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Some Indy Parks and Recreation pools will offer free admission June 15 for Swim IN Safety Day. 

The event is noon to 6 p.m. June 15 at five Indy pools: 

• Broad Ripple Park, 1500 Broad Ripple Ave.
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1702 N. Broadway St.
• Riverside Park, 2420 E. Riverside Drive
• Garfield Park,  2345 Pagoda Drive
• Ellenberger Park, 5301 E. St. Clair St.

Registration is required and can be completed online. 

Registrants will also be asked to sign the Swim IN Safety pledge. The pledge is a commitment to practicing safe water practices, such as swimming with a buddy and entering the water feet first.

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Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian or on Bluesky @darianbenson.bsky.social.

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How to swim for free at some Indy Parks pools June 15

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
June 11, 2025

<h1>How to swim for free at some Indy Parks pools June 15</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />June 11, 2025</p> <p>Some Indy Parks and Recreation pools will offer free admission June 15 for <a href="https://www.indianasportscorp.org/events/swim-in-safety-day-presented-by-lilly">Swim IN Safety Day</a>. </p> <p>The event is noon to 6 p.m. June 15 at five Indy pools:&nbsp;</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Broad Ripple Park, 1500 Broad Ripple Ave.</li> <li>Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1702 N. Broadway St.</li> <li>Riverside Park, 2420 E. Riverside Drive</li> <li>Garfield Park,  2345 Pagoda Drive</li> <li>Ellenberger Park, 5301 E. St. Clair St.</li> </ul> <p>Registration is required and can be completed <a href="https://indianasportscorp.formstack.com/forms/swim_in_safety_day" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">online</a>. </p> <p>Registrants will also be asked to sign the Swim IN Safety pledge. The pledge is a commitment to practicing safe water practices, such as swimming with a buddy and entering the water feet first.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is </em><a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>funded through grants and donations</em></a><em> from individuals, foundations and organizations. </em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or <a href="mailto:darian.benson@mirrorindy.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">darian.benson@mirrorindy.org</a>. Follow her on X </em><a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@HelloImDarian</em></a><em> or on Bluesky </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/darianbenson.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@darianbenson.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indy-parks-and-recreation-indianapolis-pools-swimming-free-admission/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=54485&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indy-parks-and-recreation-indianapolis-pools-swimming-free-admission/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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