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Mapping 30 of Greater Boston's Awesomest Swimming Options

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Dear god, the humidity! To help you beat that and the heat, we've mapped 30 different swimming spots around the region, all part of our ongoing Outdoors Week 2014. These spots include public beaches right off the T as well as public wading pools for the kids in Brighton, Somerville and Mattapan; there are also posher, private digs that you may need to know somebody to use. But, hey, a dip on the Colonnade's rooftop or in the Four Seasons' enclosed 44-footer might be worth the hassle.


· Our Outdoors Week 2014 archive [Curbed Boston]
— with research by Marcus Mello

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45 Province

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The year-round pool, heated pool is on the luxury condo tower's 11th floor.

Royal Sonesta

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Swim or lounge inside an atrium and beneath a retractable roof, next to a deck with views of the Charles. The pool runs to 30 feet in length. Open to hotel guests only from 6 am to 10 pm daily.

InterContinental Boston

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It's unlikely you can just stroll into the InterContinental's heated 45-foot pool you must be a hotel guest or a member of the spa/fitness center. Hours, if you're still curious, are 6 am to 9 pm Monday through Friday; and 8 am to 8 pm on weekends.

Union Wharf

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The heated swimming pool has views of the very much unheated harbor.

Four Seasons Hotel Boston

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The 44-foot-long indoor pool for residents and guests at the Four Seasons is as tricked out on the inside as you would expect. It's open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Harbor Towers

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The luxury condo complex includes a seasonal harbor-side pool.

Colonnade Boston

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Probably the best rooftop pool in Boston, on a hotel or otherwise. It's open thus: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for the public for $40, free for hotel guests; 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., open to everyone 21 and over for free; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for hotel guests only.

Francis J. McCrehan Memorial Swimming and Wading Pool

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This outdoor pool is free and open daily until Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sheraton Boston Hotel

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What's probably Boston's largest lap pool sits beneath a retractable roof.

Macallan Building

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The luxury condo complex includes an outdoor heated pool that it shares with the Court Square Press complex.

Archstone North Point

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The luxury rental includes an indoor heated pool.

Atmark Cambridge Apartments

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The new luxury rental complex includes a solar-heated pool.

Parris Landing

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The heated pool is adjacent to a grilling area.

Boston Harbor Hotel

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If you're not a hotel guest, the 60-foot lap pool and surrounding environment will set you back $25 a day. Call ahead.

Westin Copley Place

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The indoor pool is located on the fifth floor and is open to guests and their guests. It's 37 feet long and heated. Hours run from 6 am to 10 pm daily.

Clubs at Charles River Park

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This indoor-outdoor public pool is available thus: $40 per adult and $20 per child before 4 p.m.; $30 per adult and $10 per child after 4 p.m.

Hilton Boston Back Bay

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The Hilton's seventh-floor heated pool plunges to no more than 5 feet, but is located next to a state-of-the-art fitness center (and a hot tub). All are only open to guests.

Revere Hotel

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It includes a rooftop pool (seventh floor) next to a sweeping deck where cabanas can be rented for $150 for four people. Non-guests wishing to use the rest of the deck and the pool must pay $30 each.

Boston College Pool - Flynn Recreation Center

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This indoor, Olympic-size number offers $150 individual memberships and $400 family memberships.

Hotel Indigo

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Thirty bucks gets non-guests into the BOKX Pool Deck at the Indigo. Open Monday through Saturday 11AM to 5 PM and is closed Sunday. CASH ONLY!

Carson Beach

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Minutes from the JFK/UMass stop! It got new sand in 2012 as well as new walkways, benches, lighting and shade shelters.

Constitution Beach

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Enjoy an open beach near the Blue Line with lifeguards, a bathhouse (with concessions) and a big playground (and tennis courts).

Artesani Park Wading Pool

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This one's free for the kids under 6. Open daily until Sept. 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Dilboy Memorial Swimming and Wading Pool

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This outdoor public pool is open to adults for $2, children for $1, or, better yet, $20 for a family pass.

Latta Brothers Pool

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This free outdoor pool is open daily until Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Melnea Cass Swimming Pool

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This free outdoor pool is open daily until Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Kensington

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The luxury rental includes a sixth-floor, heated pool.

