Stayin’ cool at the pool…
Published 4:55 pm Friday, July 23, 2021
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders This possible future Olympic diving champion is Anna Lane who is celebrating her eighth birthday with a pool party at the Franklin Pool on a hot muggy July afternoon.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Eight-year-old Rilyne Campbell show off her diving skills as she helps her friend Anna Lane celebrate her eighth birthday at Franklin Pool.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Franklin Pool lifeguard Nate Wetzel, in his second season on the stand, watches swimmers as they dive off the board in the deep end of the pool.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders You can’t go swimming without at least one chicken match going on in the water. Braydon Rainwater does his very best to unseat Colton Killion off the shoulders of Kyler Hartley in the shallow end of the Franklin Pool.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Want a quick way to cool down on a hot July afternoon? Run through the splash pad at Franklin Pool like (left to right) Claire, Blakely and Grayson Mays are doing here.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders You can’t get into the pool until you get your ticket, which means seeing Victoria Nanney at the front gate. Nanney, who is also a kindergarten teacher at Westside Elementary the other nine months of the year, has spent the last 13 summers working at Franklin Pool in various jobs along the way.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Chloe Johnson, is celebrating the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA crown earlier this by making big splashes in Franklin Pool. Johnson, a native of Milwaukee Wisconsin, is on vacation here in Elizabethton through this weekend.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Kaeli Sam, a five-season veteran Lifeguard at Franklin Pool, has to laugh at some of the antics going on in and around the pool, but she’s ready to blow the whistle if things get a little too out of hand.
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With temperatures hitting the 90s, there has been no better way to stay cool than spending time in the waters of a swimming pool.
While some have pools in their backyard, others still take full advantage of the Elizabethton Parks and Recreation Franklin Pool which has been staying quite busy as of late.
Star Photographer Larry N. Souders stopped by the pool recently and found several youngsters and adults alike taking a dip to help them stay cooled down under the hot sun.
