Swimming

There are many swimming opportunities available in the Charleston Area, including clubs, pools, and beaches. Check below for more information and don't hesitate to click on Contact US to phone or e-mail us if you have any questions or if we can help in any way. Please click on the Shopping link on the left to learn more about the lines of swimming equipment and clothing that we carry in our stores.

The following information about swimming venues in the Charleston area was kindly provided by Jannette Finch of Charleston Triathlon Club:

Masters Swimming is available at the QAV Pool in Summerville, SC on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 AM. For more information, please call Dave Horton at 843.821.3002.

The Summerville Family YMCA 25 meter pool is now open for masters swimming Mon and Wed at 5:30 AM and Saturday's at 8:00 AM. (It's also open in the afternoons, 3:00 to to 6:00, but you have to
share with the swim team and kids lessons.) The pool has a bubble so it is totally enclosed and the heater is working nicely. The pool is located at the YMCA soccer fields - near Perkins on Old
Trolley Road . Contact Jeff Gerrard, aquatics director, at 871-9622 ext. 107 for additional info.

Palmetto Masters Swimming is also offered at the MLK Pool in downtown Charleston Monday thru Friday from 6:00 to 7:30 AM. Please contact katderf@bellsouth.net for more info.

Charleston Area Beaches with lifeguards:

Folly Beach County Park. 600 foot beach front designated swimming area.
More info:http://www.beachparks.com/follybeach.htm

Beachwalker County Park, Kiawah Island. 450 foot designated swimming area. Lifeguards are on duty seasonally.
More info: http://www.beachparks.com/beachwalker.htm

Isle of Palms County Park. 600 feet of ocean frontage. Lifeguards are on duty seasonally.
More info: http://www.beachparks.com/isleofpalms.htm

Charleston Area Pools
(Call first for lap times)

M.L. King, Jr. (843) 724-7346. Fee $2. Pool is home to Palmetto Masters Swimming and Kathleen Wilson, South Carolina's only English Channel swimmer!

W.L. Stephens (843) 724-3747. Fee $2.

St. Andrews Family Fitness (843) 763-3850. Fee $10, includes all facilities (treadmills, weights, showers).

East Shore Health and Racquet (843) 767-1060. Call for prices. A greenhouse type enclosure which is heated in winter and opens to the woods and birds in the summer.

MUSC Wellness Center (843) 792-5499. Fee $10, includes all facilities. Best equipment, indoor track. Cleanest locker rooms. Pool is home to loosely organized masters swimmers, generally swim at 6 am, posted workouts.

Mt Pleasant Recreation Department Pool . (843) 884-2528

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