POOL / EL SEGUNDO
The Plunge (Urho Saari Swim Stadium)
El Segundo's historic downtown public pool, a WPA-era building that is closed for a major renovation covering accessibility, building systems and the pools.
- Type
- Pool
- Address
- 219 W. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo, CA 90245
- Hours
- Closed for renovation
- Website
- elsegundo.gov
What the sources say
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- Address: 219 W. Mariposa elsegundolibrary.gov
- Status: Closed for renovation elsegundolibrary.gov
- Status: Closed for renovation; City hopes to reopen in 2026 elsegundorecparks.gov
- History: Works Progress Administration project, opened in 1940 elsegundo.gov
- Renovation scope: Code and ADA fixes; mechanical, electrical and plumbing upgrades; aquatics upgrades; architectural improvements elsegundo.gov
- Latest update fetched: May 2025: roof replacement underway, mechanical equipment being installed, sprinkler system passed inspection, small-pool tile removed elsegundo.gov
- Fundraising: $5 million capital campaign with South Bay Sports, Health & Recreation elsegundo.gov
- Official name: Urho Saari Swim Stadium, known as 'The Plunge' elsegundo.gov
- Community hub since: 1941 elsegundo.gov
- Location: "In the heart of downtown El Segundo" elsegundo.gov
- Renovation: $5 million fundraising campaign by the City and South Bay Sports, Health & Recreation to renovate it into a modern aquatics center elsegundo.gov
On site
As listed by the sources below.
Sources and checks
Sources checked October 29, 2026.
- City of El Segundo facility directory, page 21
- Aquatics Facilities - El Segundo Recreation & Parks
- Urho Saari Swim Stadium / The Plunge Renovation Project - City of El Segundo Public Works
- The Plunge Renovation Project updates - City of El Segundo
- The Plunge Capital Campaign - City of El Segundo
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