Mariemont Pool Has a Great Summer, Welcomes New Manager

By Mandy Rohal, Mariemont Pool Board

What a wonderful pool season! Although June’s weather didn’t cooperate for the best pool days, the Village was excited and lucky to have Mike Lockhart holding the reigns.

Lockhart grew up in Mariemont, and his parents still reside here so accepting the manager position was near and dear to his heart. His passion for swimming and aquatic activities started at a young age, spending his summers at the Mariemont pool, where he took swim lessons and later joined the swim team. From 2013 to 2018, Lockhart worked as a lifeguard and assistant manager at the Mariemont Pool. And now he can add manager to that list…hopefully for many years to come!

Preparation for the pool season starts in February, and Mike brought his several years of experience coming from an Anderson area pool to help lead the way. Lockhart was instrumental in this year’s improvements, which included painting the inside of the bath house, a new robotic pool vacuum, refreshed concrete markings, and tons of updated internal procedures.

Teaching children how to be comfortable in the water is always a priority at the pool, and this year was no different. We had 60 kids enjoy swim lessons and 80 join the swim team family. The swim team put up a strong finish at Southern Ohio Swim League Championship Race. We had several individuals take home first place in their age group. William Pettifer won the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle in the 15-18 boys division. Lydia Eberlein won the 100 individual medley and 100 breaststroke in the 15-18 girls division, and Briana Hlad won the 25 backstroke in the 9-10 girls division.

We are hoping to build on the momentum of opening up membership to the Mariemont School District in order to boost membership numbers for next year. Lockhart, Village Council, and the Pool Board are working together to make further enhancements to the pool facility so future generations can enjoy this neighborhood gem.

Did you know that the Mariemont Pool is one of the last privately run city pools in the state of Ohio? And for that, neighbors, we can be very proud!