East Park Pool launches family-friendly swim-run nights in Los Alamos

East Park Pool is giving Los Alamos swimmers a low-cost way to turn an evening into a workout, with Splash & Dash set for June 24 at 111 East Road. The timed swim-run event is open to everyone, costs $5 per participant and is scheduled every other Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

The format is built to widen the audience, not narrow it. Participants can choose a long course with a 400-yard swim and 5K run, a medium course with a 200-yard swim and 3K run, or a short course with a 100-yard swim and 1-mile run. That range makes the event workable for families and newcomers without stripping away the challenge that serious swimmers and runners expect from a timed multisport event.

The price point also undercuts the cost of a longer-term commitment. East Park Pool’s 2026 memberships start at $475, while Splash & Dash asks for a single $5 entry fee, giving residents a one-night way into the pool’s summer lineup without a membership. Registration is available online, and the pool’s calendar lists the June 24 event at 7 p.m. at the East Park Pool facility on East Road.

The event lands in a season when the pool is trying to stay central to local recreation. East Park Pool says it is open every day from Memorial Day to Labor Day, with weekday lap swim, open swim and lane swim built into its posted schedule. The pool also follows a lightning-safety rule based on the 30/30 standard, closing for 30 minutes if the gap between lightning and thunder is 30 seconds or less.

Splash & Dash also fits a longer Los Alamos pattern. Los Alamos Triatomics Multisports Club has hosted Splash n Dash training events in prior years, including a summer series with six events and a youth short course added in 2013. East Park Pool reopened June 3 after a delayed start tied to a New Mexico Environment Department re-inspection, and the new swim-run nights add another way for the pool to draw families, fitness-minded adults and first-timers into a public facility that relies entirely on voluntary community support to operate each summer.