From New Hyde Park to Montauk, indoor pools are open to the public all winter long. Some require a membership, but others are available with just a day pass. As an added bonus, check out the whirlpools, saunas, water exercises, steam rooms and spa treatments many indoor pool facilities offer.
And if you can’t swim, the cool-weather months are the best time to learn. Many pools offer swim lessons, so you’ll be ready for the ocean beaches come summer. With day passes costing as little as $6, you might as well dive in.
Nassau
NASSAU COUNTY AQUATIC CENTER
Eisenhower Park, Merrick Avenue
The Nassau County Aquatic Center in Eisenhower Park was built in 1998 for the International Goodwill Games. Credit: Newsday/Craig Ruttle
Fitness center with a focus on aquatic exercise and swimming. Lap lanes; diving boards for dive team only. Weights and other exercise equipment available.
Poul hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon-Fri.; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat-Sun.
Fee Resident adult with leisure pass $8, $22 without a leisure pass; resident child (age 4-17) with leisure pass $6, $14 without
More info 516-572-0501, nassaucountyny.gov
FARMINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT AQUATIC CENTER
Weldon E. Howitt Middle School, 522 Conklin St., Farmingdale
Members of the Lady Dalers Swim and Dive Team practice before a swim meet. Credit: Danielle Silverman
Pool use is limited to Farmingdale School District residents. The center features two heated pools, community pool is 42 inches deep and the competition pool is 6-13.5 feet deep with no shallow section. Offers lap swimming and open swim sessions. A motorized lift is available. Farmingdale School District’s Continuing Community Education program (fees apply) offers water aerobics, snorkeling, water volleyball, scuba diving, adult learn-to-swim, Mommy-Daddy-and-Me classes and more.
Pool Hours: 6 to 8 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tues and Fri. Competition Pool: 6 to 8 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., 8 to 9:30 p.m. Wed. and Thur.
Fee: Free to residents and students living within the Farmingdale School District’s boundaries and free to the staff of the Farmingdale School District. Proper student or staff ID, or proof of residency, is required.
More info 516-434-5113, farmingdaleschools.org
FREEPORT RECREATION CENTER
130 E Merrick Rd., Freeport
A woman getting her exercise while swimming laps at Freeport Pool. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr.
Health Wing has an indoor pool as well as saunas, diving tank and a kiddie pool.
Pool hours: 6:15 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun.
Fee For day passes: Freeport resident with activity card $6. Nonresident with activity card $10. Freeport resident child/senior with activity card $4, $8 for nonresident child/senior with activity card. Without activity card $12 Mon.-Fri., $15 Sat.-Sun. Health wing six-month membership: Resident: $230; Nonresident: $320
More info 516-377-2314, freeportny.gov
GOLDFISH SWIM SCHOOL
450 East Main St., Farmingdale
141 Centereach Mall, Centereach
Family swim night is held at Goldfish Swim School in Farmingdale. Credit: Barry Sloan
At only 4-feet deep from end to end, the school’s heated pool is well-suited for families with young swimmers. The facility features a snack bar, a pro shop and a comfortable separate viewing area for those who prefer to stay dry while the youngsters swim under lifeguard supervision. Non-gendered restrooms and 14 individual changing rooms relieve parents of a common conundrum: where to change a child of the opposite sex. Reusable swim diapers are permitted.
Family Swim hours: Farmingdale: 7 to 8 p.m. Fri.; Centereach, once per month for members only: Jan. 19, Feb. 9, March 8, 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Fri.
Fee Farmingdale: $10 per family member with a $35 maximum per family. Centereach with membership only, $5 per person with a $15 maximum per family.
More info Farmingdale: 516-246-2702; Centereach: 631-405-4111; goldfishswimschool.com.
HICKSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AQUATIC CENTER
200 Division Ave., Hicksville
Gino Lenoci, 65, left, and Kevin Jensen, 68, right, both of Hicksville, enjoying the swimming pool at the HIcksville Aquatic Center. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin
Heated pool, open Sept. through June 14 to Hicksville residents only. Pool is closed during school holidays.
Pool hours: District residents lap-swimming 9 to 11 a.m. Sat.-Sun.; District residents ages 50 and older: lap-swimming 8 to 10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri. Anyone under the age of 15 needs to attend with a parent and is subject to a ‘swim test’ to determine level of ability. Lockers are available, bring your own lock. Locks must be removed after each swim.
Fee Free to Hicksville residents.
