The Dixon Center is a great place to go to work out, play basketball, play racquet- ball and to swim. It is used by students, faculty and by community members.
For students using Dixon, a member- ship is free. Community members, on the other hand, have to pay for their member- ship. Memberships are available for the local community. Alumni receive dis- counted membership. Non-members and guests can purchase one-time-use $10 day passes.
Jessica Huda, assistant director of athletics and recreation and women’s assistant soccer coach, said, “There is only one kind of membership which is a basic community membership. They have the options to add family members to the membership.”
Community members must share a common household address for a house- hold Membership. The cost to add a fam- ily member is $215.
“For the membership, they have the option to pay per year or monthly,” Huda said. “The cost per year is $275. If they want to play monthly it’s all calculated in the pricing.”
The other memberships available to community members are the pro-rated annual, pro-rated 1 add family member, child’s annual (ages 5-13), pro-rated childs annual and a household member-
ship. The pro-rated annual membership costs $325. To add a family member onto the pro-rated costs $275 . The cost of a child’s annual (ages 5-13) is $110. For a pro-rated child’s annual (ages 5-13) costs $150. A household membership costs $700.
The membership includes everything offered with the Dixon Center. The use of the pool, fitness center, group exercise classes, track, squash courts, basketball courts and more are included with their membership.
Kathy Dooling, a Radnor resident, said that she uses the pool four times a month.
The Dixon Center has a 25-yard competitive pool that features six lanes, a depth ranging from four feet to eight feet and a temperature of 80–82 degrees.
At least one certified lifeguard is on duty during the hours of operation and the pool is equipped with a ramp access, kick boards, aqua jogging belts and resistance equipment.
“I enjoy using the Dixon Center whenever I come to swim,” Dooling said.
With the new addition to the Dixon center being built, new things are going to be added.
“I want a hot tub to be included with the new building. I would really enjoy that,” Dooling said.
“The one thing that I would change is the hours for the pool,” Dooling said. “I would like to have more time to come and swim. I do not like getting up early to be here and do what I want to do before 1 p.m.”
Dixon Center hours of operation for students and for community members are different.
Students can utilize Monday to Thursday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. , Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Dixon Center is open on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m for community members. The pool hours for community members are weekdays from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
