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About Us
We are a group of coaches and parents that provide swimming in Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres that provide a fun and technical learning environment. We are part of Swim Florida and the coach in charge of this area is Pam Barry who has coached for over 30 years with Swim Florida as a club and/or High School coaching. The main Swim Florida age group coach at the Riverdale high school pool is Julie Vander Plaats.
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Lehigh Acres Community Pool ----- Riverdale High School Pool
Lehigh acres community pool
Address Google Map and Directions
1400 West 5th St.
Lehigh Acres, FL 33972
239-369-8277
Information
The Lehigh Acres Community Pool is a 169,800 gallons, eight-lane heated pool that is open to the public year-round. The pool has an aggregate finish and a high rate rapid sand filter system. Amenities - eight (8) lane pool with depths ranging from 3'6" to 5'6". The pool is heated in the winter with an average water temp. of 82 degrees. There are both outdoor and indoor showers as well as locker rooms. The pool is used by a large number of organizations including Swim Florida youth swim team.
This pool is operated by Lee County Parks and Recreation
View the Lee Parks website for the Lehigh Acres Community Pool.
WeatherBug countdown is at the bottom of the page.
Current Practice Schedule:
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Lehigh Community Pool Please go the the Calendar Page for the latest known changes to our schedule. |
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| Coach Pam | Coach Luis | |||
| Mon - Fri . | 5:00-7:00PM - Older Swimmers |
5:30 - 7:00 PM Younger/Newer Swimmers |
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| Saturday | At Riverdale HS (ask Coach Pam) | |||
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Please show up by 6:00 pm for group tryouts.
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Riverdale High School Pool
Address Google Map and Directions
2615 Buckingham Road
East Fort Myers, FL 33905
Information:
Our Riverdale program is lead by Coach Julie Vander Plaats.Coach Julie can be reached at 239-850-7125.
There is a one continuous week of FREE try-out (5 weekdays in a row) before the children have to register for the team (done on SwimFlorida.com). For Tryout days and times as well as practice schedules, please visit the Calendar page or see the summary table below. We do run some Saturday practices as well as small camps and clinics.
Coach Julie has been running our age group program at the Riverdale HS pool since the beginning of 2018, before that she was at the North Fort Myers HS pool
Coach Julie was born and raised in Fort Wayne, IN. In 1992 her daughter joined Swim Florida (Cape Coral) and thoroughly enjoyed it. In 1996 she became more involved with the team and volunteered her time as Secretary of the Board of Directors. In 1999, she became the age group coach at the North Fort Myers pool as well as the girls' coach of North Fort Myers High School. Coach Julie has trained and sent many swimmers to Senior groups and some of those have gone on to swim in college on scholarships. Coach Julie coached at North Fort Myers High School, Dunbar High School and Cypress Lake High School for a total of almost 20 years. Coach Julie lives with her husband in North Fort Myers and her daughter Andrea now lives in Boynton Beach, FL. Andrea is a Palm Beach Ocean Rescuer and a Nurse. Go Swim Florida!!
The pool has a fiberglass pool interior finish with an aggregate finish and a high rate rapid sand filter system. Amenities - 183,500 gallons, six-lane "L shaped depths range from 3'6" to 11' with a 1-meter diving board. The pool is heated in the winter with an average water temp. of 82 degrees and cooled during the summer months. Unfortunately, there are no indoor showers or locker rooms.
The pool is home to the Riverdale Raiders High School swim team and Swim Florida.
This pool is operated by Lee County Parks and Recreation
View the Lee Parks web site for the Riverdale High School Pool.
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Riverdale High School Pool Please go the the Calendar Page for the latest known changes to our schedule. |
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| HS swimmers (Senior 3) ONLY weekdays when there is school | Coach Dan (Bronze Older) (HS Swimmers) | Coach Dan (Bronze Younger) (Moved up from Julie) |
Coach Julie (Novice) (Bronze Younger) |
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| Monday |
2:15-2:30PM Stretching 2:30-4:00PM Swim |
Coach Julie runs practice 5:25-7:00PM Swim |
Coach Julie runs practice 5:40-7:00PM Swim | 5:00-5:30PM (New/Young) 5:15-6:30PM (Older) |
| Tuesday |
2:15-2:30PM Stretching 2:30-4:00PM Swim |
4:55-5:25PM Dryland/ Stretching 5:25-7:00PM Swim |
5:30-5:35PM Stretching 5:40-7:00PM Swim | 5:00-5:30PM (New/Young) 5:15-6:30PM (Older) |
| Wednesday | NO Practice |
Coach Julie runs practice 5:25-7:00PM Swim |
Coach Julie runs practice 5:40-7:00PM Swim |
5:00-5:30PM (New/Young) 5:15-6:30PM (Older) |
| Thursday |
2:15-2:30PM Stretching 2:30-4:00PM Swim |
4:55-5:25PM Dryland/ Stretching 5:25-7:00PM Swim |
5:30-5:35PM Stretching 5:40-7:00PM Swim |
5:00-5:30PM (New/Young) 5:15-6:30PM (Older) |
| Friday | NO Practice |
4:55-5:25PM Dryland/ Stretching 5:25-7:00PM Swim |
5:30-5:35PM Stretching 5:40-7:00PM Swim |
5:00-5:30PM (New/Young) 5:15-6:30PM (Older) |
| Saturday | 8:00-10:00 AM - Swim | 8:00-10:00 AM - Swim | 8:45-10:00 AM - Swim | Ask Julie |
| Please show up at 5:30 PM for team tryouts on Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays. Dryland - please bring running shoes, shorts, shirt |
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Lightning Countdowns for both pools
Lee County Parks & Rec
 | Parents: please be aware of the Lee County code of conduct for parents. |
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Quick Links
Lehigh Acres Community Pool (of Williams Ave):
1400 W 5th St
Lehigh Acres, FL 33972
Phone: 1-239-565-4532 (Pam)
CoachPam@LehighSwimming.org
Riverdale High School Pool:
2615 Buckingham Rd
Fort Myers, FL 33905
Phone: 1-239-850-7125 (Julie)
E-mail Coach Julie
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