OPEN SWIMMING AT THE STEELE HALL NATATORIUM / SPRING SEMESTER 2026
Schedule for current students and members
Monday-Friday: 8-9 a.m., 12-3 p.m.
Monday-Thursday: 8-9 p.m.
Saturday: 12-3 p.m.
Schedule for community members
Saturdays: 12-2 p.m.
(The usage fee for non-members is $3 per day. Membership is not mandatory but there is no cost if you are a member. To sign up for membership, please click HERE.)
Essential Information about Open Swim
- Open Swim is available to all SUNY Fredonia students as it is supported by Student Services Fees.
- All patrons must present a photo ID and be signed in by a lifeguard at the natatorium's front desk.
- The facility opens 10 minutes prior to each session to allow patrons time to change.
- The facility closes 10 minutes after each session. All patrons must be out of the facility by then.
- Entering the water before the scheduled start time or without a lifeguard present is prohibited.
- Use of the diving well and diving boards is prohibited.
- Use of the starting blocks is prohibited.
- Lane lines are left in place during Open Swim.
- Personal items, including locks left on lockers, left in the facility overnight are subject to removal.
- There are no open sessions on dates the Fredonia State swimming & diving team has a home meet. Click HERE or HERE to see the team schedules.
- Additional pool closures will be publicized, as needed.
- The last Open Swim session this semester is Fri., May 15. Sessions will resume approximately one week after the fall semester begins.
About our Lifeguard Staff
- SUNY Fredonia lifeguards are on duty whenever the pool is in use to ensure safe conduct and prompt emergency response.
- Cooperation with the lifeguard staff and safety procedures is required of all patrons.
- All of our lifeguards are SUNY Fredonia students. Hours of Operation are planned around their class schedules and the academic calendar and are subject to change.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to us at athletics@fredonia.edu if you need any assistance.
