POOL FACILITIES
POOL FACILITIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR
As is evident from the data – with 1,613 private sector swimming pools but only 1,283 private sector clubs that operate pools – some operators have multiple pools. Only 12% have both indoor and outdoor pools, however.
Across the UK’s 1,613 private sector pools…
■ 59.7% are main pools ■ The average (mean) dimensions are 17m (length) by 8m (width)
■ 20.8% are teaching pools, 8.8% leisure pools and 10.7% outdoor pools ■ Only one – The Western Baths in Glasgow – has diving boards (two boards in total)
8 %
12 % of private clubs have an indoor pool and outdoor pool
of private clubs have a main indoor pool and teaching pool
Swimming pool type
60%
59.7%
% of clubs with a main pool
50%
73 % of private clubs with a pool have a main indoor pool (≥15m) 18 % have a main indoor pool that is ≥25m
40%
100%
30%
75%
73%
20%
50%
20.8%
10%
25%
10.7%
27%
8.8%
0%
0%
Main
Teaching
Leisure
Outdoor
Main pool
No main pool
% of clubs with a teaching pool
25 % of private clubs with a pool have a teaching pool (<15m) 20 % have a teaching pool that is ≥10m
100%
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75%
75%
50%
25%
25%
0%
Teaching pool
No teaching pool
% of clubs with an outdoor pool
13 % of private clubs with a pool have an outdoor pool 8 % have an outdoor pool that is ≥20m
100%
87%
75%
50%
25%
13%
0%
Outdoor pool
No outdoor pool
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