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Kenney gives us the pool cue

THE SUMMER is officially underway, the temperature is heating up and, just in time, Philadelphia's public pools are opening. The first of the city's 70 free public pools - the most per-capita of any city in the country - started opening on Wednesday. All of the pools will open by July 1.

At Max Myers Rec Center in the Northeast, Mayor Kenney officially opens the city's pool season.
At Max Myers Rec Center in the Northeast, Mayor Kenney officially opens the city's pool season.Read more
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THE SUMMER is officially underway, the temperature is heating up and, just in time, Philadelphia's public pools are opening.

The first of the city's 70 free public pools - the most per-capita of any city in the country - started opening on Wednesday. All of the pools will open by July 1.

Pools are open citywide from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday, and noon to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, according to the city Parks and Recreation Department.

Anyone can swim from 1 to 4 p.m. Family and adult swim hours vary by pool.

For information about each swimming facility, visit the Parks and Recreation website.