the cool, shallow water and you can cool your own grown-up toes too!

They open on days with sunny skies and warm temperatures, and they update the hotline, 206-684-7796, by 9am each day to indicate whether they will fill the pools.

The wading pool schedule is also available online. Schedules are subject to change. They also have information on their Facebook page.

Bitter Lake Playfield Wading Pool open until 8/17
Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 12pm - 7pm
13035 Linden Ave N, 98133

Northacres Spraypark open until 9/3
Open Daily 11am - 8pm

Click here for information on all of Seattle's summer aquatics opportunities, including indoor and outdoor pools, sprayparks, and summer beaches.



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