Spring 2025 Member News & Updates
As spring gets into full swing, we are eagerly looking forward to the start of the summer at KGRC. We hope that you share our excitement for the upcoming months of sunshine, fun, and relaxation. Mark your calendars for Opening Day on Saturday, May 17th!
The KGRC Board has been busy planning and preparing for summer 2025. We are excited to share information with you about the upcoming season, as well as important updates about planning for the future of our pool.
Member Work Day
We are planning our Member Work Day for Saturday, May 10th, so we can all work together to finish getting the club ready for summer! As always, we have tasks for all ages and abilities including planting flowers, weeding, mulching, and more. For our early bird volunteers, we’ll have coffee and pastry from Café Kindred to help make the work go faster! Please come anytime between 8am – Noon. We will work with you to select tasks as you arrive, based on your preferences and the work remaining to be done. Thank you for your support!
Swim and Dive Team Registration
As we gear up for the 2025 summer season, registration for our swim team and dive teams is already up and running. Our website has more information on practice schedules and links to register for both dive and swim teams. KGRC teams are a fun and exciting way to meet members, develop swim and dive skills, and have the opportunity to compete against other local teams in a friendly and supportive environment. Please contact swim@kentgardens.org or dive@kentgardens.org with any questions.
We welcome all members to come out on Sunday, May 18 from 4-6pm for a Meet the Coaches Open House. Held on the Kent Gardens back deck, this informal gathering is a great opportunity to meet (or reconnect with!) this year’s swim and dive coaches. You can also pick up your 2025 Dolphins team t-shirt, sign up to volunteer, or simply learn more about the Kent Gardens swim and dive programs.
American Pool Management and Lifeguard Hiring
For the 2025 season, KGRC has again engaged professional management company, American Pool, to manage the day-to-day operations of the pool, ensuring it is safe, clean and well-maintained at all times. We are excited to build upon our relationships with American Pool.
As with last year, American Pool will also be responsible for hiring and training our lifeguards. For more information on hiring please visit guardforlife.com or email aprecruit@americanpool.com. We hope that you will join us in welcoming our American Pool team!
Social Events
We have a series of exciting events planned for the summer. We will kick off the season with the Kona Ice Truck in the afternoon at 4:30pm on Sunday, May 18th. We will have our annual Memorial Day events with games, cotton candy, and snow cones. Looking forward to seeing you at the pool to kick off the season and have some fun!
Our deck reservations are now open for the season. Please visit our website for more information and to make your reservation.
Renovation Planning
We have continued our renovation planning efforts throughout the offseason, working with our pool builder, engineer, and architect to continue our design effort. We are also engaged in preliminary discussions with Fairfax County planning and zoning staff, and have received tentative feedback that is generally supportive of a plan to replace the main pool and baby with modest increases to the pool and deck space. We anticipate that a design proposal will be available for membership consideration in mid-to-late summer, and we will circulate a schedule for membership meetings and discussions at a later date. In terms of timing, we are working toward a schedule of renovations occurring during the offseason between the Summer 2026 and 2027 seasons. More information about the history of the pool and our renovation planning can be found on our website. Please contact president@kentgardens.org with any questions.
Our full calendar for the season can be found on our website. We look forward to seeing you all at the pool soon!
–KGRC Board of Directors
