Have you cooled off in the oldest swimming pool in Texas? Just minutes from our campus near downtown Austin, Deep Eddy Pool is one of our favorite summer spots. Before Deep Eddy was a pool, vacationers and locals came here to enjoy a natural swimming hole in the Colorado River. In 1915, businessman A.J. Eilers Sr. purchased the land and built the pool. “The pool gets its name from an eddy formed by a large boulder in a popular swimming area on the river,” according to austintexasgov. “Cold springs rose from the river banks next to this popular swimming area, and the water from these springs continue to fill the pool today.” Stop by Deep Eddy Pool from 8 a.m. to noon for lap swim or visit between noon and 8 p.m. for recreational swim. Admission is $5 for adults who are residents of Austin. #Austin #Summer #ATX #SummerVibes #HookEm #VisitTexas #IGTexas #Texas #Swimming #SwimmingPool #DeepEddy