Rockville Swim and Fitness Center
Features
The Rockville Swim & Fitness Center is a great place to swim and stay in shape year-round! We offer two outdoor swimming pools, two indoor swimming pools, a whirlpool and sauna, and a fully-equipped fitness center.
Amenities
Outdoor Recreation Pool with Slides and AquaZip
Our newly renovated outdoor recreation pools contain an open play area, in-water basketball, 2 slides, lilypad crossing, aquazip and a kid pool with fountains and sprayground, the outdoor pool is perfect for families, friends, and parties. Amenities on site include shower / changing areas and snack bar. Pool will be closed for inclement weather. See our Rentals and Parties page for information on camp group and birthday party reservations.
Indoor Pools
Each of our two indoor pools are heated. Our north pool has a beach-style entry for ramp access and is 25 meters long. Our south pool is 25 yards long and has water depths up to 12 feet. The center offers locker rooms that are fully equipped with showers. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Aquatics programs are offered year-round. See our Classes & Lessons page for details.
Outdoor Fitness Pool
Enjoy fitness and training in our eight-lane, 50 meter fitness pool with a 1-meter and 3-meter diving board. Pool will be closed for inclement weather.
Fitness Room, Sauna, and Whirlpool
Our modern fitness center is fully equipped with free-weights, cardio machines, and strength-training machines. We offer personal training sessions and consultations with a certified fitness expert. The center offers a 15-person whirlpool and a spacious sauna near the north pool.
Multipurpose Room
Our spacious rooms are available to rent for parties, meetings and special events and host our land based fitness classes.
Rules and Guidelines
The Rockville Swim and Fitness Center is committed to providing a safe and enjoyable recreation experience. The following guidelines are designed to protect patrons and staff and maintain the integrity of the facility. Note that pertinent sections of the Rockville City Code also apply.
By participating in a City of Rockville, Department of Recreation of Parks program and/or entering the facility, users agree to follow all posted and/or published rules and staff members’ instructions. Violation may result in removal from the program and/or suspension from the facility. Certain areas of the facility are videotaped for recording purposes.
- The Rockville Swim & Fitness Center is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
- There will be no refunds for the inclement weather.
- Memberships are non-transferable.
- Entering the facility requires a daily admission card or membership pass except for citysponsored classes and programs.
- Program registration fees grant customers access to the program area (pool or classroom) during the specified class time as well as any needed time in the locker room. Customers shall pay the facility’s daily admission fee or scan their membership card if they desire to use the pool/whirlpool/fitness room before or after class.
- All patrons aged 1 year and older must purchase a daily admission or scan their membership card.
- Children ages 9 years and under must be supervised by an adult at all times.
- All patrons aged 6 years and older must use the appropriate locker room. Children ages 5 years and under may use the locker room of the opposite sex when accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.
- The Swim and Fitness Center offers Personal Training and Swimming Lessons. City Code prohibits individuals from conducting activities on City property for financial gain. (Sec.14- 41).
- Seating areas and pavilions are first-come, first-serve unless a reservation is confirmed by the facility.
- The supervisor on duty and their designated staff have the authority to enforce all facility and pool rules. Patrons are requested to cooperate in observing all rules and policies in this document, posted signage and verbal staff instructions.
- Rockville encourages all Swim & Fitness Center patrons to show respectful and responsible behavior at the facility and among other patrons.
- Individuals displaying careless, abusive, or improper conduct (such as loud and disruptive behavior, fighting, and/or the use of profanity) will be expelled.
- The following activities are prohibited from the complex: smoking, vaping, possession and/or use of alcohol, illegal substances (persons under the influence will be expelled).
- The following items are prohibited from the complex: weapons, bicycles, skateboards, Heelys, glass containers and gas or electric cooking devices (grills).
- Cell phones, cameras and other video recording devices may not be used in locker rooms, bathrooms, or changing areas.
- Cameras or any other video recording device may be limited or restricted by the supervisor on duty in other areas of the facility.
- Pets are not allowed within the facility. Service animals are permitted.
- All patrons must wear a bathing suit or swim attire.
Approved swim attire includes: 2-piece tankini, 1- or 2-piece bathing suit, swim/surf shirt, swim trunks, swim diaper and waterproof pants (plastic/vinyl), short or long swim briefs, or
religious swimwear. A clean T-shirt may be worn in addition to swim attire. No
undergarments may be worn. Non-toilet-trained swimmers must wear tight fitting plastic/vinyl pants in addition to a swim diaper (both available for sale at entrances).
Management reserves the right to determine what constitutes approved swim attire. - All patrons must also:
- Shower before entering any pool.
- Only enter a pool when it is officially open with a lifeguard on duty.
- Refrain from spitting, spouting water, or blowing the nose while swimming.
- Refrain from underwater swimming for distance.
- Refrain from running on the pool deck and from rough or boisterous activities
- Anyone who is not toilet trained or incontinent entering the pool must wear a clean swim diaper covered with waterproof pants (plastic/vinyl, designed to prevent the introduction of fecal matter into the pool), all of which must fit snugly around the legs and waist. Standard diapers are not permitted.