More info 516-733-2245, hicksvillepublicschools.org
CITY OF LONG BEACH SWIMMING POOL/FITNESS CENTER
700 Magnolia Blvd., Long Beach
Public Pool hours: 1:15 to 3:45 p.m. Mon.-Thur., 1:45 to 3:45 Fri., 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. and noon to 1:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 25-yard handicapped-accessible pool offers lap swimming and swimnastics.
Fee Residents: $10 adults, $5 ages 15 and younger and seniors. Nonresidents: $15 adults, $10 ages 15 and younger and seniors. Memberships starting at $125 for adults for three months; $70 for kids 13 and younger for three months
More info 516-431-3890, longbeachny.gov
MICHAEL J. TULLY PARK AQUATIC ACTIVITY CENTER
1801 Evergreen Ave., New Hyde Park
Pool hours: 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Due to swim lessons the pool opens at noon on Saturdays only on these dates Feb. 3, 10, March 16, 23, April 6, 13, May 4 and 11. The aquatic activity center offers a huge slide and three separate zones: a water spray area, a zone with six lanes for lap swimming and zero entry for wading; swimming lessons and aqua fitness classes.
Fee Town of North Hempstead residents $11, $8 ages 13-17, $7 ages 3-12, $6 ages 60 and older and select volunteers, free ages 2 and younger; $14 for guests with a resident. Memberships starting at $155 for adults for four months; $81 for kids 17 and under for four months
More info 516-869-6311, northhempsteadny.gov
ECHO PARK INDOOR POOL COMPLEX
Nassau and Roosevelt Boulevards, West Hempstead
Echo Park’s indoor pool in West Hempstead is open to town residents seven days a week. Credit: Angela Datre
Heated pool and fitness complex open year-round to Town of Hempstead residents only. Lap-swimming 7-10 a.m. Mon., Wed. and Fri.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Fee District residents, $9 day pass, $4 for ages 5-9, seniors and select volunteers. Nondistrict residents (individuals who reside in the Town of Hempstead within an incorporated village or in a special park district) $10, $5 ages 5-9, seniors and select volunteers.
More info 516-483-7400, hempsteadny.gov
SUFFOLK
GURNEY’S MONTAUK RESORT & SEAWATER SPA
290 Old Montauk Hwy., Montauk
The special Indoor Seawater Pool at Gurney’s is filled with warmed water drawn directly from the ocean. Gurney’s Montauk offers a variety of fitness classes both in and out of the pool and therapeutic treatments and salon services to renew your body, mind and soul.
Fee Non-hotel guests who schedule a minimum 60-minute spa service have access to the pool 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on day of service only. Access to the spa facilities is only available to those with spa treatment or hotel guests.
More info 631-668-2345, gurneysresorts.com/montauk
MASTIC POOL/BROOKHAVEN AQUATIC CENTER
300 Mastic Beach Rd., Mastic Beach
Joe Pantaleo, of East Moriches, swims laps in a heated pool at the Brookhaven Aquatic Center. Credit: Newsday/Jeffrey Basinger
Indoor 25-meter heated pool offers swimmers four lap lanes. Open swim areas. Locker rooms, handicap lift available. Programs include Parent & Child Aquatics, learn-to-swim programs, lessons, water aerobics, birthday parties and special events (additional fees apply). Check website for hours and schedule. Reservations required, call the aquatic center for additional information.
Fee Town of Brookhaven residents $10, $7 ages 2-15, $6 seniors 60 and older, handicapped, veterans, $8 college students; nonresidents $17, $14 ages 2-15, $14 seniors 60 and older, handicapped, veterans, $15 college students.
More info 631-451-5321, brookhavenny.gov
SCHOOL OF FISH SWIM AND SCUBA
572 Rte. 25A, Rocky Point
Students learn the fundamentals of SCUBA diving at “School of Fish Swim and Scuba” in Rocky Point. Credit: /Tom Lambui
Offers deep water fitness classes 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri.
Fee Water fitness class $20, $90 for 5 sessions ($85 for seniors), $145 for 10 sessions ($140 for seniors), $225 for 20 sessions ($220 for seniors.) Also offers arthritis/active senior water fitness class, 11 a.m. to noon Mon. and Fri. Scuba diving and swimming lessons are available.
More info 631-744-7707, schooloffishswimandscuba.com
SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BRENTWOOD CAMPUS
Health, Sports and Education Center, 1001 Crooked Hill Rd., Brentwood
The pool at the Suffolk County Community College Health Club in Brentwood.
