Beat the heat in Pretoria’s pools
When those school holidays start feeling long and the weather is too hot to handle, a pool day might be the perfect cool-off.
The hot weather is upon us – at least for some of our summer, when it’s not raining, Pretorians will be able to take to water: our public pools.
Pretoria has a range of public pools, from Olympic-sized training and competition pools to ones designed to be enjoyed by the whole family for a relaxing day out. There are also many pools and waterparks that are available to the public to chill out in on those sweltering summer days.
Hillcrest swimming pool is the oldest pool managed by the Tshwane metro. The pool was built in 1935, with the likes of Roland Schoeman and Ryk Neethling having walked through the gates and practised their butterfly racing in it.
The pools in Pretoria are not only used to cool off, have fun and meet with friends and family, they are also used to train divers for the army and navy, lifesavers and swimming trainers, host swimming competitions and championships and teach young kids how to swim and stay safe around water.
Many of these pools also offer braai facilities, large lawns for picnics and tuck shops.
Pretoria has 26 public pools and admission is charged for at R18 for adults, R8 for school children and pensioners, R7 for preschool children and kids under the age of two enter for free. Each pool also has seasonal and half-season tickets, monthly tickets and winter tickets for the pools that are heated. These rates vary depending on the pool.
– Atteridgeville swimming pool
– Bronkhorstspruit swimming pool
– Club Rendezvous paddling pool
– DeJong diving centre
– Deon Malherbe swimming pool
– Derdepoort swimming pool
– Eersterust swimming pool
– Fountains swimming pool
– GaMothakga resort
– Gert van Schalkwyk swimming pool
– Hans Moolman paddling pool
– Hillcrest swimming pool
– Laudium swimming pool
– Les Marais swimming pool
– Mamelodi East swimming pool
– Mamelodi West swimming pool
– Moretele Resort swimming pool
– Pretoria North swimming pool
– Saulsville swimming pool
– Soshanguve swimming pool
– Sunnyside swimming pool
– Temba swimming pool
– Tjaart van Vuuren swimming pool
– Zitapark paddling pool
– Zithobeni swimming pool
These dedicated pools are not the only pools you can find. Wonderboom nature reserve and Fountains valley resort also offer swimming facilities at a reasonable fare.
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