Public swimming pools in Munich
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izardA building on the right side of a photo is located in the center of Munich on the right side of Isar.
It is the oldest public swimming pool - Volksbad. It is about 100 years old. The swimming lanes are 30 meters long. There are 3 lanes - 2 for sporty swimmers, and 1 wide lane for others. The depth is 3.5 meters to 50 centimeters. It is usually not crowded, and the interior is really beautiful.
My impressions from other swimming pools - under cut.
Michaelibad. Located in the Ostpark, next to the U-bahn station. There is one lane for sporty swimmers, and everything else is for others. Besides 25 meters swimming pool, there is a slide, several jacuzzis, free steam sauna and one expensive sauna, children's pool, big open whirlpool. Usually it is quite crowded. Very often then have swimming classes for children or adults, so they allocate 2 lanes for them. It becomes nearly unbearable for the rest - real human macaroni soup! However there are "good" timings when one can swim almost without hassles. I won't reveal them here :)
Out of all indoor swimming pools I've been to in Munich, water here is the coldest (but only marginally)
If the pool is not too crowded, every hour they open a trampoline for jumping (1.5 meters high).
One very good thing about this swimming pool is there is an open swimming pool next to it. It is open in May to September (weather permitting).
There is a tower for water jumping: 2m, 4m, 7m, 10m. Also there is a 50 meters pool with a cold water. Water is so cold there so even when the area is very crowded (say, warm sunny Sunday), there is still room for swimming.
The price to get there is very cheap, and ticket is valid for the whole day. The area is huge and good for picknicks, beach volleyball, football, table tennis, water slides, batut jumping, etc, etc.
Cosimabad. Nice too, and almost never crowded. Also 30 meters. Julia complains the shower there is not very warm, but I cannot notice it. Every hour they start big waves for 5 minutes. Fun!
Dantebad. Highly recommend it in winter - this is the only outdoor swimming poll that works year around. I hope they do not have any plans to build a cathedral there.
Olimpiabad. 50 meters indoor pool. Crowded in the morning and in the evening, a lot of very fast swimmers at that times.
Among the seasonal open swimming pool, I think Michaelibad is the best. Prinzregentenbad is a bit dull. Schyrenbad is nice too, but is a bit far from U-bahn and S-bahn. However, it is very conveniently located when cycling. Maria Einsiedel bad is nice, but water is very cold. No surprise, the water comes from Isar!
The price for an indoor swimming pool is usually around 4 euros per 2-3 hours, and there are 50% discounts if you come very early or very late.
Nevertheless, ppl still swim in channels of English garden
Looking forward to join'em when weather permits.
It is the oldest public swimming pool - Volksbad. It is about 100 years old. The swimming lanes are 30 meters long. There are 3 lanes - 2 for sporty swimmers, and 1 wide lane for others. The depth is 3.5 meters to 50 centimeters. It is usually not crowded, and the interior is really beautiful.
My impressions from other swimming pools - under cut.
Michaelibad. Located in the Ostpark, next to the U-bahn station. There is one lane for sporty swimmers, and everything else is for others. Besides 25 meters swimming pool, there is a slide, several jacuzzis, free steam sauna and one expensive sauna, children's pool, big open whirlpool. Usually it is quite crowded. Very often then have swimming classes for children or adults, so they allocate 2 lanes for them. It becomes nearly unbearable for the rest - real human macaroni soup! However there are "good" timings when one can swim almost without hassles. I won't reveal them here :)
Out of all indoor swimming pools I've been to in Munich, water here is the coldest (but only marginally)
If the pool is not too crowded, every hour they open a trampoline for jumping (1.5 meters high).
One very good thing about this swimming pool is there is an open swimming pool next to it. It is open in May to September (weather permitting).
There is a tower for water jumping: 2m, 4m, 7m, 10m. Also there is a 50 meters pool with a cold water. Water is so cold there so even when the area is very crowded (say, warm sunny Sunday), there is still room for swimming.
The price to get there is very cheap, and ticket is valid for the whole day. The area is huge and good for picknicks, beach volleyball, football, table tennis, water slides, batut jumping, etc, etc.
Cosimabad. Nice too, and almost never crowded. Also 30 meters. Julia complains the shower there is not very warm, but I cannot notice it. Every hour they start big waves for 5 minutes. Fun!
Dantebad. Highly recommend it in winter - this is the only outdoor swimming poll that works year around. I hope they do not have any plans to build a cathedral there.
Olimpiabad. 50 meters indoor pool. Crowded in the morning and in the evening, a lot of very fast swimmers at that times.
Among the seasonal open swimming pool, I think Michaelibad is the best. Prinzregentenbad is a bit dull. Schyrenbad is nice too, but is a bit far from U-bahn and S-bahn. However, it is very conveniently located when cycling. Maria Einsiedel bad is nice, but water is very cold. No surprise, the water comes from Isar!
The price for an indoor swimming pool is usually around 4 euros per 2-3 hours, and there are 50% discounts if you come very early or very late.
Nevertheless, ppl still swim in channels of English garden
Looking forward to join'em when weather permits.
