Swimming at Mueller

There are several opportunities to swim in the Mueller development, most notably for most of us in the pool. The pool is a hybrid pool, which doesn't mean that it runs on gas and batteries, rather referring to the history of its ownership.

The old airport was a civic space, owned by the City until Catellus, a ProLogis company, reached agreement to redevelop the site as a mixed-use urban infill project. All of which means that the City had high hopes and expectations of the development and one of them pertains to the pool at what is now Ella Wooten Park.

Ella Wooten is a neighborhood pocket park, and the pool is within it, adjacent to the sports court, barbecue grills and playscape areas. The pool is a hybrid in that it is open exclusively to residents for some of it's scheduling (early Spring, late Fall, and early and late in the day in the open swim periods), and is also open to paying members of the public at other times.

When it is open to the public, it's licensing is subject to city-wide rules, so for example, there have to be lifeguards present. Contrast this to the period in which it is open only to residents (and their invited guests) during which times there are no lifeguards.

Entry fees are modest - around $3 for an adult, with varying discounts for students and others.

The pool itself boasts heated showers in the changing rooms, and a finely kept grassy area on which to dry off. Natural shade is a little in short supply, though this is boosted by the shade umbrellas lining the barrier which separates the shallow and deep pools.

Read more about The Pool At Mueller Austin and visit it during the open swim hours which are typically 1p-7p Tuesday to Sunday during the summer months.