- Patrons with the following conditions may not swim in any pool: skin diseases, inflamed eyes, cold, nasal or ear discharge, or communicable diseases.
- The following are allowed in the shaded beach area only, subject to staff discretion: toys, balls, non-air inflated inner tubes and floats. Use during the winter months (indoor pools) is at the discretion of the supervisor on duty.
- Playing close-quartered “catch” or ball throwing with a soft object may be permitted in the pool(s) based on staff discretion.
- US Coast Guard approved life vests are the only flotation devices permitted in the pools. A parent or guardian must accompany and stay within arm’s reach of any patron using a life vest. Note: Certain non air-inflated floats and toys may be permitted for small children in the outdoor activity pool’s shaded beach area at staff discretion.
- Non-swimmers or weak swimmers must remain in shallow water no deeper than their waist.
- The outdoor complex may conduct hourly 15-minute rest periods in the summer months, in which all children ages 17 years and under must exit the pools. (Small children in the shaded beach area, held by an adult, may remain in the water during rest periods.)
- Diving is permitted only in designated areas. No diving is permitted in shallow water.
- The use of starting blocks is restricted to approved swim practices, swim meets, and during approved instruction. Use of the starting blocks is not permitted during public swim hours.
- Glass containers of any kind are prohibited. No food is permitted on the pool deck, within (6) feet of the pool.
- Please keep off lane dividers.
- Pool staff has the authority to enforce all pool rules.
Circle swimming is the default rule for all lap lanes when there are three or more swimmers present. Lap swimmers should swim counter-clockwise, staying to the right of the lane close to the lane rope. Swimmers must swim from one end of the lane to the other without stopping in order to use a lap lane.
One or two swimmers per lane:
- Select a lane appropriate to your speed.
- Stay in one side of the lane line.
Three or more swimmers per lane:
- Select a lane appropriate to your speed.
- Swim to the right of the lane line, in a circular pattern.
- Be sure to communicate with others in the lane to begin circle swimming. Make sure to let others know when entering the lane. Sitting on the pool’s edge to get other’s attention is a helpful way to do this.
- Turn at the center of the wall to avoid collisions.
- Move to another lane if you are too slow or too fast for the lane you are in.
To pass a slower swimmer:
- Pass at the end of each lap, after tapping the foot at the swimmer in front. The swimmer being passed should wait on the right side of the lane.
- If the left side of the lane is clear, pass swimmer on the left. Be sure there are at least five yards of clear water to the wall, before passing.
Reminders:
- Safe swimming is everyone’s responsibility.
- Be respectful of water-walkers and recreational users in the “open areas” of the pool.
- Use lap swim equipment (kickboards, flippers, paddles) with caution.
- Flippers and fins may be used for lap swimming purposes only. They are not allowed in any recreation area and especially not on the pool deck.
- Use Caution! Floors are often wet.
- Use of cell phones, cameras, video cameras or recording equipment of any kind is prohibited in all locker rooms, bathrooms and changing facilities.
- Children aged 6 or older must use the appropriate locker room or use the family / gender neutral changing room.
- Use of locker room facilities is limited to patrons for the purposes of changing and personal hygiene. Activities such as washing clothes, coloring/dying hair, etc., are not permitted.
- Food is not permitted in locker room.
- Patrons must shower before entering any pool.
- Locker rooms will close 30 minutes after the end of the user’s last recreation swim or program period.
- Lock your belongings. Do not leave valuables unattended. Locks may not be left on lockers overnight (except rental lockers).
- Be courteous of others. Be mindful of noise levels in the locker room. Leave enough room for others.
- All patrons must:
- be at least 13 years old and accompanied by an adult fitness room member.
- be at least 18 years old to use the fitness equipment without supervision.
- be accompanied by an adult fitness member if age 14 to 17. If an adult is not present, we do allow a signed permission slip by a parent or guardian on file.
- purchase a daily admission or scan their membership card upon entry.
- All patrons should:
- Limit use of equipment to 30 minutes when others are waiting.
- Return equipment to its proper place and clean machines with provided wipes after use.
- Keep cardio and strength equipment in its proper place.
- Stand away from equipment in use by others.
- Respect others in the selection of television programs.
- Wear fitness appropriate clothing (including shirts at all times) and use athletic shoes on the fitness equipment.
- Use headphones when listening to music, podcasts or other audio sources and devices.
- The following behavior is prohibited: profanity, offensive or intimidating comments, and/or careless, abusive or improper use of equipment.
- Sauna is co-ed.
- SWIM ATTIRE IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES.
- Sauna Users must be 18 years of age or older. Youths 14-17 may only use sauna if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Pregnant women and persons with respiratory or cardio-pulmonary problems should not use the sauna. Persons with other health conditions requiring medical care should consult a physician before entering the sauna.
- Showers must be taken before use.
- Maximum time 15 minutes.
- Exit immediately if uncomfortable, dizzy or lightheaded
- Remove all metal before using the sauna.
- The use of lotions, oils, personal grooming or food products is not permitted.
