Aquatics visits are by reservation or pass use during open swim hours.
To buy or renew your pass, visit myRCC where you can also make a reservation for lap lanes or daily aquatics aerobics.
Pools will close a half hour prior to the building closing time to allow time for exiting from the Terry L. Smith Aquatics Center and close at 6:00 p.m. on Friday evenings. Early bird swimming occurs at the Terry L. Smith Aquatics Center Monday through Friday; check myRCC for reservations. The pools are closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. every day for a deep cleaning.
Water Aerobics classes require reservations. Patrons must have a valid Water Aerobics Pass. Reservations for Water Aerobics classes are free, but patrons are required to purchase a pass and swipe the pass prior to each class. Patrons’ passes will be debited a visit for unattended classes.
Patrons are reminded that there is no advantage to use of paper reservation forms versus online reserving. Online reservations are your most reliable path to making your reservations or canceling a reservation for water exercise offerings. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the 25th of each month, RCC Customer Service Representatives will process paper forms, but they never process those forms prior to the 9:00 a.m. opening of reservations online.
Failing to cancel a reservation you can’t use keeps someone else from being able to access the offering. Thank you for being considerate!
Private Swim Lessons:
To request private swim lessons, fill in the Private Swim Lessons Form and submit via email to RCCcontact@fairfaxcounty.gov or you can call Aquatics at 703-390-6150.
Lap Pool:
- Three of the six lap lanes are dedicated to reservation swimming only. Three will be available for open swim use.
- Non-swimming youth must be accompanied by an adult and both child and adult require payment.
- Lap lane reservations last one hour.
- Reservations that go unused, or uncanceled at least two hours in advance, will be charged to the passholder. Not using a reserved lane or failing to cancel a reservation is unfair to those who are on the waitlist or who want to reserve that slot.
Warm Water Pool:
- When classes are not in session, the Warm Water Pool is available for use without reservations being required.
RCC Pass Options
Aquatics Passes can be purchased and renewed online through myRCC or at an RCC Customer Service Desk.
Aquatics Daily Visit Pass
The Aquatics Daily pass allows access to the Terry L. Smith Aquatics Center’s Lap Swim Pool and Warm Water Pool during lap swim and open swim hours of operation. The pass allows patrons the flexibility to purchase a minimum number of five visits to a maximum of 60 visits. Patrons can increase the number of visits online at myRCC. Passes are valid for two years from date of purchase.
Aquatics Monthly Pass
The Aquatics Monthly pass allows access to the Terry L. Smith Aquatics Center’s Lap Swim Pool and Warm Water Pool during lap swim and open swim hours of operation. The pass allows patrons the flexibility to purchase and then renew their pass on a monthly basis as they wish. Patrons can renew online at myRCC. Monthly passes are valid from date of purchase and do not renew automatically.
Aquatics Annual Pass
The Aquatics annual pass allows access to the Terry L. Smith Aquatics Center’s Lap Swim Pool and Warm Water Pool during lap swim and open swim hours of operation. The annual pass is valid from date of purchase and do not renew automatically.
Aquatics Water Aerobics Pass
The Aquatics Water Aerobics pass allows access to any of the Aqua Barre, Aqua Blast, Aqua Mixer, Boot Camp and Tides in Motion class offerings. This pass does not provide access to the Terry L. Smith Aquatics Center’s Lap Swim Pool and Warm Water Pool during lap swim or open swim hours of operation Passes may be purchased for a minimum of five visits to a maximum of 60 visits. Water Aerobics passes expire two years from date of purchase. Patrons can increase the number of visits online at myRCC.
Pool Fees
Daily Visit
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Adult $5 Reston/$10 Non-Reston
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Youth & Senior $3 Reston/$6 Non-Reston
Daily Visit Pass (Price Per Visit)
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Adult $4.50 Reston/$9 Non-Reston
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Youth & Senior $2.75 Reston/$5.50 Non-Reston
Monthly Pool Pass
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Adult $45 Reston/$90 Non-Reston
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Youth & Senior $25 Reston/$50 Non-Reston
Aquatics Annual Pass
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Adult $480 Reston/$960 Non-Reston
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Youth & Senior $250 Reston/$500 Non-Reston
Water Aerobics Fees
Water Aerobics Daily Visit
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Adult $7 Reston/$14 Non-Reston
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Youth & Senior $6 Reston/$12 Non-Reston
Water Aerobics Pass (Price Per Visit)
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Adult $6 Reston/$12 Non-Reston
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Youth & Senior $5 Reston/$10 Non-Reston
Aquatics Center Rules and Regulations
- All persons entering the pool must register at the pool desk and pay the appropriate fee.
- Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult 16 years or older.
- Children 6 years and up must use appropriate locker rooms. The All Genders/Accessible Dressing Room may be used, or either the women’s or men’s locker rooms.
- Children under the age of 3 and any patron diagnosed with incontinence are required to wear plastic pants underneath swim apparel.
- All swimmers are encouraged to take a rinse shower before entering the pool. Persons leaving the pool area are required to shower before re-entering the pool.
- Spitting or expunging water is prohibited.
- Running, pushing and horseplay are prohibited.
- No diving into water less than 8 feet in depth is permitted. No back dives or flips from the side in any depth of water are permitted.
- Starting blocks are only available to swim lessons and rentals.
- ADA and entry ramps are for entry and exit only. No open swimming or playing are permitted on the ramps, or in areas of the beach entry used by patrons to access the pools.
- Special equipment is for class use only (rings, noodles, and barbells).
- Kickboards are restricted to lap lanes only.
- Masks must be marked “Tempered Glass” or “Plastic Lens”.
- Snorkels must be properly attached to a mask.
- Fins are limited to the lap lanes.
- Children using floatation devices require direct one-on-one adult supervision. Coast Guard approved floatation devices are available for patron use in a variety of sizes.
- Food, drinks and chewing gum are not allowed in the pool area or in the locker rooms.
- No glass containers or breakable objects of any kind are allowed in the pool area or locker rooms.
- Non-swimmers, ages 11 and under, will wear an RCC-supplied wristband and are only allowed in the shallow ends of the pools.
- Videography and photography of any kind, using any device, are prohibited during swim team practices unless authorized in writing by the swim team coach.
- Talking to and visiting with a lifeguard is prohibited. Please see another staff member for assistance.
- Any conduct that may endanger the welfare of other patrons is prohibited.
- Appropriate swimwear is required. Only bathing suits or approved alternatives may be worn in the pools and/or spa. Excessively loose clothing or bathing garments will not be permitted due to safety reasons.
- The pools may be closed, or their use limited, at the discretion of management due to technical problems, overcrowding or threatening weather conditions.
- No prolonged underwater swimming or breath-holding is permitted. Competitive and repetitive breath holding can be deadly.
These rules will be enforced by the professional lifeguarding staff team of the Terry L. Smith Aquatics Center. Patron cooperation is appreciated.
