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Goodman Pool
  1. 2025 Season: Thursday, June 12 - Sunday, August 24

    Get ready for a season of fun by the pool! Admission scholarships are available thanks to the Madison Parks Foundation. 

    Note: Lap Swim & Tot Time begin on Friday, June 13, weather permitting. 

Classes, Lessons & Programs

Make the most of your summer with aquatic classes, swimming lessons, the swim and dive team and more! 

Youth and Adult Swimming Classes

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Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) offers aquatic classes and lessons for youth and adults at the Goodman Pool.

See Aquatics for more information. 

Lap Swim

Lap Swim begins Friday, June 13. Limited lanes are available. During high demand, lanes must be shared and/or swim times reduced to 30 minutes per person.

Friday, June 13 -  Thursday, July 31

  • Monday - Thursday: 6:00 - 8:00am
  • Monday: 6:00 - 8:00pm
  • Friday: 6:00 - 11:30 am
  • Saturday - Sunday: 8 - 11:30 am

Friday, August 1 - Sunday, August 24

  • Monday - Friday: 6:00 - 11:30 am
  • Monday: 6:00 - 8:00pm
  • Saturday - Sunday: 8 - 11:30 am

Limited lanes available Saturday, August 16

No Lap Swim on the following dates: Saturday, June 28; Saturday, July 19 and Saturday, July 26

Tot Time

Tot Time begins Friday, June 13. It's an easy, quieter time for a parent or guardian to come with, ideally, one or two children aged 10 years and younger to enjoy the zero-depth area with water features, catch pool and shallow end. An adult must be present for the duration and within arm's reach of their children at all times. Slides are not available. Access to Tot Time allows you same-day entrance to Recreation Open Swim with a handstamp.

  • Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 8 - 11:30am
    • Fridays: The catch pool will be limited due to MSCR Adaptive Swim Lessons.

No Tot Time on the following dates: Saturday, June 28; Saturday, July 19; Saturday, July 26 and Saturday, August 16

Lifeguard Certification

Lifeguard Certification Courses

Candidates must apply and be hired before the start of the class.

  • Saturday, April 12 - Monday, April 14
    • 8:00am – 6:00pm daily
  • Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4
    • 8:00am – 6:00pm daily
  • Friday, May 30 – Sunday, June 1
    • Friday, May 30: 5:00 - 9:00pm
    • Saturday, May 31: 8:30am - 6:00pm
    • Sunday, June 1: 8:30am - 6:00pm 

Goodman Waves

Goodman Waves Swim & Dive Team

The Goodman Waves, Madison’s only public swim & dive team, is one of the 13 teams that competes in the All-City Swim and Dive League, a recreational summer swim & dive league that has been in Madison for over 50 years.

2025 Meets at Goodman Pool

  • Friday, June 13: Dive Meet, 3-7pm
  • Friday, June 27: Dive Meet, 3-7pm
  • Friday, July 18: Dive Meet, 3-7pm
  • Saturday, July 19: Swim Meet, 8am-12pm
  • Saturday, July 26: Swim Meet, 8am-12pm

See Goodman Waves(link is external) for more information. 

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