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Aquatic Center during a winter day!

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Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center Website

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Recipients of the 2004, 2005 & 2006 New Mexico Recreation and Park Association (NMRPA) Innovative Awards and Therapuetic Program Awards

If you have any program ideas or comments regarding our website, please e-mail us at lacrec@lacnm.us or click on any underlined keyword which will connect you to a staff's e-mail address.

The Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center is a world-class facility that offers diverse activities to users of all age, income, fitness and interest levels. The facility adds to the quality of life of Los Alamos and the surrounding area by catering to the varied needs of area residents. The Aquatic Center strives to offer safe and affordable recreation, instruction, fitness, competitive, and therapeutic programs for all interested citizens and visitors.

Our Aquatic Center is known internationally for providing High-Altitude Training to swim teams in our Olympic size pool at an altitude of 7,245 feet above sea level. Such teams are the Aqlub Swim Team (Japan), Leige Natacion (Belguim), Metropolitan State University (Denver, CO), and Wildkit Aquatics (Chicago, IL). Kids playing on banana boats during a Wacky Wednesday, Freaky Friday or Warm Water Weekend.A special rental package and long course lanes are provided to all swim teams as time allows.

We provide lap swimming each hour of the day the pool is open. In an effort to provide more recreational opportunities with an Olympic pool, we set up our Crocodile Obstacle Course and an Inflatable Jumper (weather permitting) during "Wacky Wednesday" and "Freaky Friday" events, recipient of the 2004 NMRPA Innovative Award. We provide space for five private swim teams, Aquatic Club(PAC),Los Alamos Aquatomics (LAA) Leasure Aquatics Masters, Duke City Aquatics, Mountain Club and our Los Alamos High School Swimming Diving Teams.

 Aquatic Center Calendar

8/21/2010 6:00 AM   Maintenance Weeks 
Facility will be closed for maintenance on August 23 and open for Triathlons on August 21st & 22nd with no public swim. Office hours during Maintenance
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
8/22/2010 12:00 AM   Aquatic Center Closed Sundays 
The Aquatic Center is Closed On Sundays during the summer months with the exception of Warm Water Weekends. We will re-open Sundays on September 12, 2010-May 29, 2011.
9/7/2010 6:00 AM   Fall Long course Schedule 
Mondays & Wednesdays
Both Pools Closed
10:30am-11:00am
for lane change over
9/10/2010 1:00 PM   Freaky Fridays Discount Days 
1:00pm-3:00pm
Crocodile Obstacle Course
1:00pm-4:00pm
Movie in the Lobby
Water Basketball
Foosball
Inner-Tubes
Foam Boats & Rafts
9/18/2010 10:00 AM   Warm Water Weekend 
  • Warm Water Temperature
  • Inflatable Obstacle Course
  • Inner-Tubes
  • Water Basketball
  • Water Toys
  • Foosball
9/18/2010 10:00 AM   Swim Meet 
Deep End Closed
Limited Shallow Lap Swim Lanes & Recreation Swimming Available (Regular Schedule)
9/19/2010 1:00 PM   Warm Water Weekend 
Come Join the Fun!!

 Contact Information

Larry R. Walkup Aquatic Center
2760 Canyon Road
Los Alamos, NM 87544

Office: (505) 662-8170
Fax: (505) 662-8034

lacrec@lacnm.us

Pool Hours

Closed for Maintenance

August 21st to September 6, 2010 

Office hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Click on pdf files for more information:

Olympic Pool Schedule Fall and Winter 2010.pdf

Therapy Pool Fall and Winter 2010.pdf 

Closed Holidays except Columbus Day

Warm Water Weekends


Wacky Wednesdays and Freaky Fridays

 Pool Temperature

For your convenience
The pool temperatures will be updated daily & posted by Aquatic Staff here on the website and at the Aquatic Center.
Guideline Range
The range for the Main Pool is from 82.7 - 86.5 degrees and the Therapy Pool Range is 94-96 degrees. Enjoy!
Main Pool
82.9 F
Therapy Pool
95.3 F

High Altitude Training Teams 2007-2008

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Aqlub Swim Team, Japan
New Zealand- One Swimmer
Team Sun God, BC, Canada

These teams will train numerous times at our facility over the next year.

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