Playing Facilities

Cheshire Pool

520 South Main Street (Rte.10)

Cheshire, CT

Drive Time: 50 minutes

From Merritt, take Exit 61, turn RIGHT onto Whitney Ave., keep straight onto Route 10/Whiteney Ave.. Chesire High School is on right. Turn left at light at HS into Bartlem Park and proceed to bubble.

From 91 North to Exit 10 (Rte. 40 ext). Follow to end heading north and take a rifht onto Rte. 10. Follow into Cheshire. Cheshire Community Pool is on the right across from the High School.

Darien YMCA

2420 Post Road

Darien, CT

Drive Time: 25 minutes

Merritt west to Exit 37, New Canaan and Darien. Right onto CT Rte. 124 at end of ramp. Follow into Darien and to Route 1 (Post Road). Turn right onto Route 1 South (west) throughdoewnrown Darien, under railroad and I-95, through 5 stop lights. YMCA is on left (small sign). If you end up in Stamford, you've gone too far.

Hamden HS

2040 Dixwell Avenue

Hamden, CT

Comments: High School Meet

From North of New Haven/Hamden: Take Merritt Parkway South to Exit 60. Go left at end of ramp. High school is approx. 50 yards on the left.

FROM SOUTH OF NEW HAVEN: Take Merritt Parkway North to Exit 60. Turn left onto Dixwell Avenue/north on Route 10/drive under the overpass. High school is approx. 75 yard up the road. Parking is on the left side of the high school. Entrance to the pool is either through the entrance to the left of building or back. The back entrance is not wheelchair accessible.

Wesleyan Univ.

161 Cross Street

Middletown, CT

Drive Time: hour

Phone: (860)685-2915

Comments: Freeman Athletic Center

From the South: North on I-91 or the Merritt Parkway. Follow signs for Route 66 East and proceed to the intersection of Route 66 and Route 3. Turn right onto Vine Street. Parking is available next to tennis cours; Freeman Atletic Center is at the end of the road.

Masuk HS Pool

1014 Monroe Tpke.

Monroe, CT

Phone: 203-452-5823

From Merritt Parkway: Take the Merritt toward Trumbull to Exit 49 North. Follow Route 25 north to stoplight at Route 111 (Monroe Turnpike). Turn right and follow Route 111 North for approximately 5 miles. Masuk High School will be on your right.

From I-95: Take I-95 towards Bridgeport to Exit 27A. Follow Route 25 and 8 North. When highway splits follow Route 25 North to stoplight at Route 111 (Monroe Turnpike). Then go right and follow Route 111 North for approximately 5 miles. Masuk High School will be on your right.

New Canaan YMCA

564 South Ave/Rt. 124

New Canaan, CT

Drive Time: 20 minutes from town center

Merritt to Exit 37/Route 124. Turn left at light off ramp, travelling north. The "Y" is 7/10ths of a mile on the right, before the Middle School and light.

Hopkins School

986 Forest Road

New Haven, CT

Drive Time: 40 minutes from Weston Center

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Merritt North to Exit 57, Derby Turnpike/34 East for 2 and 1/2 miles, turning left at Forest Road/Route 122, at business intersection. Turn left to Hopkins, after about 1/2 mile. Drive up the hill and park. Pool is at the top of the hill. Enter from left or right side of building.

SouthCt.St.Univ.

125 Wintergreen Ave.

New Haven, CT

Drive Time: 40 minutes

Comments: Moore Field House/Natatorium

Merritt/Route 15 to Exit 59 (just west of tunnel). Turn right, go 1/4 mile and bear left at light onto Whalley Ave. Follow Whalley and go through village of Westville. Take left on Fitch Street. Follow Fitch to SCSU campus. Go under footbridge and at light, take left onto Wintergreen Avenue. Hutchinson Natatorium is located in Moore Fieldhouse on right. Park in lot 6 or 7.

Yale

Tower Parkway

New Haven, CT

Drive Time: 45 minutes

Phone: (203)432-2480

Comments: Pool is in the Payne-Whitney Gymnasium; 3rd Floor

Merritt to Exit 59. Turn south (right) to the first traffic light and left onto Whalley Ave. Go approx. 3.7 miles to York Ave. Turn left on York to first light and turn left onto Grove Steet. (Grove turns into Tower Parkway) Go approx. 1/2 mile and when road bends to left, Yale's Payne-Whitney Gymnasium is straight ahead.

Ashphalt Green

1750 York Ave.

New York, NY

Drive Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Take I-95 S toward NY CITY,Merge onto I-278 W via exit number 6B- on the left- toward TRIBORO BRIDGE, Take the exit toward MANHATTAN/ RANDALLS-WARDS IS/ DOWNING STADIUM, Merge onto TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE,Merge onto FDR DR SOUTH,Take exit number 14- toward E 96 ST.,Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto FDR DR/ FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT DR., FDR DR/ FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT DR becomes YORK AVE.,

HighPlainsComCen

Orange Center Road

Orange, CT

Drive Time: 35 minutes

Phone: 891-2188

*From I-95 South from New Haven, take exit 41, turn right onto Marsh Hill Road- stay on Marsh Hill Road until light at Route 1 (TGIFriday’s Restaurant is on your left) -- turn left onto Route 1 - go to first traffic light across from Home Depot and turn right onto rt. 152 (Orange Center Road) - follow through one traffic light. High Plains Community Center is on the right and the pool is in the rear.

