Thank You !
On August 3rd, Bellevue City Council reviewed both the June 2020 Aquatics Center Feasibility Study and Oct 2019 Regional Aquatics Report.

Council gave unanimous support directing City Parks staff to continue forward with the following:

  • Site selection refinement - ruling out two of the four sites in the Study with a preference for Bellevue College, Airfield Park or other private locations.

  • Further refinement of design options - with preferences for Option 2, 3 and SPLASHForward's Preferred Option.

Council also directed staff to give consideration for equity, especially to low income families, environmental stewardship in facility and site design, and partnership development including working closely with SPLASHForward as a strong and nimble partner.

We have begun outlining detailed next steps and working with City Parks staff to formulate a shared strategy and timeline.
Thank you Council Members!
THANK YOU to each council member for their strong voices of support and understanding the great opportunity to invest in our community's health and wellness. Thank you to City Parks Staff and the ARC consulting team for their hard work and collaboration. We were humbled by the great praise given to SPLASHForward and are committed to moving this project forward with private partnerships and further refinement.

A special thank you to Nurturing Water Therapies and Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue for providing written communications and to all of those who took the time to send an email to City Council with your personal stories and voice of support.

Thank you to our all of our supporters who have either financially invested in our efforts or who have been aligned with great support. We are grateful for your ongoing commitment.
You Made A Difference
If you missed watching the City Council meeting, you can catch all the scintillating details.

  • Written Communications @ 1:35
  • Presentation of Aquatics Center Feasibility Report & Discussion @ 31:00 (runs for 1hr 15min)
  • Motion to approve Council direction @ 1:30min
Read our SPLASHForward letter to Council and see a side by side comparison of the design options presented including our SPLASHForward Preferred and Alternate design options.
King County River Safety Smarts for K- 5 kids & families
KC Parks has created fun online activities for kids & caregivers to learn about being water safe on our State's rivers emphasizing the two most important things.

  1. Wear a life jacket
  2. Take Swim Lessons
Welcome to Our Latest Endorsers
Nurturing Water Therapies
Nurturing Water Therapies provides adaptive swim lessons and therapeutic aquatic exercise.

Did you know autistic children are 160x more likely to drown than other children? Learning to swim is not only a survival skill for those with special needs, but an outlet for FUN & CONFIDENCE building.

Our SPLASHForward vision includes upgrading and renovating the current Bellevue Aquatic Center to be a warm water therapy and Learn to Swim facility. Providing an aquatics pathway for the special needs community from basic water safety to Learn to Swim to Special Olympics training opportunities. This would be in full compliment to a new comprehensive aquatic center that includes wellness therapy.

Want to learn more about being an endorser?

Cyan Swim Academy
Cyan Swim Academy offers private 1 on 1 and semi-private 3 to 1 swim lessons in Kirkland, WA. They also provide a non-competitive swim team fostering sportsmanship and friendship through regular group practice. We are allys through a shared mission for new public aquatics facilities to bring Learn to Swim opportunities to everyone!
Bellevue Aquatic Center Re-Opens
Bellevue Aquatic Center re-opened on Aug 5th by appointment only for pool use. Reservations can be made for lap-swim, individual water exercise and warm -water therapy with a therapist.

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We believe aquatics unites us, makes our communities stronger, and that public aquatics facilities serve us all.

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