Aquatic Center
Features
- Concessions
- Locker Room
- Swimming Pool
- Zero-Depth Entry Area
THE Aquatics Center is Closed for the 2020 Season
We know the opening of the Roeland Park Aquatic Center is something to which we we all eagerly anticipate. However, the Governing Body has made the hard decision to cancel the 2020 aquatics season. The Governing Body unanimously approved this decision recognizing that the safety and health of our aquatics staff and patrons are our priority during this pandemic. The current CDC and Reopen Kansas Plan guidelines would make it difficult, or impossible, to follow social-distancing and safety recommendations while operating the RPAC. The good news is that planned improvement projects to the RPAC will continue and we will keep you updated on progress. We are already excited to welcome swimmers back to the newly remodeled RPAC coming in Summer 2021.
The Roeland Park Aquatic Center offers programs and activities such as "Learn to Swim" programs for patrons ages six months through adult, youth diving classes, lifeguard training and water exercise programs for our 50 Plus patrons.
Check the information board at the pool's front desk for notices of additional special activities and events.
May 23rd - August 1st Pool Hours
Concessions are open Noon to 6 pm every day for Open and Lap Swim sessions
*Lap swim hours prior to noon are subject to change based on programming meeting participation levels. Lap swimming start time will coincide with the start of the first program for the day. The schedule will be updated periodically to reflect this.
Schedule is subject to change without notice.
*Schedule is subject to change without notice.
Schedule is modified the following dates and times:
*Schedule is subject to change without notice.
*Schedule is subject to change without notice.
Ten percent summer season pass discounts are available through April at the Roeland Park Community Center!
The Roeland Park Aquatic Center officially opened on September 20, 1997. Discussions between the City of Roeland Park and the Johnson County Park about the possible construction of a new facility began nearly four years earlier and were triggered by the closure in 1993 of an obsolete city pool. An intergovernmental agreement allowed the City to sell the District the approximately four acres the complex sits on. The city in turn agreed to lease-purchase the facility back from the Park District over 20 years. To construct the facility, the District issued $3.3 million in revenue bonds, which freed the city from adding to its bond indebtedness. The City assumed full ownership in 2019 after the retirement of the debt.
The RPAC features a 50-meter inverted "C"-shaped pool with a 25-yard by-25-meter competitive area; four 50-meter lap swimming lanes, and a "zero-depth" entry area including sprayers and fountains. Other amenities available include a bath house complete with men's and women's locker rooms, a family change room, a concession area, expanded parking and a convenient drop-off circle drive, as well as staff offices and a control area, a 120-foot water slide and a separate youth pool with whale slide and "lemon drop" sprayer.
Cryptosporidium (Crypto), an intestinal parasite that can make people sick for several days. Given that Crypto is a warm water parasite and its resistance to chlorine, it is important that people take precautions to help reduce the risk of another regional outbreak.
Here are some important facts to keep in mind:
Alcohol based sanitizers do not kill Crypto - wash your hands with hot, soapy water.
The only feasible way for pool operators to reduce the risk of Crypto entering the pool is through good public education and awareness.
Crypto can be spread long before and after symptoms start.
It takes time for chlorine to work on germs like Crypto; it takes everyone to help protect the pool water!
We know the opening of the Roeland Park Aquatic Center is something to which we we all eagerly anticipate. However, the Governing Body has made the hard decision to cancel the 2020 aquatics season. The Governing Body unanimously approved this decision recognizing that the safety and health of our aquatics staff and patrons are our priority during this pandemic. The current CDC and Reopen Kansas Plan guidelines would make it difficult, or impossible, to follow social-distancing and safety recommendations while operating the RPAC. The good news is that planned improvement projects to the RPAC will continue and we will keep you updated on progress. We are already excited to welcome swimmers back to the newly remodeled RPAC coming in Summer 2021.
The Roeland Park Aquatic Center offers programs and activities such as "Learn to Swim" programs for patrons ages six months through adult, youth diving classes, lifeguard training and water exercise programs for our 50 Plus patrons.
Check the information board at the pool's front desk for notices of additional special activities and events.
May 23rd - August 1st Pool Hours
Concessions are open Noon to 6 pm every day for Open and Lap Swim sessions| Day | Open Swim | *Lap Swimming |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Noon to 8 p.m. | 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Noon to 8 p.m. |
7:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday | Noon to 8 p.m. |
8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Thursday | Noon to 8 p.m. |
7:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Friday | Noon to 8 p.m. | Noon to 8 p.m. |
| Saturday | Noon to 8 p.m. | Noon to 8 p.m. |
| Sunday | Noon to 6 p.m. | Noon to 6 p.m. |
Schedule is subject to change without notice.
