Aquatic Services
Herbst Pool
207 Skyline Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94132
(415) 665-4241 or (415) 665-4109 x5204
Aquatic and Physical Education Services
Serves both community members and consumers enrolled at the Janet Pomeroy Center. Therapeutic Swimming,
Instructional Programs and Adaptive Physical Education programs are offered to the community. Facilities,
serving over 1,000 per week, include an indoor therapeutic swimming pool heated to 90-93 degrees, gymnasium,
and weight room. Staff are certified in Life Guarding, Water Safety Instruction, Arthritis Instruction,
First Aid and CPR-FPR (CPR for the Professional Rescuer).
General Information
Our Therapeutic Swim and Exercise Program is designed to provide exercise classes and swim time for those who have been prescribed aqua-therapy by their physician.
Note: We do not have therapists or doctors on staff. Be sure to ask your doctor what exercises you can and cannot do in the pool. Hours are limited; please see schedule for class times and fees.
A wheelchair ramp, ladders, and graduated steps provide access to the pool. Our pool temperature is kept between 90-93 degrees. Please bring any pool equipment you may need.
We have a weight room available for use during certain times for an additional fee. Clearance is needed from your doctor. Hours are limited; please see schedule for class times and fees.
To get started, please print and complete the application packet (below) and mail it along with your processing fee to the Janet Pomeroy Center
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Therapeutic Swim Program Application
Information about Aides
We do not have aides. Swimmers must bring a friend or family member with them to the pool if assistance will be needed (a separate personal information sheet must be submitted for each aide). An aide is a responsible adult who will accompany the client in the dressing room and stay within arms reach in the pool at all times.
Therapeutic Swimmer Notes
- All participants must have a current medical form on file. Form must be renewed when changes occur
or when it expires. Swimmers without a current file will not be allowed in the water until it has been
properly updated.
- The T.S. program is not open to particpants' relatives or friends unless that person is an aide to
the particpant in the water. An aide is a responsible adult who will accompany the participant in the
dressing rooms and pool at all times. A separate personal information sheet must be completed by the aide.
- All T.S. participants must check in at the front desk on every visit to show their valid swim pass
and print their name on our attendance sheet.
- No swimmer is allowed on the deck or in the water unless a lifeguard is on duty.
- All swimmers must fully shower (using soap) and remove all small items from their person (hair pins,
band-aids, contact lenses, jewelry, gum, etc.) before entering our pool.
- Blue-Zone Handicapped Parking is available both inside and outside our gates for those with the
correct permit or placard from the DMV. Those without proper permits must park outside the gates in
non-Blue Zone parking spaces.
- There are no refunds.
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