The new slide at the Riviera Club, located at 5640 Illinois Street, was opened to the public on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

Sandy Fenstermaker, life-long member of Rivi, explained that two years ago it became clear that the approximately 50-year-old main slide in the pool was beyond repair. She asked Dave Guntz, who swam under her coaching at Brebeuf and was now an environmental engineer, to explore the possibility of a new slide. Dave worked with vendors, the neighborhood associations, and the city to determine what type of slide would work. A fundraising campaign was held to pay for it. At the unveiling, 33 donors names were drawn. They were the first ones down the new slide. www.rivi.org