West Pool

Anchorage, AK, UNITED STATES

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Updated April 14, 2020.

Facility Overview

Facility Name
West Pool
Address
1700 Hillcrest Drive
Anchorage, AK 99517
UNITED STATES
Telephone
(907) 343-4402 for the Parks and Rec. Dept. Information Line. 343-4506 for the pool (after 5 PM)

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
$5.00, SC(62) $3.00. [June, 2019]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
25y, 6 lanes, indoors, 84º - 86ºF (29º - 30ºC)

Location

Location
Located on the back side of West Anchorage High School, not visible from the road. If the front door is locked, go around to the right (counter-clockwise) to rear, where you'll find the pool entrance.
County/Region
Anchorage
GPS
61.200749, -149.919195

Teams That Use This Facility

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Facility Notes

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Facility Reviews

Nice pool, well maintained with clean locker rooms. No towels. Bring your own lock. Quite busy for the morning swims. I’d recommend evenings where there was pretty much one lane per swimmer and occasionally a split lane. I didn’t see any circle swimming, thank goodness.
It's a good high school pool with serviceable lockers (BYO lock and towel), and wide lanes. There were no more than two swimmers per lane on morning swim in early June, 2019. Clearly a meeting place for serious lap swimmers. The water was clear, just a touch warm for my taste, but fine.
[June, 2019]