Lederer (Fishtown) Pool

By Kali Morgan, Summer 2024

Lederer Pool (a/k/a Swimmo) is at Fishtown Playground, 1219-25 E Montgomery Ave., 19125.
Phone: (215) 685-9884
Fishtown Playground on Facebook

Compact rectangular pool with brand new cold splash garden on pool deck
Spotless new accessible restrooms and changing area
Depth: 3 to 5 feet
Ladders for pool entry/exit
Working chair lift
No lanes or lines

#MyPhillyPoolTour2024
JULY 19, 2024
The Lederer Pool has a lot of really nice modern amenities, including a lovely monochromatic splash garden and an actual functional wheelchair lift, although there are no stairs in and out of the pool that I could see.
After the very cold shower and splash in the splash garden, the water seemed warm but cooler than the water at nearby Cione.
There is no seating on the pool deck, but folks were allowed to bring their bags and belongings inside, and some were were lying out on the small concrete deck. Men’s and women’s rooms in the adjacent pool house building were clean and ADA-compliant.
Two water fountains provided drinking water that was not quite as cold as the splash fountain.
No lap lanes or lines in this compact pool, which is very similar looking and feeling to the pools at Jardel, Samuel, Ford, Shuler, or Fletcher: A very simple jump-in-and-splash vibe.