Beede Swim and Fitness Center

★★★★★Rebecca Krstyen

It was the best time! Grat people and it's super fun when you need to relax 😌 it's calm and amazing!

★★★★★Calvin Fischer

For as long as I've been going to Beede, the staff and front desk has been incredibly warm and friendly. I was impressed by each of the coaches, trainers, and custodians. I was impressed by the gym and pool--and by their cleanliness. I'm going to keep going to Beede I think.

★★★★★Yampa Blue

October 2025 This review is geared toward lap swimmers: They offer $20 drop in rate if you’re visiting. Friendly front desk staff. Ask for a free parking permit/pass. Showers have foamy soap. Lockers-bring your own lock. Friendly lifeguards. They have pull buoys and kick boards. Lanes 1-8 are deep at both ends. Swimmers are happy to share lanes, just about every lane had two swimmers splitting the lane.

★★Kendra Takle

Great facility, but make sure you check the pool schedule. We went here for $50 for one day (with 3 kids) and only after the hassle of getting everyone changed and paying did we learn that the warm pool was closed for a class and they wouldn’t even turn on the water spray in the 1ft deep baby pool while the class was in session. There was a lap pool but swim diapers are not allowed. We were there from 10-12am and never actually got to swim. Back to back classes all morning. What a disappointment! Kids were super sad. We won’t be returning.

★★★★★Peter O'Brien

The Beede Center (pronounced ‘Bee-dey’, not ‘Bead’) is an impressive precedent of a community pool. The architecture enables ample lighting for swimmers in varying pool sizes. Like all Northeastern USA pools, they are 25 yards and are known as ‘short course’. In contrast to standard global measure of 50 meters. The half size does not impact the talent, just an adjustment for other nationalities. The Beede was built in 2006 by a modern architect so there is plenty of natural light shining over and in the pools. Thankfully there is no overwhelming smells of chlorine (Charlestown YMCA, Newton YMCA are below ground level). The temperature is the warmest in greater Boston making it welcome for most. However, there are no steam room or sauna facilities (shout out Bridgewater YMCA). Email communications for members give peace of mind on any alterations. The Beede is a flat entry rate which is a little more than comparable pools in the area. There are discounts for many that are eligible. The Atkinson in Sudbury charge extra on weekends and require a complicated online pre-lane booking process. The Beede team understand the need for maintaining water quality and have professionals routinely examine for bio-hazards and hygiene; thankfully. No spitting signs are welcome as the offensive criminal act needs to be reinforced in the male bathrooms (Quincy YMCA). The Beede’s best attraction is the successful diversity, equity and inclusion of patrons making it a shining example of community pool; DEI at its best. There are grandparents with grandchildren playing in the kiddie pool, school kids of all nationalities learning in the dive pool, aqua aerobics for all, heartwarming disability folks having a splash and non-rookie lane swimmers in a master’s class. All groups cooccurring to a pumping stereo, like an impromptu musical of swimmers. I am grateful of the pool guards doing their professional jobs, Jodie's smile at the welcome desk and all the friendly staff members. The unrecognized ‘Gem of the Beede center’ is Coach Illka, Mr Illka Suvanto. He is encouraging, patient and professional coach with prestigious experience. He was also an olympic swimmer. He now coaches most competency levels if you are fortunate to register in time for his masters classes. "Last & Fast" refers to his call at the well earned finale of self paced sessions; a welcome instruction for those exhausted. The Beede Center offers a lot; reliable and clean facilities with health supporting staff for all the community.