*From I-95 North from Fairfield County, take exit 41, turn left at end of ramp onto Marsh Hill Road and follow directions as above.

*From Merritt/Route 15/Wilbur Cross Parkway coming from both directions -- take Exit 57 (Rt. 34 East) - turn right at first traffic light onto Rt. 152 (Orange Center Road) - bear left at stop sign remaining on Rt. 152 – High Plains Community Center is on the left after you pass by the Orange Town Green – the pool is in the rear.

PARKING: DO NOT PARK ON THE GRASS. PLEASE PARK IN MARKED SPACES ONLY. ADDITIONAL PARKING CAN BE FOUND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING. YOUR CAR WILL BE TOWED IF YOU ARE PARKED ILLEGALY!

Aqua Turf

CT Swim Banquet

Plantsville , CT

Interstate 84 East from Waterbury: Take Exit 28, take right onto Route 322. Go straight, take left at car wash onto Old Turnpike Road. At first stop sign, rake right onto Mulberry Street. Aqua Turf is located 1/2 mile on the right.

Interstate 84 West from Hartford: Rake Exit 29 (left exit). At the end of the exit will be a light. Take a left to your next light (just before Gene's Restaurant), take a right onto Mulberry Street. Go approximately one mile down the road. Aqua Turf will be on your right.

From Interstate 91 or the Merritt Parkway: Take Route 691 West toward Waterbury, take exit 4 (Southington), take a right. At the bottom of the hill (McDonald's on the corner), take a right onto South End Road. Follow until you come to Mulberry Street on the left, the Aqua Turf is on Mulberry Street approximately 1/4 mile on the left.

Shelton Comm.Ctr

Church Street

Shelton, CT

Drive Time: 25 minutes without traffic

Phone: (203)925-8422

Comments: Meet is at the Shelton Cimmunity Center

To the Shelton Community Center Pool:Merritt Parkway from New York: Take Exit 51. At end of ramp turn left (North) onto Huntington Turnpike/ RT108N (towards Stratford) approx. 2.3miles/04 minutes. Bear RIGHT (North-East) onto SR-108 [Nichols Ave] (2.0, 0:03)
At light, bear RIGHT onto Church Street. The Community Center is a brick building and is approximately 2300 feet on the right. Turn right into entrance before the center and drive to the rear of the building for the entrance.

Note: There is parking in the rear of the Community Center and the Huntington Congregational or St. Paul's Churches. PLEASE DO NOT PARK AT THE FIREHOUSE! The Community Center requests that people park in these lots.

Italian Center

1620 Newfield Avenue

Stamford, CT

Merritt Parkway to Exit 35.
Bear RIGHT onto High Ridge Rd.
At the 4th traffic light take a LEFT onto Vine Rd. (Shell Gas Station)
Go to the end of Vine Rd. and Turn LEFT onto Newfield Ave.
The Italian Center is 2 miles down the Rd. on the LEFT immediately after the King + Low Elementary School.

UCONN

2096 Hillside Rd

Storrs, CT

Drive Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Phone: (860)486-2555

I-84 East to Exit 68. Travel south/turn right on Route 195/Merrow Road exit for about 6 miles. Proceed through the Rtes 195/44 intersection and travel approx. 1 mile to the Storrs campus. Take a right onto North Eagleville Road. Take your next left onto Glenbrook Road. At the next stop sigh, take a left onto Hillside Road. The pool will be approximately one block up on the right. Parking is located in the parking garage just past the pool and Gampel Pavilion. All cars parked on Hillside Road will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense.

Hillcrest MS

530 Daniel's Farm Road

Trumbull, CT

Drive Time: 25 Minutes from Weston Center

Merritt to Exit 49N/Rt.25N, to Daniel's Farm Road Exit and turn right. Go approximately 1/2 mile and turn right to Hillcrest Middle School

Weston Pool

135 School Road

Weston, CT

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Exit 42/Merritt Parkway to Route 57 North. Right at fifth light (just past town center) onto School Road. Left at (immediate) fork and follow road past the elementary school, high school and then middle school (all on your right). The entrance to the Weston Middle School Pool Locker Rooms is immediately to the right of the steps leading up to the school. Go through the double doors, turn right and the girls locker rooms are on the right/boys on the left. Walk to the front of the locker room, near the showers to the pool entrance. The entrance to the viewing balcony is outside, to the right of the locker room entrance. Go through the dooes, up the steps and straight to the pool.

Westport YMCA

Elm Street

Westport, CT

Drive Time: 15 minutes from Weston Center

Phone: (203)226-8981

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You can enter the Westport Y on Elm Street, across from Metro Swim, and from the parking lot at the back entrance of Klein's and Villa del Sol.

Wilton YMCA

404 Danbury Road/Route 7

Wilton, CT

Drive Time: 15 minutes from Weston Center

Phone: (203)762-8384

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The Wilton Y is on Route 7, just south of Cannondale Station, across the street from Wilton High School.