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Wednesday • July 10, 2019
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photo by D anny p eterson /t he p ortlanD o bserver
A lifeguard has some tips for young swimmers on how to complete the “swim test” to use the deep end on the first day of operations Monday at the new Peninsula
Pool. The historically multicultural hub at North Rosa Parks Way and Albina Avenue will officially celebrate its recently completed pool reconstruction with a free grand
reopening and pool party on Thursday, July 18 featuring free swimming, cake, and more.
Open
New pool at Peninsula
Park expands capacity
D anny p eterson
t he p ortlanD o bserver
To celebrate the reconstruction of north Portland’s
popular Peninsula Pool -- which reopened Monday
-- Portland Parks and Recreation is inviting the com-
munity to a grand reopening celebration and pool
party featuring free swimming, cake, a synchronized
swimming performance, and other activities, coming
by
for
Summer
Thursday July 18, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 700 N.
Rosa Parks Way.
The $4.6 million pool renovations, which began
last September, increased the capacity of the out-
door pool from 188 to 296 swimmers maximum, and
added a wall between the deep and newly expanded
shallow water areas, bolstering its ability to serve
younger and less experienced swimmers.
“Peninsula Pool has a rich history of serving a
multicultural community,” said Portland Parks and
Recreation Director Adena Long. “And now the ex-
panded pool is a place where even more neighbors,
families, and friends can gather and make lasting
summer memories.”
In addition, a lift to provide Americans with Dis-
abilities Act (ADA) access to the lower-level class-
room and dance studio spaces in the adjacent Pen-
insula Community Center was added, along with
other improvements, upgrades made possible with
the Parks Replacement Bond and Parks System De-
velopment Charges.
The pool will remain open until Aug. 25, when
Peninsula Pool and all other Portland Parks outdoor
pools officially close for the summer season.