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Ocean Fitness or Ardilaun for swimming?

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  • 14-09-2021 9:27am
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    milout
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭


    Any recommendations between the two? Ideally the warmer the pool the better.


    Cheers

    Post edited by biko on


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    [Deleted User]
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    Depends if you're looking for a warm leisurely soak or for exercise.

    Ardilaun is an 18 metre pool, aimed mostly for hotel residents or leisure use.

    Ocean fitness is a proper 25m pool with lanes for doing lengths.



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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Ardilaun is nice but smaller and not really suited for swimming for exercise. I used to going lapping there.



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    buzz11
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    I was in the Ardilaun quite a few times in 2019/20 and never found the changing rooms clean, e.g. floors weren't swept and showers in poor condition with stained shower curtains. I'd say the owners have never used the facility as a customer



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    Psychlops
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    Kingfisher NUI...25M Heated.



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    milout
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭milout


    Thanks all for the feedback, I think that's helped swing it against the Ardilaun.

    May try one of the trial sessions at Kingfisher before committing.



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    Ocean Fitness has the best pool that I have ever swam in, and I've swam in a lot of Leisure Centers in Ireland

    If the location suits, and you can afford it, I dont think there are any other Leisure Centers in Galway that come close to competing with it



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