List of Olympic-size Swimming Pools in The United Kingdom - Other 50 Metre Pools

Other 50 Metre Pools

Location Pool/centre name Pool dimensions Further information
Length Width (lanes)
Aldershot Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre 50 m 18 m (8) This is a British Army swimming pool, but it is open to the public at certain times.
Banbury Woodgreen Leisure Centre Woodgreen Leisure Centre 50 m (8) Heated open air pool.
Basildon Basildon Sporting Village 50 m (8) Constructed by Basildon District Council in time to support the 2012 London Olympics.
Bath University of Bath Sports Training Village 50 m (8) The University of Bath had promoted free student access to prospective students but has recently reneged on that promise without consultation.
Cheltenham Sandford Parks Lido 50 m 27 m(10) Open between May and September.
Corby Corby East Midlands International Swimming Pool 50 m (8) Opened July 2009.
Coventry Coventry Sports And Leisure Centre 50 m (8)
Crawley K2 Crawley 50 m (8)
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 50 m (8)
Ealing Gurnell Leisure Centre 50 m Under threat of closure and replacement with new 50 m pool in Acton (see below).
East Kilbride The Dollan Aqua Centre 50 m (6) Recently refurbished, reopened May 28 2011.
Edinburgh Royal Commonwealth Pool 50 m 21 m (8) Built for the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. Site to be refurbished, with 50 m pool retained.
Guildford Guildford Lido 50 m An outdoor pool that is open during the summer months only.
Guildford Surrey Sports Park 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the University of Surrey.
Hackney London Fields Lido 50 m 17 m (8) Lido, opened in 1932, closed in 1988, and re-opened in 2006.
High Wycombe Wycombe Sports Centre 50 m (6)
Hillingdon Hillingdon Sports & Leisure Centre 50 m 20 m (8) The new indoor pool adjacent to a refurbished Uxbridge Lido, opened on 23 March 2010.
Hitchin Hitchin Swimming Centre 50 m Hitchin Swimming Centre sports indoor and outdoor pools. Outdoor pool opens between May–September
Letchworth Letchworth Outdoor Pool 50 m Open between May–September
Liverpool Liverpool Aquatics Centre 50 m (8)
Loughborough English Institute of Sport 50 m 20 m (8) Based at Loughborough University.
Manchester Manchester Aquatics Centre 50 m 20 m (8) Built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
50 m 8 m (4)
Norwich Sportspark 50 m 17 m (8) Part of the University of East Anglia.
Portsmouth Mountbatten Centre 50 m 17 m (8) Run by Parkwood Leisure.
Stirling National Swimming Academy 50 m (6) Part of the University of Stirling.
Stockport Grand Central Pools 50 m (8)
Street, Somerset Millfield School 50 m (8) School's private pool, only open to staff and students.
Stonehaven Open Air Pool Aberdeenshire Council 50 m (8) Council run public pool, only open June to September.
Swansea Wales National Pool 50 m 21 m (8) Part of the Swansea University.

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