As Philadelphia starts to heat up this summer, pools across the city are beginning to open to cool visitors off.   Mayor Cherelle Parker and Parks and Recreation Commissioner Susan Slawson joined Philly residents to open John B. Kelly Pool in West Philadelphia on Friday, June 12, 2026. Hunti ng Park Pool also opened on Friday.  “We will have 63 pools open this summer, which is very exciting for Parks and Rec Philadelphia. The other seven are under construction rebuilt so they won’t be open, but we have more pools per capita than anyone in this nation,” said Susan Slawson.   The City of Philadelphia is still hiring lifeguards for its pools this summer, with 300 applications submitted and going through the process. As a result, the pools will not open at all at once.   Officials believe they are on track to meet their goal of 400 lifeguards this summer.   The Parks and Recreation Department will post a weekly schedule of what pools will open. The Department is aiming for all pools to be open by the first or second week of July.   The pool opening schedule for June 12 through June 16 is currently available. You can view the pool locations and the dates below: Friday, June 12  Hunting Park Pool – 1101 W. Hunting Park Avenue, 19140  Kelly Pool - 4231 Lansdowne Drive, 19131  Saturday, June 13  Max Myers Pool – 1601 Hellerman Street, 19149  Sacks Pool – 400 Washington Avenue, 19147  Sunday, June 14  Gathers Pool – 2501-19 W. Diamond Street, 19121  Bridesburg Pool – 4625 Richmond Street, 19137  Monday, June 15  Marian Anderson Pool - 740 S. 17th Street, 19146  Lackman Pool – 1101 Bartlett Street, 19115  Tuesday, June 16  Tiffany Fletcher Pool – 743-81 N 48th Street, 19139  Schmidt Pool – 113 W Ontario Street, 19140  This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less