Santa Monica Family YMCA

The pool is well maintained and comfortable to swim in. Late afternoon and late Saturday mornings can be busy. Post-COVID, the hours are a little trimmed but not as many people seem to swim. The locker room is ignored and has been forever.

They gave in to the complaining splashers and raised the water temperature to 82ºF (it was 80ºF, before) and they’ve added swimming classes at night, so many nights the pool is uncrowded only after 9 PM. If you swim late, be forewarned that the garage is locked at 10 PM.

Rating: 8 of 10. Always chilly but light and clean ozone filtered pool. Moderately heavily used (mainly between 5 and 7 PM) but evenings and weekends can be very quiet. Always set up for lap swimming.