Beat the heat at the pool

There is no better place to try and beat the heat of summer than in a pool, and Fort Belvoir has four of them to choose from as the days become longer and boredom sets in.

Whether you want to slip down the slide, play a game of water polo, are a serious swimmer or just want to have fun on a float, there is a venue to meet your needs.

Outdoor pools are open seven days a week. Pool #1 located off 18th Street, South Post, Building 259 until July 31, noon to 7 p.m., Aug. 1, noon to 4 p.m., Aug. 2, noon to 6:30 p.m.

Pool #3 on Abbott Rd., North Post is open Mondays to Fridays 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closing at 4 p.m. on Aug. 1. From Aug.4-Sept. 3, open 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The Officers' Club Pool is open Monday through Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. with lap swimming from 11 a.m. to noon.

Open swimming, lap swimming and water aerobics are available all year at the Benyaurd Indoor Pool.

For more information check the pools page on the Fort Belvoir MWR Web site.

The Officers' Club pool was filled with parents and their children playing in the water Sunday trying to find relief from the heat.



John Renninger held his son Noah, 1, during pool play Sunday while John III, 4, rode on his back.



Jacob McKinney, 4, found the children's pool to his liking Sunday as he floated on his back in the sun- warmed water.



William Sloan, 3, found the outside spray at the Officers' Club Pool to be refreshing during the heat of Sunday.



Annemarie Bulmer, 2, reacts to the water as her mother Dena drops her in. The two were among many pool-goers Sunday at the Officers' Club.