Swimming Pools in Guangzhou

Tianhe Swimming Pool

Tianhe swimming pool has an Olympic-size swimming pool, a training pool and a 21 x 21 meter diving pool. The main pool is 3 meters deep, perfect for swimming, water ballet, water polo, etc.

Address: Tianhe Sports Center, Tianhe Road, Tianhe District
Office Phone: 020-38796635
How to get there: Metro 1 / Buses No. 33 / 224 / 229 / 269 / 549
Opening hours: (Monday to Sunday) 7:00 to 9:00, 14:30 to 16:30, 19:30 to 21:00
Entrance fee: 30 Yuan / time

Yuexiu Swimming Pool

Yuexiu swimming pool is located in Yuexiu Park, opposite to China Hotel and the Jinhan Exhibition Center. It has two Olympic-size swimming pools, a deep one and a one shallow.

Address: Yuexiu Park, Jiefangbei Road, Yuexiu District
Office Phone: 020-86677483
How to get there: metro 2 / buses No. 185 / 549
Opening hours: 9:00 to 11:30, 14:00 to 17:00, 19:00 to 22:00
Entrance fee: 10 Yuan / adult

Xijiao Swimming Pool

Situated alongside the Pearl River, this swimming pool covers 30,000 square meters. It has both interior and exterior pools. The temperature of the open-air swimming pool varies according to weather, whilst the indoor pool is strictly kept between 26 to 28 ℃.

Address: No 3, Yuenan Avenue, Huangsha Road, Liwan District
Office Phone: 020-81814498
How to get there: Buses No. 549 / 261 / 85 / 250
Opening hours: -Open-air pool: 6:30 to 9:30, 15:30 to 17:30
Indoor pool: 6:30 to 16:00
Charge: -Open-air pool: 15 Yuan / time (adult), 200 Yuan / 20 times, 180 Yuan / month, 1000 Yuan / year
-Indoor pool: 20 Yuan / time (adult), 150 Yuan / 10 times, 300 Yuan / month, 2000 Yuan / year

Baogang Swimming Pool

Address: No 93, New Fengxiang, Baogang Avenue, Haizhu District
Office Phone: 020-34075487, 84412487
Opening hours: 8:00 to 22:30

Shamian Swimming Pool

Shamian Swimming Pool is a historic swimming pool. It was built by foreigners and is supposedly the oldest indoor swimming pool in China.

Address: No 51, Shamian North Street, Liwan District
Office phone: 020-81217869
How to get there: Buses No. 25 / 54 / 181 / 556
Opening Hours and charges:
Monday to Saturday: 6:30 to 8:00,  10 Yuan
13:00 to 14:30, 10 Yuan
19:30 to 21:30, 12 Yuan

Sunday: 9:00 to 11:30, 12 Yuan
13:30 to 16:00, 12 Yuan
19:30 to 21:30, 12 Yuan

Guangzhou Olympic Sports Center Swimming pool

Address: Guangzhou Olympic Sports Center, Eastern Suburb Huang Village, Tianhe District
Office phone: 020-82169639

The Guangzhou Gymnasium Swimming Pool

Address: Basement 2, Guangzhou Gymnasium, No 783, Baiyun Avenue South, Baiyun District
Office phone: 020-34439105
Charge: Monday – Friday: 30 Yuan / adult
Saturday & Sunday: 40 Yuan / adult

Haijiao Honglou Swimming Pool

Address: No9, Honglou Road, Qiaozhong Street, Liwan District
Office phone: 020-81763156
Charge: 8 Yuan / adult

(By Liu Xiaoxia and David Keyton)

Source: Lifeofguangzhou.com

Editor: Zhu Yanshan