Olympic Park Indoor Swimming Pool | 올림픽 공원 실내 수영장

This is a nice, 50m pool, although the hall is a bit dark. We swam here on a Saturday at 11 AM and there were roughly 10 people per lane - no problem to do lap swimming. Overtaking was not a problem either, as other swimmers tend to wait at the end of the lane. There is a mandatory break at the end of each hour during which everyone must leave the pool.

For entry, you purchase a ticket at the vending office in the middle and then either turn left (woman) or right (men) to the changing rooms, which are segregated by gender. To get a locker, you show your ticket either to the attendant in the changing room or to a small machine in the room before the locker area.

All in all, it's a nice pool and there is no problem to use even as a non-Korean

All three pools were available and busy when we arrived at 11:45 AM on a Saturday. Short course (25 meter) lanes were available only in the diving well. Lanes were sort of sorted by speed. I swam in “fast”, which worked for a 65 year-old Masters swimmer, but there was much stopping at ends. Equipment and passing were allowed. Otherwise, the usual East Asian customs applied. Purchase tickets at the Information office and give it to the attendant to acquire a locker key.

A very clean pool that is crowded but still allows you swim as much as you want - if you can dodge the walkers.

Dark, crowded with lots of slow swimmers, not too pleasant.

Very frustrating place to swim; no overtaking in the lanes is allowed and there are no fast, medium or slow allocated lanes. Most Koreans only swim 25 of the 50 meters then stop and stand up in the middle of the pool. Great pool, but horrible for a serious swimmer to do laps.

A superb work-out location, lots of people, but lots of lanes. (The pool was set-up for short-course swimming at the time.)