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Marcus Forster Pool
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, UNITED STATES

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The Basics: Marcus Forster Pool
Address: Germantown and Staub Streets , Philadelphia , PA , UNITED STATES (Postal Code: 19140)
Telephone: (215) 685-9154 for the pool (after 5 P.M.). 686-3649 for the Parks and Rec. Dept.
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E-mail: PDRAquatics@aol.com.
Admission:

Visitors (adult): Free.
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Facilities:
(Full-size, year-round)

Pool: 25y, 5 lanes, indoors, water temperature not reported.
What's On:
Activities: Information about pool programs can be found on the Philadelphia Dept. of Recreation (PDR) Aquatics Web site.
Youth swim team: The PDR Swim Team. For information, call the pool between 5 and 9 P.M. weekdays.
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Locator:
County or region: Philadelphia City County.
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More:
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Data source: The information for this listing was provided by the Philadelphia Dept. of Recreation (PDR) Aquatics Department in response to an inquiry we sent to their site.
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Other useful sites: Art Hutchinson's Lap Swimming Etiquette 101.

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