Mirabella Pool

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The outdoor pool is open until Sept. 1 and breaks down thus: children under 6 get in free; children 6 to 12 pay $5 for the summer; adults 18 to 61 pay $15 for the season; and guest passes cost $3 a day.

Olsen Swimming Pool

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This free outdoor pool is open daily until Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Ryan Wading Pool

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The free outdoor pool is open daily until Sept. 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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45 Province

The year-round pool, heated pool is on the luxury condo tower's 11th floor.

Royal Sonesta

Swim or lounge inside an atrium and beneath a retractable roof, next to a deck with views of the Charles. The pool runs to 30 feet in length. Open to hotel guests only from 6 am to 10 pm daily.

InterContinental Boston

It's unlikely you can just stroll into the InterContinental's heated 45-foot pool you must be a hotel guest or a member of the spa/fitness center. Hours, if you're still curious, are 6 am to 9 pm Monday through Friday; and 8 am to 8 pm on weekends.

Union Wharf

The heated swimming pool has views of the very much unheated harbor.

Four Seasons Hotel Boston

The 44-foot-long indoor pool for residents and guests at the Four Seasons is as tricked out on the inside as you would expect. It's open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Harbor Towers

The luxury condo complex includes a seasonal harbor-side pool.

Colonnade Boston

Probably the best rooftop pool in Boston, on a hotel or otherwise. It's open thus: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for the public for $40, free for hotel guests; 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., open to everyone 21 and over for free; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for hotel guests only.

Francis J. McCrehan Memorial Swimming and Wading Pool

This outdoor pool is free and open daily until Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sheraton Boston Hotel

What's probably Boston's largest lap pool sits beneath a retractable roof.

Macallan Building

The luxury condo complex includes an outdoor heated pool that it shares with the Court Square Press complex.

Archstone North Point

The luxury rental includes an indoor heated pool.

Atmark Cambridge Apartments

The new luxury rental complex includes a solar-heated pool.

Parris Landing

The heated pool is adjacent to a grilling area.

Boston Harbor Hotel

If you're not a hotel guest, the 60-foot lap pool and surrounding environment will set you back $25 a day. Call ahead.

Westin Copley Place

The indoor pool is located on the fifth floor and is open to guests and their guests. It's 37 feet long and heated. Hours run from 6 am to 10 pm daily.

Clubs at Charles River Park

This indoor-outdoor public pool is available thus: $40 per adult and $20 per child before 4 p.m.; $30 per adult and $10 per child after 4 p.m.

Hilton Boston Back Bay

The Hilton's seventh-floor heated pool plunges to no more than 5 feet, but is located next to a state-of-the-art fitness center (and a hot tub). All are only open to guests.

Revere Hotel

It includes a rooftop pool (seventh floor) next to a sweeping deck where cabanas can be rented for $150 for four people. Non-guests wishing to use the rest of the deck and the pool must pay $30 each.

Boston College Pool - Flynn Recreation Center

This indoor, Olympic-size number offers $150 individual memberships and $400 family memberships.

Hotel Indigo

Thirty bucks gets non-guests into the BOKX Pool Deck at the Indigo. Open Monday through Saturday 11AM to 5 PM and is closed Sunday. CASH ONLY!

Carson Beach

Minutes from the JFK/UMass stop! It got new sand in 2012 as well as new walkways, benches, lighting and shade shelters.

Constitution Beach

Enjoy an open beach near the Blue Line with lifeguards, a bathhouse (with concessions) and a big playground (and tennis courts).

Artesani Park Wading Pool

This one's free for the kids under 6. Open daily until Sept. 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Dilboy Memorial Swimming and Wading Pool

This outdoor public pool is open to adults for $2, children for $1, or, better yet, $20 for a family pass.

Latta Brothers Pool

This free outdoor pool is open daily until Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Melnea Cass Swimming Pool

This free outdoor pool is open daily until Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Kensington

The luxury rental includes a sixth-floor, heated pool.

Mirabella Pool

The outdoor pool is open until Sept. 1 and breaks down thus: children under 6 get in free; children 6 to 12 pay $5 for the summer; adults 18 to 61 pay $15 for the season; and guest passes cost $3 a day.

Olsen Swimming Pool

This free outdoor pool is open daily until Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Ryan Wading Pool

The free outdoor pool is open daily until Sept. 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.