Woodley Gardens Closes For Good

[Anonymous]

Heard this sad news from other swim parents yesterday. It looks like most of the membership is headed to Potomac Woods or Rockville. Disappointing end for a nice neighborhood pool community.

[Anonymous]

Seems like it was a management issue?

[Anonymous]

What will happen to the property? Just a larger daycare?

[Anonymous]

At least the Rockville pool is very close and is just completing renovations. New slides look awesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like it was a management issue?

There was a fire in the property several years ago. The property was sold. The new owners could not find a way to make the pool profitable.

[Anonymous]

Looks like they’ll still have their team, though:

https://www.woodleywaves.org/about/practices" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://www.woodleywaves.org/about/practices

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like they’ll still have their team, though:

https://www.woodleywaves.org/about/practices" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://www.woodleywaves.org/about/practices

They have a 2025 team, but it will be the last year is my understanding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At least the Rockville pool is very close and is just completing renovations. New slides look awesome.

Rockville pool and neighborhood community pools are very different. It's a big loss for the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

So sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least the Rockville pool is very close and is just completing renovations. New slides look awesome.

Rockville pool and neighborhood community pools are very different. It's a big loss for the neighborhood.

Agreed but neighborhood could not support the pool..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least the Rockville pool is very close and is just completing renovations. New slides look awesome.

Rockville pool and neighborhood community pools are very different. It's a big loss for the neighborhood.

Huge loss!!

[Anonymous]

Would have been ideal if Rockville shut down for good and Woodley was open and flourishing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would have been ideal if Rockville shut down for good and Woodley was open and flourishing

As a city of Rockville, bit not woodley garden resident, this would have made me sad.

[Anonymous]

As an outsider this really surprises me...did they consider opening membership more broadly? There are so many waitlists around here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As an outsider this really surprises me...did they consider opening membership more broadly? There are so many waitlists around here

It had open.membership already. I think the pool is in need of major repairs that have been put off. My adult children are very sad!