Amenity Pool Schedules
| Day | Slides | Vortex Pool | Youth Pool |
| Monday-Thursday | Noon to 7 p.m. | Noon to 6 p.m. | Noon to 6 p.m. |
| Friday & Saturday | Noon to 7:30 p.m. | Noon to 7:30 p.m. |
Noon to 7:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | Noon to 5:30 p.m. | Noon to 5:30 p.m. | Noon to 5:30 p.m. |
Schedule is modified the following dates and times:
- June 13th - Closed at 3 p.m.
- June 27th - Closed at 3 p.m.
- July 4th - Closed at 4 p.m.
Adapted Season: August 9th September 7th
| Day | Open Swim | Lap Swimming | Concessions |
| Monday - Thursday | Closed | ||
| Friday | 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. | 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Closed |
| Saturday & Sunday | Noon - 6 p.m. | Noon - 6 p.m. | Noon - 5 p.m. |
Amenity Pool Schedule
| Slides | Vortex Pool | Youth Pool | |
| Monday - Thursday | Closed | ||
| Friday | 4 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. | 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. | 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. |
| Saturday & Sunday | Noon to 5:30 p.m. | Noon to 5:30 p.m. | Noon to 5:30 p.m. |
Schedule is modified the following dates/times:
- September 7th - Open noon to 4 p.m.; amenity pools open noon to 3:30 p.m.
FEES
Ten percent summer season pass discounts are available through April at the Roeland Park Community Center!
A COOPERATIVE VENTURE
The Roeland Park Aquatic Center officially opened on September 20, 1997. Discussions between the City of Roeland Park and the Johnson County Park about the possible construction of a new facility began nearly four years earlier and were triggered by the closure in 1993 of an obsolete city pool. An intergovernmental agreement allowed the City to sell the District the approximately four acres the complex sits on. The city in turn agreed to lease-purchase the facility back from the Park District over 20 years. To construct the facility, the District issued $3.3 million in revenue bonds, which freed the city from adding to its bond indebtedness. The City assumed full ownership in 2019 after the retirement of the debt.
AMENITIES
The RPAC features a 50-meter inverted "C"-shaped pool with a 25-yard by-25-meter competitive area; four 50-meter lap swimming lanes, and a "zero-depth" entry area including sprayers and fountains. Other amenities available include a bath house complete with men's and women's locker rooms, a family change room, a concession area, expanded parking and a convenient drop-off circle drive, as well as staff offices and a control area, a 120-foot water slide and a separate youth pool with whale slide and "lemon drop" sprayer.
HEALTHY SWIMMING
Cryptosporidium (Crypto), an intestinal parasite that can make people sick for several days. Given that Crypto is a warm water parasite and its resistance to chlorine, it is important that people take precautions to help reduce the risk of another regional outbreak.
Here are some important facts to keep in mind:
Alcohol based sanitizers do not kill Crypto - wash your hands with hot, soapy water.
The only feasible way for pool operators to reduce the risk of Crypto entering the pool is through good public education and awareness.
Crypto can be spread long before and after symptoms start.
It takes time for chlorine to work on germs like Crypto; it takes everyone to help protect the pool water!
| Slides | Vortex Pool | Youth Pool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday - Thursday | Noon to 7 p.m. | Noon to 6 p.m. | Noon to 6 p.m. |
| Saturday | Noon to 7:30 p.m. |
Noon to 7:30 p.m. | Noon to 7:30 p.m. |
| Sunday |
| Slides | Vortex Pool | Youth Pool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday - Thursday | Noon to 7 p.m. | Noon to 6 p.m. | Noon to 6 p.m. |
| Saturday | Noon to 7:30 p.m. |
Noon to 7:30 p.m. | Noon to 7:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | Noon to 5:30 p.m. |
Noon to 5:30 p.m. | Noon to 5:30 p.m. |
| Slides | Vortex Pool | Youth Pool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday - Thursday | Noon to 7 p.m. | Noon to 6 p.m. | Noon to 6 p.m. |
| Saturday | Noon to 7:30 p.m. |
Noon to 7:30 p.m. | Noon to 7:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | Noon to 5:30 p.m. |
Noon to 5:30 p.m. | Noon to 5:30 p.m. |