Anonymous
Swim clubs swim here early mornings (7 - 9 AM) and evenings (6 - 8 PM) weekdays, during which times pool is generally not open to the public. The swim clubs consist mainly of kids and young adults of college age. Swimmers wishing to do swim tryouts with the clubs can tell the reception desk they are going for a tryout, in which case they don't have to pay the drop in fee. The clubs are very welcoming and will let visitors join a few practices for tryouts. However, since they don't use lane ropes, it is best to swim at times when the pool is near empty. The pool is not heated. Locals are averse to "cold" weather (this means weather in 70's F [below 26ºC.] by local standards), so you won't find many swimmers between months of November and March.
The pool was very poorly maintained between 2010 and 2012. They shut it down in September, 2012 for repairs/renovations and it was reopened in summer of 2014. It looks much better now, but I don't trust that they will keep it clean so have not had the courage to try swimming there again. Maintenance issues included not having the chemicals to treat the pool, technical problems, and power cuts. The bathrooms were also very unpleasant, to say it politely- but I hope now they are better.
[November, 2014]
I visited the Piscine Olympique Dakar last weekend. The water condition was clear, so they are keeping it clean so far.
The pool was very poorly maintained between 2010 and 2012. They shut it down in September, 2012 for repairs/renovations and it was reopened in summer of 2014. It looks much better now, but I don't trust that they will keep it clean so have not had the courage to try swimming there again. Maintenance issues included not having the chemicals to treat the pool, technical problems, and power cuts. The bathrooms were also very unpleasant, to say it politely- but I hope now they are better.
[November, 2014]
I visited the Piscine Olympique Dakar last weekend. The water condition was clear, so they are keeping it clean so far.