About Kingston Estates Swim Club

KESC is a private, member-owned, not-for-profit, summer recreational facility located in the Greater Kingston section of Cherry Hill. The swim club opened in 1957, the first swim club in Cherry Hill, and continues to provide a family oriented setting for the enjoyment of its members and their guests.

We have much to offer...

Brand new clubhouse opened in 2006. 25-meter, 6-lane main pool and diving well with 2 1-meter diving boards. Kiddy wading pool and play area. Handicap compliant clubhouse. Basketball and volleyball courts. Shuffleboard courts and horseshoe pits. Picnic grove complete with picnic tables and barbecue fireplace; these facilities are also available for member parties and celebrations. Children’s and teen’s activities held throughout the summer as well as adult socials. The “Kingston Kafe” snack bar serves everything from candy, soda and ice cream to lunches and suppers. Click here for menu.

...And more...

The Kingston Seals, our competitive coed youth swim team, competes in the Tri-county Swimming Pool Association league, composed of 36 swim club teams located in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties. KESC also has men’s and women’s softball, men’s basketball and coed volleyball teams that compete in competitive swim club summer leagues.

Kingston Estates Swim Club History

In the fall of 1956, Kingston Estates was a growing young development built on the farm fields along Kings Highway. The developer, Goodwin Housing Corp., set aside over 18 acres of land for an elementary school and recreational area. The Kingston Civic Association secured 3.7 acres for a swim club and Kingston Estates Swim Club was founded and incorporated in April 1956. When the founding trustees, Andrew Robertson, Thomas Primavera and Matthew Adamson, had secured 320 bondholders at $200 per bond from the neighborhood, Goodwin Housing Corp. purchased the remaining 55 bonds so construction could begin to build the pool, picnic areas, offices and shower facilities. Construction began in March 1957 and the club opened three months later on May 30^th, 1957, surrounded by trees and open land, becoming the first of Cherry Hill’s thirteen swim clubs.

A swim team with 49 swimmers was formed immediately after the club opened in 1957 and has been a vital part of the club and south Jersey swimming since then. The Kingston “Seals”, in their green and white colors, compete in the Tri-County league which comprises 36 swim club teams from Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties, serves over 4,000 swimmers, and is organized by team ability level into 6 divisions (A through F) of 6 teams each. The team is open to member children ages 5 through 18.