- Temperature is maintained at 160° – 190° (F).
- Do not pour water on the rocks.
- Do not place suits or towels in sauna to dry.
- Do not pour any liquid or place anything in/on the sauna rocks.
- Report abuse or improper conduct to management.
- Unsupervised whirlpool users must be 18 years of age or older.
- Children 14 years of age and younger are not permitted in the whirlpool.
- Youths 15 to 17 years of age and younger are permitted in the whirlpool if accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.
- Patrons with respiratory or heart problems, and pregnant women should not use the whirlpool without consulting a physician.
- It is recommended that persons remain in the whirlpool for approximately 5 minutes. A time limit of 10 minutes can be enforced.
- No more than 15 patrons are permitted in the whirlpool at one time
- Only forward direction dives permitted.
- Divers may only take one bounce on board.
- No floatation devices, goggles or toys are permitted.
- Wait for the person before you to reach the wall before using the board.
- One person on board at a time.
- Strong swimming skills required.
- Must be able to swim or stand in 4 ½ feet water depth.
- Users must be tall enough to reach AquaZip rope without assistance.
- Feet-first entry only. No flips or head-first entry.
- Exit landing area after entering the water.
- One person can use the AquaZip at a time.
- Ensure the water is clear and free of other people before approaching the AquaZip starting point.
- 250-pound rider weight limit.
- Must be able to swim or stand in 4 feet water depth.
- One rider at a time. Ensure water is clear and free of other people before going up the slide stairs.
- Riders must be seated and slide down feet first.
- Riders shall slide on their back and keep feet together.
- Riders should not attempt to slow down, stop, kneel, stand, run, tumble, or rotate their bodies. Absolutely no one may slide head first!
- Exit landing area immediately after entering the water.
- Do not wear lifejackets or attire with rivets, buckles, beads, clips or other sharp/rigid materials.
- 250-pound rider weight limit.
- No shoving, pushing, grabbing or rough play — keep hands to yourself!
- Do not dunk ball or hang on rim or net.
- Be inclusive and involve all in play.
- Keep the ball within the play area, no taking shots from pool deck.
- Ball to be provided by facility. Only one ball in play at a time.
- No aggressive conduct or use of profanity.
- This area is reserved for our youngest guests and those who need a gentler experience.
- Non-swimmers in the water must be directly supervised by and within arm’s reach of a responsible adult in appropriate swim attire.
- No running, throwing of toys/objects or rough play.
- Non-toilet-trained swimmers must wear tight fitting plastic/vinyl pants in addition to a swim diaper (both available for sale at entrances).
- Small children held by an adult may remain in the water during rest periods.
- No air inflated objects permitted.
- Limited quantities of lifejackets are available at lifeguard station.
- Must be able to swim or stand in 4 feet water depth.
- Users must be tall enough to reach the overhead net without assistance.
- Use overhead netting at all times for balance and support.
- Only one person per floating pad at a time. Wait until the previous user has reached third floating pad before starting.
- No pushing, shoving or trying to knock another off the feature.
- No diving off the floating pads.
- Exit landing area immediately after entering the water.
- Do not wear life jackets or attire with rivets, buckles, beads, clips, or other sharp/rigid materials.
- All objects must be emptied from pockets before use.
- 250-pound user weight limit.
- All riders must be at least 48” tall.
- Maximum rider weight is 300 pounds.
- WARNING: Water depth is shallow.
- Non-swimmers are not permitted.
- All riders must ride feet first while lying on their back with arms crossed across their chest. Do not go down the slide headfirst. Do not sit up while riding the slide.
- Riders must enter the slide in a sitting position and wait for instructions from the lifeguard stationed at the slide starter tub.
- Do not propel yourself into the ride.
- Only one rider at a time. Wait for staff direction on when to begin ride. Absolutely no trains or chains of riders are permitted.
- No running, standing, kneeling, rotating, tumbling or stopping in the flume. Arms and hands must remain inside the flume at all times. Riders should remain in proper riding position until forward movement is terminated. At no time should the rider attempt to stand up while on the slide or prior to coming to a complete stop in the splash out area.
- No tubes, mats, or life jackets are permitted on the waterslide.
- No foreign objects are allowed in pockets, and no jewelry can be worn while riding the slide. No cutoff jeans or swim wear with exposed zippers, buckles, rivets or metal ornamentation; only approved swimsuits allowed.
- Riders must be in good health. Elderly persons, those suffering from heart disease, high blood pressure, epilepsy, or persons using prescription medication should consult their physician before using this slide. Individuals with medical conditions including, but not limited to, pregnancy, heart, or back problems should not ride.
- Do not use this slide while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- No diving from the slide.
- Leave the run-out area promptly after entering.
- WARNING: “Failure to follow rules can result in serious injury.”
Rockville Swim and Fitness Center
Contact
Address
355 Martins Lane
Rockville, MD 20850
Contact
Recreation and Parks Department
Parks and Facilities Division
240-314-8750
swimcenter@rockvillemd.gov
Office Hours:
Monday – Saturday
6 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday
9 a.m. – 9 p.m.