Mariemont Pool Celebrates Big Wins

By Alicia Stock Mariemont Pool Commission Member

As the Mariemont pool closes out another great season, we want to take a moment to celebrate the many accomplishments by the pool staff, volunteers and swim team.

Members were greeted by familiar, friendly faces as 96 percent of the staff returned from last year. According to pool manager Mike Lockhart, “Our staff has done a wonderful job maintaining the safe and clean environment that we strive to uphold for our members.” With such a high retention rate, management “focused on improving our training so that staff are as friendly and helpful as possible,” according to Mike.

Pool members and guests appreciated many facility enhancements this summer, including a water-bottle filling station, upgraded pool-side chairs, 30 percent more shade from umbrellas, a ping-pong table for recreation, upgraded Wi-Fi, and a new audio/public address system. The beloved snack shack offered an enhanced menu, refurbished tables and seating, and credit card capability that delighted cashless customers. Many members commented on the “elevated experience” that they felt at the swim club this summer.

The pool enhancements and focus on customer service yielded a great financial season. Membership was the highest on record and grew over last year in all categories. Individual and senior membership process. To contribute towards this exciting initiative (donations of $500+ will receive name recognition), please scan the QR code below for Venmo payments or email mariemontpoolcampaign@gmail.com for other tax-deductible donation instructions. categories grew by 44 percent, and family memberships were up 12 percent over last year. The pool also sold over $8,000 in guest passes. The snack shack almost doubled revenue over last year and improved costs by 40 percent with new suppliers. New menu items were well received, with Kit Kat Cones (the #2 best-selling item) coming in at $1,500 with more than 650 cones sold!

Thank you to all members, guests, donors, staff, and volunteers for supporting the Mariemont pool this summer! We look forward to seeing you all again for another record-breaking year in 2025!

In addition to eating a record-breaking amount of ice cream, neighborhood kids enjoyed several fun movie nights, and 50 teens came out for teen night at the pool. Special thanks to our Social Committee volunteers for creating fun, safe events for our community.

In June, the Mariemont Pool Commission rolled out a public Capital Campaign for a new zero-entry wading pool. This is the largest planned improvement at the pool since the 1960s, and we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of donors throughout the community. Donations are still being collected as we work through the bidding