Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn
Kelly Pool in Fairmount Park will close on Aug. 24. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn

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Feel that not-really-humid air? It’s one sign summer is ending. The other major sign: Philly’s public swimming pools officially close today.

The city slowly closes pools over a two-week period, but Friday marks the last day of the season. If you want to take one final dip, get to one of these pools before the end of the day:

  • Anderson (740 S 17th St, 19146)
  • Awbury (6101 Ardleigh St, 19138)
  • Carousel (4300 Avenue of the Republic, 19131)
  • Feltonville (231 E Wyoming Ave, 19120)
  • Kelly (4231 Landsdowne Dr, 19131)
  • Lee (4328 Haverford Ave, 19104)
  • Max Myers (1601 Hellerman St, 19149)
  • Samuel (2501 E Tioga St, 19134)
  • * Sayre (5835 Spruce St, 19139)
  • Vare (2600 Morris St, 19145)

We spent Wednesday visiting some of the last remaining open pools. Check out the photos below:

A swimmer pushes off the pool wall to swim a lap the length of Kelly Pool. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn
Fay Williams, 34, a lifeguard at Kelly Pool in Fairmount Park and a Southwest Philly resident, laughs with swimming children on one of the final days of the season Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn
Williams gestures for children to swim back towards her as she prepares to throw a float into the water for children learning to swim to latch onto. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn
The final day for swimming at Hunting Park Rec Center in North Philadelphia is Thursday, Aug. 24 Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn
Kate Gaydosh, 19, a lifeguard at Samuel Recreation Center and a Port Richmond resident, watches over swimming children during the pool’s final summer 2017 days on Wednesday afternoon, August 23. This pool closes for the season on Friday, August 25. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn
Mia Rose, 9, a Fishtown resident and swimmer at Samuel Recreation Center, enjoys one of her last days swimming at the Port Richmond neighborhood pool as she emerges from underwater on Wednesday afternoon, August 23. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn
Billy Eastburn, 19, a lifeguard at Samuel Recreation Center and a Somerton resident, swings his whistle as he watches over children swimming on Wednesday afternoon, August 23. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn
Mark Minissale, 21, a lifeguard at Samuel Recreation Center and a Holmesburg resident, watches over swimming children on Wednesday afternoon, August 23. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn
Marian Anderson Rec Center’s outdoor swimming pool will be one of the last pools in the city to close for the summer. On Friday, August 25, the pool will have an all-day open swim to celebrate its last day open for the summer 2017 season. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn
The Marian Anderson Rec Center pool in Graduate Hospital overlooks the city’s skyline, making for a nice view while swimmers swim during the pool’s last days of being open for the summer 2017 season. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn