The Entrance Ocean Pools, Heritage-listed ocean pools in The Entrance, Australia.
The Entrance Ocean Pools is a complex built into the rock platform along the shoreline, featuring three separate swimming areas of varying sizes. The largest section accommodates lap swimming, while the smaller sections serve families and younger swimmers looking for calmer water.
The 50-metre, seven-lane Olympic pool was built from 1938 by Erina Shire Council on the approximate site of an earlier rock pool called Roberts' Pool, closer to the shoreline. A pumping station and pipeline were added in the 1940s, and concrete floor and sides were laid over the excavated rock in 1951. A wading pool and the Fred Lewis Pool were added in 1965, completing the complex.
These pools serve as a gathering place where swimmers and families come to enjoy the ocean in a sheltered setting away from waves and currents. The location has become a spot where locals and visitors mix during warm months, creating a sense of community around the water.
The pools sit right along the beachfront and are easy to access from the street, with parking available nearby. Water quality is maintained naturally through circulation, though it is worth checking conditions before visiting to ensure optimal swimming.
Christine Deakes, a member of The Entrance Amateur Swimming Club, represented Australia at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. The site of the baths was known to Aboriginal people as a natural fish trap before Europeans adapted it.
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