Swimming Pools in Glasgow

The nine pools here split by who they suit. Tollcross International Swimming Centre is the training venue: Glasgow Club's site notes its lanes are 50 metres rather than 25, and reviewers repeatedly flag a 1.35m depth throughout with no shallow end, which rules it out for toddlers but suits confident swimmers of eight and up. At the other end, Glasgow Club Easterhouse Pool has a smaller pool and a river rapids feature that reviewers say builds confidence in new swimmers, though both pool and showers are described as cold.

For babies, Glasgow Club Maryhill has a dedicated children's pool, again with cold water mentioned in reviews. The Western Baths Club, which a sauna-and-pool directory describes as a private members' club with a Victorian pool fitted with trapezes and exercise rings, runs popular baby classes with a spectator bar for parents. Glasgow Club North Woodside stands out for spacious changing rooms and supportive staff for children with disabilities, and Glasgow Club lists a women-only session there, but reviewers call its sessions among the most restricted in the city.

Families wanting gym and pool together have Scotstoun Leisure centre, with swimming, badminton and classes that fill fast, and Village Gym Glasgow, whose pool a directory lists as 20 metres and heated alongside sauna, steam room and whirlpool, plus hip-hop classes children and adults take together. Strathclyde Sport is rated highly for pool and sauna but is packed with students on weekday evenings; weekends are quieter and external members pay full rate. Glasgow Club Springburn is the community option, with staff praised for supporting people returning to fitness, though changing room standards vary.