The closing of Barton Springs Pool for needed repairs offers Austinites the chance to explore other pools in town.

Those who typically swim laps at Barton Springs Pool in the wee hours of the morning are likely on the hunt for a place that offers a similar experience in light of the temporary closure that was first announced on Aug. 29.

The city of Austin’s Parks and Recreation and Watershed Protection departments are working to fix a leak in a portion of an abandoned pipe at Barton Springs Pool, and it will remain closed as work progresses. The city said the abandoned pipe which is made of concrete used to be a skimmer pipe and was installed in the 1940s.

Repairs are expected to begin “as early” as this week, which will involve filling the end of the unused pipe in the “Barkin’ Springs” area, or the “free” side of Barton Springs as locals call it, with concrete. The repairs will “likely take a few weeks,” according to a news release from the city.

For the time being, here are three pools in Austin that you can swim laps at while Barton Springs Pool is closed for repairs.

Who knows, maybe you’ll discover your new lap-swimming home!

Deep Eddy Pool

Deep Eddy Pool is closed on the first Tuesday of every month.

Location: 401 Deep Eddy Ave., Austin, Texas.

Dedicated hours for lap swimming: While Barton Springs Pool is closed, Deep Eddy Pool will open at 6 a.m. daily. Lap swimming is available from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Hours of operation: While Barton Springs Pool is closed, Deep Eddy Pool will open at 6 a.m. daily. Recreational swim is allowed from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Cost: Deep Eddy Pool is free from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. After 8 a.m., entry fees will be charged. For adults, the entry fee is $5 for residents and $9 for non-residents. For seniors ages 62 and older, the entry fee is $2 for residents and $5 for non-residents. Veterans who were honorably discharged can enjoy Deep Eddy Pool for free.

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Big Stacy Pool

Location: 700 E. Live Oak St., Austin, Texas.

Dedicated hours for lap swimming: 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday; Lap swimming is allowed from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, as well, but recreational swimmers will also be allowed in the pool during those hours. The same applies from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Hours of operation: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Cost: Free.

Location: 1800 E. 51st St., Austin, Texas.

Dedicated hours for lap swimming: 12:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Lap swimming is allowed during recreational swim from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday. There will be one lane for swimming laps between noon and 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Hours of operation: 12:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Cost: Bartholomew Pool’s entry fee for adults is $5 for residents and $9 for non-residents. For seniors ages 62 and older, the entry fee is $2 for residents and $5 for non-residents. Veterans who were honorably discharged can enjoy Deep Eddy Pool for free.

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WESTLAKE, Texas – A Westlake High school student was arrested after police said they made terroristic threats against the school. And that’s not the only school threat being investigated in Central Texas this week.

Multiple concerning threats of violence have been made at local high schools this week.

Westlake High School says it was alerted on Sunday, Sept. 8, by several students via its anonymous tip line about a student making threats.

“We take every threat seriously. And so, we’re going to we’re going to respond quickly, regardless of how simple or how extreme the threat may be. We’re going to follow up on every single one,” said Dr. Jeff Arnett, Eanes ISD Superintendent.

Superintendent Dr. Jeff Arnett says it came over Snapchat and was about a possible act of violence against another student or group of students.

Eanes ISD police immediately began investigating. Within just a couple of hours, they found there was some legitimacy to the threat. The student was identified and arrested.

“It was our police department acting in concert with our administration as well as the students, everybody together. It really took a community to respond to the possibility of a threat of violence,” said Superintendent Arnett.

This all comes amid growing concerns about school safety after two students and two teachers were killed at a Georgia high school last week.

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Superintendent Arnett says with the increase in violence across the nation, the safety of students is at the forefront.

“In response to what happened in another state last week, anytime we observe a tragedy like that that occurs in a school setting, it obviously raises our level of awareness and vigilance. So, we commend the students especially,” Arnett said.

Further east, the Dime Box ISD says it’s also investigating an anonymous threat that happened on Monday, Sept. 9.

The district posed on ‘X’ that law enforcement was notified. Officials say the campus is secure and students are safe.

Superintendent Arnett says Westlake High School has multiple safety protocols in place to keep children safe, like an anonymous tip line and a number of alert systems. But he stresses if you see something, say something.

“We want them to say something. And the anonymous tip line, what we call Westlake Watch is certainly one way to do that, but more importantly, to communicate with adults. So, if they feel threatened in any way, we want them to share that with us so that we can act on their behalf and make sure that everybody is kept safe,” said Arnett.

The school is not identifying the student arrested because they are a minor.

Though it’s easy to mistake portions of Austin neighborhood Rosedale for other nearby neighborhoods (it’s not Allandale, Hyde Park, Brentwood, or Bryker Woods), the central northwestern neighborhood is full of great dining and drinking options. There are Bill’s on Burnet with huge burgers and Green Bay pride, upscale highly rated tasting menus of Craft Omakase, and everything in between, from tacos to dosas to banh mi. With that in mind, here is Eater Austin’s dining and drinking guide to Rosedale.

For the purposes of this map, this guide focuses only on businesses located north of West 38th Street, west of Burnet Road, east of MoPac, and south of Hancock Drive. Check out Eater Austin’s guides to nearby neighborhoods Brentwood and Allandale, as well as our other neighborhood dining guides.

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