... Bath is not one of the most accessible cities although the pool is only a 10 min bus ride from Bath train station.
However, there are some negative aspects to it - one being that there is not a large amount of seating in the spectator galleries so hosting big competitions here would be ... Read review
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Advantages: 50m means lots of pool space. Disadvantages: Small female changing rooms and limited spectator seating for large competitions
...hot and not too cold. Bath is not one of the most accessible cities although the pool is only a 10 min bus ride from Bath train station.
However, there are some negative aspects to it - one being that there is not a large amount of seating in the spectator galleries so hosting big competitions here would be a problem. Also the girls changing rooms were very small considering how large the pool facility is. Again, not good for either ... ...of Bath facility means the public cannot train at certain times (although this is the case with most pools that share the facilities between the public and sports clubs).
Overall I would say that it is an excellent facility for that of a small university city. ... more
I have swam at this pool a number of times for various competitions. There are some excellent things about it - The top one being that it is an Olympic sized swimming pool (50m) and there is a severe lack of those in Britain compared to other European countries.Being a 50m pool makes it excellent to train in as there is more space for swimmers in each lane. It is also good for long course swimming competitions. Furthermore, the water temperature is just right when I have been there and is not too hot and not too cold. Bath is not one of the most accessible cities although the pool is only a 10 min bus ride from Bath train station.
However, there are some negative aspects to it - one being that there is not a large amount of seating in the spectator galleries so hosting big competitions here would be a problem. Also the girls changing rooms were very small considering how large the pool facility is. Again, not good for either the public or the competitive swimmers at competitions. cold. The fact that it is a University of Bath facility means the public cannot train at certain times (although this is the case with most pools that share the facilities between the public and sports clubs).
Overall I would say that it is an excellent facility for that of a small university city.
Advantages: Full sized swimming pool + all extras amazing facilities and a gym. Disadvantages: No enough swimmers using it
...wish I had carried on but school swamped me!
I only have one regret that is I didn't train hard enough and stick with it.
Bath holds the facilities for a world class team so lets see some more winners for the whole of the united kingdom and especially Enland. ...
Dean_Anderson 19.03.2001
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Advantages: Excellent facilities and organisation of events Disadvantages: Not particularly easy access by car
The olympic sized pool at Bath is stunning, as much to a non-swimmer as a professional - such as Paul Palmer to whom this pool is 'home'. There is an unusually large amount of seating area for spectators, only rivaled by Sheffield (Ponds Forge) which is nearly at an international level. The university certainly knows how to stage the event, making being a spectator at the pool even more of a pleasure. The big names who train here show just how desirable ...
franki 10.01.2001
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Advantages: Olympic size Disadvantages: In a university
...top of our chosen sport. Bath University's swimming pool is one of only five olympic swimming pools in the country. and is without a doubt the second best (behind Sheffield) if not the best. We are still a few years behind the likes of USA and Australia, but if we get more and more swimming pools like this one then we can safely say that the sport of swimming has a very good future. Now where are those Speedos?!? ...
praetorian 15.12.2000
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