Anonymous
The 50m pool was 24.5ºC (76.1ºF), when I visited in late November. I was there on a Monday morning and was able to swim from 7 to 7:45 AM, when they started cleaning and kicked me to a different pool. For serious lap swimming, I suggest early morning, especially in summer and over the weekends. Pick a stripe and follow it or, if all are occupied, follow a line between the stripes.
The 28m x 25m pool (Pool 3) is waist-deep and "swimmable" (as I discovered on Monday when the main pool was closed for a two-hour cleaning).
The pool has a superb location and vista, but in terms of facilities, don’t expect a lot. Whilst this is a public facility, I understand that it is bailed out by local residents and Friends of Sea Point Pavilion who, err, um, “help to keep it afloat”.
There are no lockers, bring a waterproof pouch or leave valuables at home. The showers are hot. The changing facilities are reasonable but basic.
Another important thing to note about this facility is the “loadshedding” (the delightful term used in SA for rolling electricity blackouts that have occured daily for the past two to three years). At Sea Point they currently have them four times per day, each blackout lasting 2.5 hours. The Sea Point pool complex shuts when blackouts are in progress, as I discovered on Saturday. The reason (I was told by staff) was the inability to filter and sanitise the water.
The 28m x 25m pool (Pool 3) is waist-deep and "swimmable" (as I discovered on Monday when the main pool was closed for a two-hour cleaning).
The pool has a superb location and vista, but in terms of facilities, don’t expect a lot. Whilst this is a public facility, I understand that it is bailed out by local residents and Friends of Sea Point Pavilion who, err, um, “help to keep it afloat”.
There are no lockers, bring a waterproof pouch or leave valuables at home. The showers are hot. The changing facilities are reasonable but basic.
Another important thing to note about this facility is the “loadshedding” (the delightful term used in SA for rolling electricity blackouts that have occured daily for the past two to three years). At Sea Point they currently have them four times per day, each blackout lasting 2.5 hours. The Sea Point pool complex shuts when blackouts are in progress, as I discovered on Saturday. The reason (I was told by staff) was the inability to filter and sanitise the water.