List of long course swimming pools in the Republic of Ireland

List of long course swimming pools in Ireland is an annotated list of swimming pools in Ireland that conform to the Olympic standard. Additionally, it lists other long course facilities that do not quite come up to the full standard of 50 × 25 metres, 10 (middle 8 used) lanes.

Olympic standard pools

Dublin

National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, North Dublin^[1]

University College Dublin, Belfield, South Dublin (opened 2012)^[2]

Limerick

University of Limerick, Castletroy. The first Olympic standard pool in Ireland.^[3]

Other 50m pools

Open

West Wood Club, Clontarf, Dublin – 50 metres, 6 lanes^[4] A private sports club, open to members only. The first modern indoor 50 metre pool in Ireland.

Closed

Blackrock Baths, Dublin - 50 metre outdoor pool. Closed in the late 1980s, and partially dismantled.^[5]

References

^ National Aquatic Centre
^ University College Dublin Sport & Fitness
^ University Arena Archived 2007-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ "West Wood Club, Clontarf". Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2006.
^ Green Party hosts public meeting on future of Blackrock Baths Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Ciarancuffe.com (2006-10-19). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.

External links

About Olympic and 50m swimming pools in the UK and Ireland

[1] National Aquatic Centre

[2] University College Dublin Sport & Fitness

[3] University Arena Archived 2007-11-19 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "West Wood Club, Clontarf". Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2006.

[5] Green Party hosts public meeting on future of Blackrock Baths Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Ciarancuffe.com (2006-10-19). Retrieved on 2011-06-29.