Hahn Celebrates Longer LA County Pool Season

“The warm weather isn’t over, and neither is LA County’s pool season,” said Supervisor Janice Hahn who led the effort to keep pools open longer. “It never made sense that our pools used to close in mid-August, and I am grateful that with the support of my colleagues and the hard work of our Parks and Recreation Department, we are keeping our pools open to the public through Halloween.” 

In years past, LA County’s summer pool season was just ten weeks long with the vast majority of pools closing in mid-August.  Supervisor Hahn pushed for the pool season to be extended and this is the first year that pools are open 6-days a week and will stay open through the end of October.  The pool schedules have been adjusted slightly for the fall season and can be found here.

To make this new swim season possible, LA County Parks and Recreation, which manages a total of 41 pools across 30 locations countywide, pushed to recruit more pool lifeguards than ever before and Hahn wore an LA County Lifeguard uniform to highlight their success. Hahn led an effort to increase the starting pay for pool lifeguards by 20% to $23.86 hourly and the department worked to streamline the hiring process.  This year, the department hired 356 new pool lifeguards and rehired 224 returning lifeguards — totaling close to 600 pool lifeguards.

The County also invested in new lighting at pools to ensure swimmers can enjoy the pools even as the sun rises later and sets earlier in the fall. Activities available at LA County pools include low-cost swim team programs, senior aquatic exercise, and a first-ever Summer Parks After Dark pool events series, among others.

A complete list of Los Angeles County pool facilities can be found at: parks.lacounty.gov/aquatics