Piscina Municipal de Portimão

This is a good training pool. It’s heavily used by the local clubs, but the policy seems to be mostly to keep two lanes open to the public during the day. It’s open to the public only from 8 AM to 4 PM and closed Sundays. It's worth enquiring about when the quieter periods are. A generous selection of training aids are available for use (pull-buoys, fins, etc.)

Bring your own lock for the lockers. Men's boxer-style swim trunks are not permitted; briefs (think Speedos) and jammers are the rule. A swimming hat is also required as well as non-outdoor footwear for use within the pool area.

We swam at this pool recently and would recommend the pool. The staff were friendly and the pool was a reasonable temperature. Swim hats (caps) are required and non-standard swimwear (cut off jeans. etc.) is prohibited.We enjoyed our hour swim here and the staff found us hats as we did not have any with us.