This week, the City of Asheville unveiled a revised design for a future Malvern Hills Pool that reflects months of thoughtful community input. The updated plan preserves the existing deep end and diving board, adds a beach-style zero entry, incorporates dedicated lap lanes, and reshapes the pool’s topography to create a larger, more functional active area for all swimmers.

The Rebuild Malvern Hills Pool team is pleased to endorse the staff-recommended design for Malvern Hills Pool.

We are encouraged to see a design that truly serves the full spectrum of pool users, from families with young children who will benefit from the zero-entry area, to lap swimmers who have long needed dedicated lanes, to older kids and teens who rely on the deep end and diving board to build advanced water skills. We deeply appreciate that Parks and Recreation listened to community feedback and incorporated it meaningfully into this design.

We are also grateful for the support the City Council has shown since the beginning of this process. Rebuilding this community asset to serve the families of Asheville for another 90 years is a tremendous legacy for this Council.

Community members from all over the city, and especially from the neighborhoods surrounding the park, have rallied around this cause since Asheville Parks and Rec announced the closure of this beloved public swimming pool. Thank you to everyone who wrote emails to City Council, attended Council meetings to voice your thoughts/ideas, posted yard signs, proudly wore a Malvern Hills Pool t-shirt, and attended our rally downtown. Our collective effort saved this beloved public gathering space. The pool will reopen in Summer of 2028! We hope it will serve as a source of fond summer memories for Asheville residents for another 90 years.