The 25-meter heated pool has eight lanes and a shallow area. Hosts swim meets for high schools and other special swimming events. Offers water Aquarobic classes, swimming lesson. Liability release form required.
Fee $10 day pass for residents. Yearly membership $275 for adults; $220 for children up to grade 12; $340 for nonresident
More info 631-851-6904, sunysuffolk.edu
SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE EASTERN CAMPUS
Health and Wellness Club, 121 Speonk-Riverhead Rd., Riverhead
The 25-meter heated pool has eight lanes and a shallow area. Rentals available to host swim meets for high schools and other special swimming events. Offers water “Aquarobic” classes. Liability release form required.
Pool Hours: 6 to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 5 to 9 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun.
Fee $10 day pass for residents. Yearly membership $275 for adults; $220 for children up to grade 12; $340 for nonresident
More info 631-548-3539, sunysuffolk.edu
INDOOR POOLS, MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SWIM CENTER
1000 Fulton Ave., Uniondale, Room 163
The Olympic-size pool, in the south wing of the Physical Education Building, has four diving boards.
Fee $250 for a three-month pass for non-Hofstra students/faculty. Discounts for Hofstra retirees, alumni and senior citizens. $10 day passes for guests of current members or Hofstra students/faculty.
More info 516-463-5081, hofstra.edu
THE INN AT EAST WIND
5720 Rte. 25A, Wading River
The indoor pool at The Inn and Spa at East Wind in Wading River. Credit: Randee Daddona
Indoor pool available for adults only with membership, available 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-Fri. only.
Fee $30 per day, $100 monthly
More info 631-929-3500, eastwindlongisland.com
LA FITNESS
Multiple locations
Access to pool with a monthly gym membership only; All 17 locations on Long Island have indoor pools, with lap lanes, aqua fitness classes, lockers, showers, whirlpool, spa and saunas. Most pools are handicapped-accessible. Locations in Farmingdale, Levittown, New Hyde Park, Garden City, Garden City Park, Bay Shore, Commack, Lawrence, Lindenhurst, Smithtown, Lake Grove, Centereach, Patchogue, Port Jefferson Station, Farmingville, North Babylon and Huntington Station.
Fee Memberships starting at $40 monthly
More info lafitness.com
LIFE TIME
350 Robbins Lane, Syosset
750 Zeckendorf Blvd., Garden City
Fitness center with three-lane heated indoor lap pool and heated indoor leisure pool with 7 lap lanes. Aqua fitness classes included in membership; swim lessons for additional fee.
Fee Memberships starting at $249 a month. Nonmember daily passes cost $75.
More info Syosset: 516-822-1777; Garden City: 516-580-7100, lifetime.life.
MID ISLAND Y JCC
45 Manetto Hill Rd., Plainview
A heated, 25-meter pool with handicapped accessibility as well as whirlpool, steam room and sauna. Programs include aqua fitness, lap lane swimming, lessons, swim teams, programs for individuals with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and special needs. Access to pool is included in membership which includes other amenities.
Fee Memberships starting at $57 monthly; $112 monthly for families plus enrollment fee
More info 516-822-3535 ext. 306, miyjcc.org
SID JACOBSON JCC
300 Forest Dr., East Hills
A six-lane, indoor 25-yard, 3.5 to 4.5-foot lap pool lanes; a heated kiddie pool standing 6-18 inches and hot tub; offers lessons, aqua fitness classes, swim teams and more. Family swim by reservations only.
Fee Membership starting at $89 monthly; $129 monthly for families plus enrollment fee
More info 516-484-1545, sjjcc.org
SUFFOLK Y JCC
74 Hauppauge Rd., Commack
A six-lane, indoor 25-meter heated pool and hot tub; offers lessons, aqua fitness classes, swim teams and more.
Fee Membership starting at $65 monthly; $30 monthly (for ages 13-23), $100 monthly (for couples ages 26-62),$110 monthly for families (two adults and children under 26) plus enrollment fee.
More info 631-462-9800, syjcc.org/fitness-aquatics
YMCA OF LONG ISLAND
Multiple locations
The nonprofit community-based service organization has locations in Glen Cove, Huntington, Bay Shore, Holtsville, Patchogue and East Hampton — all with an indoor pool. The pools are all handicapped-accessible, plus they offer adult swim lanes, family swim, water fitness classes, and group or private swim lessons.
Fee Membership starts at $78 monthly; $125 monthly for couples; $95 monthly for couple and child; Access to full facility including pool, fitness centers, gyms and group exercise classes.
More info ymcali.org
