Swimming pool
Welcome to the MSSL Swimming Pool page.
Here we will keep you updated of pool events,
the pool maintenance schedule
(maintenance is carried out every March/April) and most importantly the pool temperature!
Use of the pool is FREE TO MEMBERS and costs £5/year or £2/month for Non-Members* (please pay Jo Bartlett).
The pool is a great facility at the lab and can provide a welcome and refreshing break during the working day and at weekends. It can be used for lane swimming or just a casual float around on one of the many inflatables that live nearby.
The pool has also been used to raise money for both Remembrance Day and Children in Need; In November 2011 we held a Children in Need sponsored swim during which 25 volunteers participated in a mass jump in into 11 degree water! Photos below.
In the past, the swimming pool was only open May-September every year, but in recent years we have kept it open all year round for winter (and ice!) swimming.
If you would like to join in with winter swimming and fancy a challenge please email
Matt Whillock
.
Cold water swimming is fun and it is guaranteed to wake you up ☺ (For safety never do this alone).
See Adam's pool temperature graph
here
!
*Note, fees have to be charged to help cover the running costs including the electricity bill for running the pumps, chlorine and yearly maintenance.