Jimmy Thompson Memorial Pool

Hamilton, ON, CANADA

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Updated April 14, 2020.

Facility Overview

Facility Name
Jimmy Thompson Memorial Pool
Address
1099 King Street East
Hamilton, ON L8M 1E2
CANADA
Telephone
(905) 546-4768

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
CAD 5.20; SC(55) CAD 3.48. [September, 2020]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
25y x 15m, 7 lanes, indoors, 84ºF (29ºC).
Diving
None.

Location

County/Region
Hamilton Municipality
GPS
43.249554, -79.830244

Teams That Use This Facility

Youth Swim
Click on the Team Name to view its website.

Facility Notes

The pool was built for the 1930 British Empire Games, which were hosted by Hamilton. It’s a beautiful pool, great art deco architecture, unfortunately money problems forced the city to install a dropped ceiling - old pictures show an amazing look!

Facility Reviews

An older facility but clean and well-maintained. No ropes between lanes for lap swimming period and swimming is completely open (no requirement to circle swim). This did not cause problems when I was there, as there were only a few people in the pool. Lack of ropes and the older, high-side design of the pool made for choppy water. The lap swimming schedule is rather restricted. The water temperature was pleasant. There are no lockers; clothes and personal items may be put in basket and checked with an attendant.