Retro Friday: Swimming Pool

Posted by anthologycreative

Did you know that Camp Ridgecrest for Boys used to have a swimming pool? This picture was taken from the 1933 camp brochure. As you can imagine, the swimming pool was a very popular place at camp. The schedule in 1933 was very similar to the schedule at camp now. The boys were given time twice a day for swimming. This picture shows a concrete swimming pool which was fed from the lake. The pool was a place for testing boys that learned to swim before camp and for teaching beginners. The campers were not allowed to swim in the lake until they had passed a rigorous test in the swimming pool first. Today this area is known as Apache circle. The cabin shown in the picture is cabin 1. Do any of you remember the swimming pool at camp? Comment below and tell us your stories!

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