Sloterparkbad

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Updated April 14, 2020.

Facility Overview

Facility Name
Sloterparkbad
Address
President Allendelaan 3, Slotervaart
Amsterdam, North Holland 1064 GW
NETHERLANDS
Telephone
(020) 506 35 06

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
Lap/lane/length swimming (Banenzwemmen): €4.10.
Recreational swimming: €5.60.
[January, 2020]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
50m x 21m, 8 lanes, indoors, 27ºC (81ºF).
Pool 2
20m x 10m, 1.4m depth teaching and therapy pool, indoors, 31ºC (88ºF).
Pool 3
20m x 15m, unstriped, 5m depth diving pool, indoors, 31ºC (88ºF).
Diving
Two 1m and two 3m boards; 3m, 5m, 7.5m, and 10 m platforms.

Location

Location
It is easy to get there by tram; it's the third to last stop at the “Sloterspark” stop of Line 14 from Dam Square. By Metro, take the M51 line to De Vlugtaan station, then Tram 7 toward Sloterpark. Line 7 terminates just outside the facility.
County/Region
North Holland
GPS
52.370235, 4.817660

Teams That Use This Facility

Triathlon
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Youth Swim
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Water Polo
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Diving
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Synchro Swim
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Facility Notes

There is also a 25m x 15m, 1.4m depth, outdoor, summer pool at this location.
The locker rooms are coed with stalls for changing. The use of a locker is included in admission price.
Make sure you call beforehand to be sure you'll be able to do the activity you want to do during the pool's schedule time slots.

Facility Reviews

The pool was quite crowded. I swam in the least crowded lane and never had to share with more than one person. Most lanes were occupied by rec. swimmers doing breaststroke. Pace clocks were on both sides, digital, and easily visible. The pool is beautiful and one of the best you will ever see.
I'm not sure I'd say it's that beautiful, and it's certainly not the best I have ever seen, far from it. It is functional, well-equipped, busy, and reasonably priced facility. I found the water a bit dirty with a few "hairballs" floating in the water; it's certainly not one of my top- or even mid-rated pools. It's a bit awkward to get to - use the public transport.
[June, 2013]
I went lane swimming (banenzwemmen) here on a Sunday in April. Seven lanes were available for lane swimming from 10 AM to noon, as opposed to four from 9 to 10 AM. It was still four lanes when I decided I had had enough at 10:45. There were 10 people in my lane, no lane discipline whatsoever, no backstroke flags, poor quality lane ropes causing too many waves from other lanes, and no separate men's and women's bathing facilities - meaning no proper washing before entering pool. I cannot recommend this place at all.
[April, 2015]
This is a relatively new facility where the 50-meter, competition pool is often split into two 25-meter sections. For lap swimming time slots check the pool website's Openingstijden (schedule) page. Lap etiquette is observed and lanes are clearly marked. Overall, I would give this pool a 9 out of 10.
[April, 2017]
This is a good pool with modern lane ropes and clean facilities. The entire pool was divided into seven lanes (one double-wide for slow swimmers) for morning lane swimming (banenzwemmen), on a Saturday morning, and it was very crowded, with almost 50 people in the pool. For the most part, people were swimming in appropriate lanes, but it was impossible to pass, except when other swimmers courteously allowed it at the end of the lane. A wrist pass activates the lockers.

I returned the following day (Sunday). The pool was twice as crowded as during my first visit - unbelievably so. I gave up trying to swim after 1 km. of mainly breaststroke and did a head count. I counted 92 people in the pool! I don’t remember ever trying to do lengths in a pool so crowded, even going back to swim camps, as a kid. Oh well, I still enjoyed myself. Maybe that’s why it’s so cheap; you can only get in ½ a swim.
[January, 2020]