Laramie rec center pool closes after incident, lap pool remains open
The Laramie rec center closed its main pool after an incident, but the lap pool stayed open for Rec Swim and Lap Swim while staff watched water chemistry.
Laramie swimmers lost access to the rec center’s main pool after an incident, but city staff said they hope to reopen it by Wednesday morning if the water chemistry keeps moving in the right direction. For now, the lap pool remains open for both Rec Swim and Lap Swim, giving families and regular users at least one way to stay in the water.
The closure matters because the Laramie Community Recreation Center is one of the city’s core summer recreation sites in Albany County. Opened in 2004, the 63,000-square-foot facility includes an indoor leisure pool, an eight-lane lap pool, a whirlpool spa and a seasonal outdoor pool. City budget documents tie the center to a Specific Purpose Tax referendum approved by Albany County voters in 2001, underscoring how long the building has served as a public amenity.
That broader setup explains why even a short pool disruption can affect daily routines. City aquatics information lists Rec Swim, Lap Swim and swim lessons among the center’s regular offerings, so a closure can interrupt fitness schedules, lessons and family outings during a busy summer season. The lap pool’s continued availability softens the impact, but it does not fully replace the main pool for younger swimmers, lessons or casual recreation.
The incident also recalls earlier trouble at the facility. The recreation center has dealt with pool disruptions before, including a prior closure of the eight-lane pool after a heater failure. In that case, the heater served about 400,000 gallons of water that ran continuously around the clock, a reminder of how much equipment and water quality control sit behind the scenes at the city’s aquatics complex.
For now, the key question is whether the water chemistry improves fast enough for the main pool to come back online by Wednesday morning. Until then, Laramie residents still have a partial option at the rec center, but summer swimming plans across the city remain tied to one thing: safe water.
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