Splash Swim Club — A Summer Tradition, Right Here at Home

At a time when so much of life seems to move faster every year, Splash offers families something increasingly valuable: a place to simply spend time together.

There are no complicated plans required. Pack the towels. Grab the sunscreen. Come to the pool.

Children can swim, play basketball, challenge their friends to ping-pong, enjoy the grounds and spend an entire summer day outside.

Parents can relax, catch up with neighbors and watch friendships form — both among their children and among themselves.

And when everyone gets hungry, the Lucky Wave Café keeps the summer-day tradition going with poolside favorites.

It's simple. And maybe that's exactly why it matters.

One of the things that makes a neighborhood swim club special is that you don't just visit once. You come back. Again and again.

The lifeguards begin recognizing the kids. Families know where their favorite spot is. Children find their summer friends. Parents see familiar faces.

Before long, going to Splash isn't an outing. It's just part of summer.

That sense of belonging is something Splash continues working to preserve. Throughout the season, the club creates reasons for members to come together beyond an ordinary afternoon at the pool, including Float Nights, activities, special events and member celebrations.

On August 27 from 5–8 PM, Splash will hold its Member Appreciation Cookout, offering members complimentary hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and soda.

The message behind the evening is straightforward: Thank you.

Because a swim club isn't really made by pools, chairs or buildings. It's made by the people who return every summer.

Local businesses are an important part of what gives Marple Township its identity. They employ our neighbors. They support local families. They sponsor teams and organizations. They create gathering places.

And, in some cases, they become part of the memories people associate with growing up here.

Splash represents that kind of local institution.

Years from now, children probably won't remember every detail of a particular Tuesday afternoon at the pool. But they'll remember summer at Splash.

They'll remember racing their friends into the water. They'll remember what they ordered from the café. They'll remember staying until it was almost time to go home. And they'll remember who was sitting beside them.

Those little memories eventually become the big ones.

Even while the 2026 season is still underway, Splash is already welcoming families interested in becoming part of the club for 2027.

For families considering membership, it's an opportunity to make Splash part of their own summer tradition. And for those who have been members for years, it's another season to come back to a place that feels familiar.

Summer doesn't last forever. That's part of what makes it special. Make the days count.