Sporting Club at The Bellevue

This is an old pool - the building is older - so it reminds me of a few pools I have seen from the era. It is an awesome pool that can take up to eight swimmers sharing the lanes. At its busiest it was "full". The lanes aren't that wide, but we still swam sharing a lane, each taking a side. When I finished my swim at 9:45 AM, the pool was empty. There were pull buoys, fins and flutter boards to use, which was awesome, as I forgot my fins.

People generally seemed to be regulars that knew the pool rules and did their thing. The pool was the same depth throughout - 4-feet, but it was easy to do flip turns and get in and out.

There is a pool schedule online, as well as hours.

This is a bright, clean, well-maintained pool. It is worth it to stay at the hotel just to have access. The best in Center City Philly.