The Works - Aquarena
St. John's, NL, CANADA
Adult Admission Price & Policy
Drop-in/Casual
CAD 5.50; Senior Citizens (60) CAD 4.75. [April, 2023]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards
Pool 1
65m x 18m, 8 lanes, with two bulkheads that allow configuration as a 15m x 18m diving well and a 50m, 8 lane swimming section OR two 25m, 8 lane sections, among other possibilities, indoors,
29ºC (84ºF).
Diving
Two 1m diving boards, two 3m diving boards, and 3m, 5m, 7.5m, and 10m diving platforms.
Location
County/Region
Newfoundland Island
GPS
47.569583, -52.736278
Teams That Use This Facility
Facility Notes
The entire pool is 65m in length and has two bulkheads or booms that allow it to be set up with a variety of configurations. The pool operates with 50m lanes from 6 to 8:45 AM; for most of the rest of the day, it's set up with eight, 25m lanes in the center, the diving section (for exercise or swimming), and a section for instruction and/or exercise. For the late afternoon lane swims, the lanes are often set up across the 18m width. In summer, the afternoon lane swims take place in the diving (deep) section of the pool; from September to June four lanes are set up in the middle section of the pool at 1.5m depth.
Facility Reviews
More a public pool (i.e., for families) than a pool for lap swimming. The water is warm and there are lots of kids during public swimming hours. Lap swimming is done in center lanes during certain hours, but the laps are short and the pool is very shallow at this area. General public swimming hours are fun - diving boards, two water slides, Tarzan ropes, water toys, etc.
I disagree with the comment that "the laps are short and the pool is very shallow at this area". The laps are 18m. That's 72% of normal, so it's not so short in my book. (I also found the shorter lanes more comfortable as I returned to swimming after a long hiatus.) More importantly, the pool is not "very shallow". At 1.5m depth, it's plenty deep enough. The late afternoon is a busy time with children's classes in the shallow end and dive teams working in the deep end. That said, there are usually no more than three swimmers per lane on average and it would be unusual to have five - often there are just two.
[August, 2014]
[August, 2014]
The pool has it hours listed on the website ("website", above), and opens at 6 AM each weekday for lap swim. There are at least four lanes open (two for slow, one for medium and one for fast). It is a 65m pool with bulkheads as described, and the pool is 50m for the morning swims. The pool is quieter on Wednesdays and Fridays than other days, and it is also quieter after 7 AM than before. It is a “real pool” in terms of lap swim, not a “family pool”. The downside is that people other than those in the fast lane don’t have a concept of how to swim with other people and don’t abide by “lane etiquette”. It is a nice pool though, clean, nice lifeguards. Admission is $4.75 for one swim, with free parking.
[November, 2015]
[November, 2015]