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No pictures, no drawings, no Swim Club, just an idea that these men and their families thought should become real. They sold that idea to more and more families. They convinced the bank to drop the requirement about pro-rata share of the mortgage and five of them, Cox, Livingston, Grant, Callaghan and Moloznik personally put up the funds needed so the bank would advance construction monies. The funding, backed by the West Philadelphia Corporation, was in place. The Chairman of the Corporation, Gaylord Harnwell was also the President of Penn and guaranteed the contractor that, if the mortgage was not kept up by the Club, Penn would pick up the contract. The contractor began work.

A large sign announced the pool's construction, which generated more interest in the community and more memberships were sold. The five guarantors formed an executive committee and became the first officers of the Board of Directors, which also included Borkon, Campbell, Henry A. Jordan, M.D. and Molinaro. These are our founders.

Men of vision? Yes, undeniably. Just tired of the commute "downashore"? Perhaps.

For nearly forty years the dreams of the original founders have flourished. This group established by-laws, had a pool designed and put their money where their hearts were. The pool was built and it was a real-life case of, "If you build it they will come. "