List of lap pools in San Francisco

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Diving boards at the former Fleishhacker Pool.

This is a list of lap pools in San Francisco, California. San Francisco has 44 lap pools. Only lap pools are included on this list. Smaller recreational pools and pools in private residential buildings are not included. There are 5 salt-water pools and 4 outdoor pools.

Public[edit]

Garfield Pool exterior.

The San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department has 9 pools.[1]

This is a custom Google Map of all San Francisco public pools, with locations and links to their schedules / closures.

Location Type Water Treatment Length
North Beach Indoor Chlorine 25m
Rossi Indoor Chlorine 30.5 m (100 ft)[2]
Hamilton Indoor Chlorine 25yd
Mission Outdoor Chlorine 30yd
Garfield Indoor Chlorine 30m
Sava Indoor Chlorine 25yd
Balboa Indoor Chlorine 25yd
MLK Indoor - Water Polo Chlorine 25yd
Coffman Indoor Chlorine 30m

Community Centers[edit]

The Jewish Community Center pool.

There are 7 community center pools in SF.

Name Location Type Water Treatment Length
YMCA[3] Presidio Indoor Chlorine 23m
YMCA Stonestown Indoor Chlorine 25m
YMCA Embarcadero Indoor Ozone & Chlorine 25m[4]
YMCA Chinatown Indoor Salt Water 23m
Boys and Girls Club[5] Donald Fisher Indoor Chlorine 23m
Jewish Community Center[6] JCC Indoor Chlorine 25yd
Pomeroy Rec Rehab Center[7] Pomeroy Indoor Chlorine 25m

Educational Facilities[edit]

The UCSF Mission Bay pools are located inside the Rutter Center seen on the right.

There are 7 pools at educational facilities. The USF Koret Center has the only Olympic-size swimming pool in SF.[8] A 2nd pool at SFSU is being built in the new wellness center.[9] The Academy of Art University is buying the Concordia-Argonaut Club building and plans to renovate the pool and facilities.[10]

Name Location Type Water Treatment Length
University of California, San Francisco[11] Parnassus Indoor Chlorine 18m
University of California, San Francisco[12] Mission Bay Outdoor Chlorine 25yd
University of California, San Francisco Mission Bay Indoor Chlorine 25yd
University of San Francisco[13] Koret Indoor - Water Polo Chlorine 50m
San Francisco State University[14] Gymnasium Indoor Chlorine 23m
City College of San Francisco[15] Gymnasium Indoor Chlorine 23m
St. Ignatius College Preparatory[16] Gymnasium Indoor Chlorine 25yd

Commercial Athletic Clubs[edit]

The Olympic Club pool.

There are 10 commercial pools in SF.

Name Location Type Water Treatment Length
Bay Club[17] Golden Gateway Outdoor Chlorine 25yd
Bay Club[18] Telegraph Hill Indoor Chlorine 19m
24 Hour Fitness[19] Potrero Indoor Chlorine 18m
24 Hour Fitness Ocean Indoor Chlorine 25m
Active Sports Club[20] Union Square Indoor Chlorine 25yd
Crunch Fitness[21] Yerba Buena Outdoor Chlorine 20m
Equinox Fitness[22] Four Seasons Hotel Indoor Salt-water 25yd
Equinox Fitness Pine Indoor Chlorine 25yd
City Sports Club[23] Stonestown Indoor Chlorine 25yd
Fitness SF[24] Fillmore Indoor Chlorine 25yd

Private Athletic Clubs[edit]

  • The Olympic Club has 2 indoor chlorine pools, 1 appropriate for Water Polo.[25]
  • The Concordia-Argonaut Club has 1 indoor chlorine pool.[26]
  • The Metropolitan Club has 1 indoor salt-water pool.[27]

Hotels[edit]

The Palace Hotel pool.

See also[edit]

Sutro Baths circa 1894.
Aerial view of former Fleishhacker Pool.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SF Rec & Parks - Aquatics". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  2. ^ https://sfrecpark.org/DocumentCenter/View/1628/Staff-Report-for-Concept-Design-PDF
  3. ^ "YMCA SF". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Facilities | YMCA SF". www.ymcasf.org. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  5. ^ "Boys and Girls Club - Don Fisher Clubhouse". Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  6. ^ "JCC SF - Aquatics". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Pomeroy - Aquatics". Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Koret - Facilities - Pool". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  9. ^ "SF State News". Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Academy of Art to buy Concordia-Argonaut building". 27 June 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  11. ^ "UCSF - Parnassus". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  12. ^ "UCSF - Mission Bay". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  13. ^ "USF - Koret Center". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  14. ^ "SFSU - Aquatics". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  15. ^ "CCSF - Aquatics". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  16. ^ "SI - Pool & Herbst Natatorium". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  17. ^ "Bay Club - Golden Gateway". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  18. ^ "Bay Club - Telegraph Hill". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  19. ^ "24 Hour Fitness - SF". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  20. ^ "Active Sports Club - Union Square". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  21. ^ "Crunch - Yerba Buena". Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  22. ^ "Equinox - Clubs". Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  23. ^ "City Sports Club - SF". Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  24. ^ "Fitness SF - Fillmore". Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
  25. ^ "Olympic Club - Sports". Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  26. ^ "Concordia-Argonaut - Athletic Facilities". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  27. ^ "Metropolitan Club - Facilities". Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  28. ^ "InterContinental - SF - Services". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  29. ^ "Palace Hotel - Fitness Facilities". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  30. ^ "Nikko Hotel - Amenities". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  31. ^ "Four Seasons Hotel - Pool". Retrieved 10 July 2014.