About SOC


The Somerset Olde Creek Pool is open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.  For 2023, we open: 
Saturday, May 27 to June 16th Weekends 11am-8pm, Weekdays 4pm-8pm
Saturday June 17th to August 20th Weekends 11am-8pm, Weekday 11am-8pm
Monday August 21st to Monday, September 4.  Weekends and Monday holidays 11am-8pm, Weekdays 4pm-8pm

Starting July 21st the pool will stay open on Friday and Saturday nights until 9pm thru August 19th!  Be sure and thank you the pool Manager and staff for the suggestion.


SOC Pool Membership is open to everyone.  Many members living in the communities near W.T. Woodson High School and Frost Middle School. The club is member operated and is not associated with any home owners association.

Somerset – Olde Creek Recreation Club, Inc. is a 503(c)(7) non-profit, non-stock membership corporation. The Corporation owns, develops, operates, and maintains a swimming pool and recreation club for the benefit of its members, and undertakes the development of facilities and programs as they appear feasible and desirable to the membership. SOC Pool By-Laws

Our Board of Directors meet once a month and all members are welcome to attend. Please contact the Board Secretary for information regarding board meetings. Board Meeting Minutes

Our staff is composed mainly of neighbors to provide familiarity, comfort, and continuity. Many “first jobs” were as guards at SOC Pool. Contact our Vice President for more information.

Members value SOC Pool for its place in our community and its close-to-home leisure, social activities, and contributions to neighborhood strength.

Membership is open to all with many from Olde Creek ES neighborhoods and others along Burke Station Road, Braddock Road, Olley Lane, and Main Street in Fairfax City.

Our Stingrays Swim Team competes in the NVSL. Swimmers of all abilities are encouraged to join the team for a great summer of fun and activity.  We offer a "mini stingrays" program for non-swimming children to teach them to swim.

Inclement Weather Policy – For safety reasons, the pool will remain closed for 30 minutes after noting thunder or lightning. Members must vacate the pool deck--they may seek shelter in the pavilion area or the bathhouse. If, in the judgment of our staff, the weather is unlikely to clear for a long period of time, the pool may close completely. 

SOC Pool has a Swim Testing Policy to assess ability and safety for swimming independently in the pool, SOC Pool requires that anyone 10 years of age and younger pass a swim test in order to be able to swim without direct adult assistance. This policy applies to members and guests.
  • The test consists of a 25 yard swim (without touching the wall) and 1 minute treading water in the deep end.
  • Tests will take place at rest periods or anytime a guard is free. Swim team members may be tested during practice. A lifeguard sitting in a chair cannot perform a swim test.
  • Those who do not pass are welcome to try again in the future. They must have a responsible adult swimmer directly supervise them in the pool until they can pass the swim test.
  • Parents unsure of abilities of older children may request testing.