Sportfondsenbad Amsterdam-Oost

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Updated April 14, 2020.

Facility Overview

Facility Name
Sportfondsenbad Amsterdam-Oost
Address
Land van Cocagneplein 44, East / Watergraafsmeer
Amsterdam, North Holland 1093 NB
NETHERLANDS
Telephone
(020) 665 08 11

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
€5.95. (Cash or Netherlands-issued debit card. [See "Facility Notes" below.]) [November, 2023]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
25m x 15m, 6 lanes, 2m depth, indoors, 27.5ºC (81.5ºF).
Diving
One 1m diving board.

Location

County/Region
North Holland
GPS
52.356666, 4.928471

Teams That Use This Facility

We have no web links or contact information for teams that train at this facility.

Facility Notes

Credit cards are not widely accepted in the Netherlands, where people usually use cash or Maestro or V PAY cards. Foreign bank cards are generally not accepted, either. For more information see Banking in the Netherlands.

Facility Reviews

Most lanes had slow swimming, mostly breast stroke. Lane 1 was for faster freestyle swimmers, although with 3-5 swimmers in the lane during the morning swim there isn’t much room for variation from the median pace of about 1:40. But with few choices in the central Amsterdam area, this one clearly beats any of the hotel pools. Access on tram #9 via Praetoriustraat. Shares a building with a very good sports gym, though the businesses are not related.
The pool was extremely crowded when I was there on a Monday between 5 and 6 PM, and you had to move like a flock. There was no speed gradient across the lanes.
[June, 2017]
This facility is clean, bright, and pleasant, with extensive hours for lap swimming. The entrance is through a narrow glass sliding door in an outdoor mall, with a prominent sign above, and then up a flight of stairs.

The pool doesn't have a shallow end; there's a standing ledge along the side, but no way to stand at the ends of the lanes. I didn't see any training equipment (kick boards etc.). Reservations are not required. The water temperature is excellent for lap swimming, around 79º F (26ºC).

At 10:45 on a Thursday morning, the pool was busy but not too crowded, with four lanes available for laps and two reserved for adult lessons/training. (That changed to 5/1 at 11:00.) The lanes had speed designations. I initially shared a lane with one other person (who didn't follow lane etiquette) and, after 15 minutes, had the lane to myself for 30 minutes.

Lockers are €0.20 (nonrefundable), but there's plenty of space to leave items poolside.
[October, 2022]
I swam here from 9 to 10 AM on a Wednesday morning in November, after which a very large aquacize class started. The pool was very crowded. Even the freestyle lane had six or seven swimmers in it. All of the other lanes were extremely slow. Check the lap swim times carefully on the website. They differ by day and are very limited some days.
[November, 2023]