Make a Splash!

We have indoor and outdoor pools open for lap swimming and water walking! Learn more about our current pool safety guidelines and hours below. Looking for swim lessons? Learn more here!

Family Swim is Back!

Family Swim is swim time specifically for children ages 6 months to 12 years and their accompanying parent/guardian (grandparents/caretakers, if Y members and approved to bring children, are also okay). Teen and Adult members who are not accompanying a child are not permitted in Family Swim.

Take a look at the schedule and sign up below!

Family Swim is available at the Berkeley (Grace’s Pool), Oakland, and Pleasant Hill branches.

Berkeley Schedule: Fridays, 3:15 - 5:30pm, and Sundays, 9:00 - 11:15am. Additional times to follow.

Oakland Schedule: Fridays, 3:15-5:00pm. Additional weekend times to follow shortly.

Pleasant Hill Schedule: Fridays from 3:00 - 5:30pm and Saturdays from 1:00 - 3:30pm.

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Indoor Swimming

Indoor pools at Berkeley and Oakland branches are open for drop-in Lap Swimming and Water Walking for members 13+.

Berkeley Lap Pool Hours:
Mon - Thurs, 6:30am - 7:30pm | Fri, 6:30am - 5:30pm | Sat - Sun, 8:30am - 1:30pm

Oakland Lap Pool Hours:
Mon - Thurs, 6:30am - 7:30pm | Fri, 6:30am - 5:00pm | Sat - Sun 8:30am - 1:30pm

Grace’s Pool Hours (Berkeley): Reservation Required
Mon - Fri, 7:15am - 1:10pm | Sat, 8:30am - 9:55am

Key Details to Note:

Locker Rooms are open for changing, showering, and day-use lockers are available
Bring your own towel – there is no towel service at the Y
Showers are required before entering the pool

Lap Pool Guidelines

Maximum of four swimmers allowed per lane at a time.
Maximum of six water walkers in the walking lane at a time.
1-2 swimmers: split the lane down the center with each swimmer staying to their own side of the lane.
3-4 swimmers: circle swimming, counter-clockwise, in speed-appropriate lane.
Members must enter the pool from the end nearest the lifeguard.
Lanes will be designated by speed (Fast-Medium-Slow). Swimmers should swim in the lane that best matches their swimming ability.
Members are required to notify all other swimmers in the lane before joining.
If you are swimming solo or splitting a lane, be prepared to switch to circle swimming if a 3rd swimmer wishes to join the lane.
If you need assistance finding an appropriate lane, ask the lifeguard for help.
Lifeguards reserve the right to ask swimmers to move to another lane to facilitate traffic flow in lanes. Members are expected to move lanes if requested by the lifeguard to do so.
The pool will close 30 minutes before the branch to ensure adequate time for members to shower/change.
YMCA of the East Bay members may swim at any of our three lap pools

Info for Grace's Pool

Reservations are required at all times in Grace’s Pool.
Grace’s Pool is a warm water pool and is appropriate for low-to-moderate intensity exercise only. No fins allowed.
Grace’s Pool reservations are specifically designated as Water Exercise: Vertical or Water Exercise: Horizontal.
Water Exercise (Vertical) will have space for up to 8 members per session moving in a vertical or diagonal manner (head-up freestyle, head-up breaststroke, jogging, self-guided aqua aerobics, stationary stretching or exercises). Members will share an open area the size of 2 lanes. Stationary members should stay closer to the wall side and travelling members should stay closer to the laneline side.
Water Exercise (Horizontal) will have up to 2 members per session moving in a horizontal manner (front crawl, breaststroke, backstroke, etc) along the full length of the pool. Members will share 1 lap lane and will each take one side of the lane.
Members may make 1 reservation the day prior to the swim and a 2nd reservation on the day-of the swim (if there is still space remaining).
Please cancel your reservation as early as you can if you are unable to attend. Cancellations can be made through the link in your reservation confirmation email.

Outdoor Swimming

The outdoor pool at the Pleasant Hill YMCA is open for drop-in Lap Swimming and Water Walking for members ages 13+.

The outdoor pool is open:
Monday - Thursday, 6:00am - 8:00pm
Friday, 6:00am - 5:30pm
Saturday - 8:00am - 3:45pm
Sunday, 8:00am - 3:30pm

Pleasant Hill members can also attend daily Water Aerobics classes, each limited to 40 participants.