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The club in pictures: the courts, pools and studios today, six decades of building it, and the events in between.

The Club Today

Around the club

Red Lerille standing in front of the club on Doucet Road, with palm trees and the red Red's sign — The frontRed, outside the club he built

The large indoor pool, with lane ropes and red and white flags overhead — Indoor poolSix lanes, heated all year

The family pool, with the mushroom fountain and the slide, full of swimmers — Family poolThe mushroom and the slide

The outdoor lap pool at Red Lerille's, with lane lines, red umbrellas and the indoor pool building behind — Lap poolOutdoors, six lanes

A full Body Pump class with barbells in Studio A, under tall windows and wood beams — Studio ABody Pump

The Yoga 2 studio, with wood floors and mirrors — Yoga 2Doubled in size in 2020

A Wave aqua fitness class in the small indoor pool — WaveAqua fitness, indoors

Members training on the weight room floor — Weight roomDownstairs, the biggest gym

Rows of weight machines in the upstairs co-ed gym, in black and white — Upstairs gymSmaller and quieter

Members swinging battle ropes on the turf in the Group Training room — Group TrainingRopes, ladders and tires

The full-size boxing ring with a Red's ring apron and heavy bags — BoxingA full-size regulation ring

Aerial view of the outdoor green tennis courts at Red Lerille's — TennisSixteen lighted outdoor courts

The indoor tennis courts, with green surfaces and nets under a high roof — Indoor tennisThree courts

The red outdoor track at Red Lerille's, running under green shade sails between the covered patio and the tennis court fence — Outdoor trackFive laps to the mile

The red indoor track curving above the basketball court at Red Lerille's, with the court below — Indoor trackFourteen laps to the mile

Rows of Matrix bikes in the cycling studio, under a wood beamed ceiling, with the instructor bike on a raised platform in front — Cycling studioMatrix bikes for every level

The balcony over the outdoor tennis courts at dusk — The balconyOver the tennis courts

The front desk at Red Lerille's, a long wood counter under the big Red's sign — Front deskWhere every visit starts

Then

Six decades of building

From a 4,000-square-foot club in 1963 to 212,400 square feet today. Read our story.

Red Lerille in a front double-biceps pose on the Mr. America stage in 1960 — 1960Red wins Mr. America

An early weight room with a lat pulldown tower, a squat rack and benches on a maroon carpet — 1964The weight room

The club's white block building with an arched doorway, not long after the move to Doucet Road — 1965The move to Doucet Road

Two girls beside the club sign reading Red Lerille's Health and Racquet Club and Boyer Coe's Health Food Store — 1970sThe new name on the sign

Members walking across the parking lot toward the club in 1978 — 1978The racquet sports boom

Members at the bar in the club lounge in 2000 — 2000The lounge

A full cycling class in the new cycling studio in 2007 — 2007The new cycling studio

Children playing in the splash park fountains beside the wading pool in 2009 — 2009The Splash Park opens

Event Albums

Tournaments, round robins and camps

Photo albums from club events, each with its pictures and the winners’ names.

Pickleball · 2023

Fall Flex League

Medal winners from the fall season.

Pickleball · 2023

Beginner’s Round Robins

Round robins #2 and #3, and the year’s first.

Pickleball · 2023

Bud’s & Buddies

Won by Tom Keating.

Pickleball · 2023

Valentine’s Day Mixed Doubles

Won by Trudy Trahan and Michael Migues.

Pickleball · 2022

Men’s Doubles Round Robin

Won by Jacques Poirier and Davon Martin.

2022

Kids’ summer camp, and pickleball’s first birthday

Summer camp, the Fall Flex League medals and the program’s one-year celebration.

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