Featherston Pool welcomed in South Wairarapa's swimming season on Saturday with a free open day and barbecue.
At one point about 40 people were in the pool, said Hope Sexton, the youth representative on South Wairarapa District Council's community safety and resilience working party.
"We had lots of different ages there which was really great to see," she said. "It was sunny but quite windy of course because it's Featherston but it didn't put people off -- it was still really warm."
Miss Sexton, 18, and two City Care workers cooked the barbecue, which Fresh Choice had donated the food for.
All three South Wairarapa public pools will be open in the afternoons seven-days-a-week until March 11. All pools are closed on Christmas Day.
