From the Places2Swim editors
Monthly Featured Pools
One pool at a time: the Pools of the Month, each with its live listing, drop-in price and pools.
Pools worth a detour
The world’s pools, one month at a time.
From the Places2Swim editors
One pool at a time: the Pools of the Month, each with its live listing, drop-in price and pools.
The world’s pools, one month at a time.
Latest Sister Bay, Wisconsin, United States
The Peninsula Aquatic Center in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, uses two Endless Pools to give a remote small town year-round swimming. It was our Pool of the Month for August 2026.
Sister Bay, WisconsinRaa Atoll, Maldives (Republic of)
Joali Being in the Raa Atoll of the Maldives lets guests jump into the ocean from their own bedroom and offers a choice between 25-meter and 30-meter pools. It was our Pool of the Month for July 2026.
London, England, United Kingdom
Three unheated venues in England show the range of cold-water swimming: a floating pool deck in the Thames, a Portsmouth lido and an open water course in Uxbridge. They were our Pools of the Month for June 2026.
Sint Niklaas, Belgium
Sportoase De Watermolen in Sint Niklaas, Belgium, is a recently opened complex with indoor 50-meter and 25-meter pools kept at different temperatures, plus a wave pool and spray park. It was our Pool of the Month for March 2026.
Excelsior Springs, Missouri, United States
The Excelsior Springs Community Center in Missouri has two pools, each kept at a different temperature for different swimmers. It was our Pool of the Month for February 2026.
Christchurch, New Zealand
The Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, opened in December 2025 with lap, diving, leisure, spa, hydrotherapy and learn-to-swim pools. It drew our attention in December 2025.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The McDonald Family YMCA in downtown Toronto has a simple 25-meter pool, but its building is what makes it notable: the YMCA shares it with a residential condominium. It was our Pool of the Month for December 2025.
