YMCA Alexandria

Alexandria (Alexandria City County), VA, UNITED STATES

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Updated April 14, 2020.

Facility Overview

Facility Name
YMCA Alexandria
Address
420 East Monroe Avenue, Del Ray
Alexandria (Alexandria City County), VA 22301
UNITED STATES
Telephone
(703) 838-8085

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
Download a Free 3-Day Guest Pass from the YMCA's website HERE. (See Facility Notes, below.)
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Affiliate
YMCA: Call.

Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
25y, 4 lanes, indoors, 80º - 85ºF (27º - 30ºC)

Location

Location
Across from an ALDI and a CVS store. Easy to reach: By car - Exit on East Monroe right off of Route 1; by Metro/bus - go to Braddock Station and a transfer to bus 10A or 10B takes you to corner of Mt. Vernon and E. Monroe, 2 blocks away).
County/Region
Alexandria City County
GPS
38.821224, -77.054354

Teams That Use This Facility

We have no web links or contact information for teams that train at this facility.

Facility Notes

When we called the YMCA to update the listing's drop-in price, the receptionist encouraged us to go to the Y's website to download a free, 3-day pass. Although the download page indicates that the free pass was available for local residents only, when we told the receptionist that we were not locals, we were told not to worry, they'd accept the downloaded pass, anyway. We could not get a price for a day pass admission.

Facility Reviews

Locks and towels are provided. Lap swim only from 6 to 8 AM weekdays, three lanes roped from 5 to 6 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Two lanes available Saturday from noon to 7:30 PM and Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM. It's a rather busy pool. I had to split a lane on all four days I visited but escaped circle swimming! Nice staff.