List of long course swimming pools in the Philippines

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The Aquatics Center at the New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac. The only FINA-certified swimming pool facility in the Philippines.

The following is an annotated list of swimming pools in the Philippines that conform to the Olympic standard. Additionally, it lists other long-course facilities that do not quite come up to the full standard of 50 × 25 metres, 10 (middle 8 used) lanes.

Olympic size pools[edit]

Location Pool/centre name Pool dimensions Further information
City Island Group Length Width (lanes)
Capas Luzon New Clark City Aquatics Center 50 m 25 m (10) Opened on August 31, 2019 as part of the New Clark City Sports Hub and one of the venues for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games,[1] and upcoming 2020 Asian Swimming Championships.[2][3]
Pasig Luzon PhilSports Swimming Center[4] 50 m 25 m (10) Opened in 1985 as part of PhilSports Complex and one of the venues for the 1991 Southeast Asian Games
Iloilo City Visayas Central Philippine University Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Part of Central Philippine University's sport facilities.
Manila Luzon Rizal Memorial Swimming Center[4] 50 m 20 m (10) Part of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. Renovated in 2020 from 8 lanes.
Tagum Mindanao DNSTC Aquatic Center 50 m 25 m (10) Opened 12 December 2012 as part of Davao del Norte Sports Complex and one of the venues for the 2015 Palarong Pambansa[5][6]
Legazpi Luzon Bicol University Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Opened in 2016 as part of the Bicol University Sports Complex and one of the venues for the 2016 Palarong Pambansa[7][8]
Bacolod Visayas Panaad Swimming Complex 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Panaad Park and Sports Complex. Bacolod's first and only 50m swimming pool
Tagbilaran Visayas Victoriano B. Tirol Aquatic Center 50 m 25 m (10) Part of University of Bohol's Victoriano B. Tirol Jr. Sports Complex
San Jose de Buenavista Visayas Binirayan Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Binirayan Sports Complex and one of the venues for the 2017 Palarong Pambansa[9]
Los Baños Luzon Trace College Aquatics Centre 50 m 25 m (10) Venue for the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
Baybay Visayas Visayas State University Swimming Pool[10] 50 m 25 m (10)
Cebu City Visayas Cebu City Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Cebu City Sports Complex[11]
Dapitan Mindanao Jose Rizal Memorial State University Sports Complex Swimming Pool[12] 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Jose Rizal Memorial State University Sports Complex and one of the venues for the 2011 Palarong Pambansa
Imus Luzon Vermosa Sports Hub 50 m 25 m (10) Proposed venue for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Dapa Mindanao Siargao Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10)
Surigao City Mindanao Surigao Provincial Sports Complex - Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Surigao Provincial Sports Complex. Renovated in 2020 from 8 lanes.
Quezon City Luzon Amoranto Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Amoranto Sports Complex. Renovated in 2023.
Prosperidad Mindanao Democrito O. Plaza Memorial Sports Complex Aquatic Center 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Democrito O. Plaza Mamorial Sports Complex. Renovated in 2023.[13]
Ormoc Visayas Ormoc City Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Ormoc City Sports Complex.[14]

Planned or under construction[edit]

Location Pool/centre name Pool dimensions Further information
City Island Group Length Width (lanes)
Bocaue Luzon Philippine Sports Center 50 m 25 m (10) Under construction as of January 2019.[15]
Davao City Mindanao Davao City - UP Aquatics Center 50 m 25 m (10) Under construction as of January 2019 as part of the Davao City-UP Sports Complex and one of the venues for 2019 Palarong Pambansa.[16]
Digos Mindanao Davao del Sur Olympic Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Under construction as part of the Davao del Sur Sports Complex.[17]
Sindangan Mindanao Sindangan Municipal Olympic Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Under construction

Other 50 metre pools[edit]

Location Pool/centre name Pool dimensions Further information
City Island Group Length Width (lanes)
Nasipit Mindanao Saint Joseph Institute of Technology Cubi-Cubi Campus Swimming Pool[18] 50 m 27.5 m (11)
Marikina Luzon Marikina Sports Center Swimming Pool[4] 50 m 22.5 m (9) Opened in 1969, and renovated in 2001 and 2017; part of the Marikina Sports Center
Taguig Luzon Philippine Army Swimming Pool[4] 50 m 22.5 m (9)
Makati Luzon Makati Aqua Sports Arena[4] 50 m 20 m (8)
Iloilo City Visayas Iloilo Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Iloilo Sports Complex
Iloilo City Visayas University of San Agustin Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of University of San Agustin's sports facilities.
Roxas Visayas Villareal Stadium Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Villareal Stadium[19]
Zamboanga City Mindanao Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex
Tubod Mindanao Mindanao Civic Center Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Mindanao Civic Center
Quezon City Luzon Amoranto Sports Complex Swimming Pool[4] 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Amoranto Sports Complex
Naga Luzon Metro Naga Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Metro Naga Sports Complex[20]
Mati Mindanao Mati Centennial Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Mati Centennial Sports Complex[21]
Bantay Luzon Quirino Stadium Poolside 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Quirino Stadium and one of the venues for the 2018 Palarong Pambansa
Cagayan de Oro Mindanao Pelaez Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Pelaez Sports Complex and one of the venues for the 1975, 1977, 1978, and 1988 Palarong Pambansa. Reopened in November 2016.[22]
Batangas City Luzon Batangas Provincial Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Batangas Provincial Sports Complex
Quezon City Luzon Philippine Science High School Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8)
Santa Rosa Luzon Santa Rosa Multi-purpose Complex Swimming Pool[23] 50 m 20 m (8) Part of Santa Rosa Sports Complex
Palayan Luzon Nueva Ecija Sports Complex Swimming Pool[24] 50 m 20 m (8) Diving pool is never finished.[25]
Cauayan Luzon Benjamin G. Dy Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Benjamin G. Dy Sports Complex.

Planned or under construction/refurbishment[edit]

Location Pool/centre name Pool dimensions Further information
City Island Group Length Width (lanes)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  10. ^ "VSU: Very Scenic University". Visayas State University. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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  12. ^ "Facilities". Jose Rizal Memorial State University. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  13. ^ "JANUARY 25, 2019 - SPORTS COMPLEX". PPIO - PTV 8 Agusan del Sur on YouTube (in Cebuano). 6 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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  15. ^ Caluag, Randy (26 April 2015). "To strut their stuff before home crowd". The Standard. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  16. ^ Comilang, Randie (13 December 2018). "Sports complex pool not ready for Davraa Meet". Sun Star Davao. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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  19. ^ Casio, Donna (27 March 2009). "Capiz Hosts Wvraa 2009". The News Today. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  20. ^ "See what Naga has to offer « Dagos po sa Maogmang Naga".
  21. ^ "DAVRAA Meet 2017". MindaNews. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  22. ^ "Pelaez Sports Complex Swimming Pool re-opens". CDODev.com. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  23. ^ "WORLD CLASS MULTI-PURPOSE COMPLEX OPENS IN SANTA ROSA". City of Santa Rosa. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  24. ^ "Nueva Ecija Sports Complex". 20 April 2005.
  25. ^ "Reporter's Notebook: Mga proyektong nakalaan para sa mga atleta, bakit hindi pa rin magamit?". GMA Public Affairs on YouTube (in Filipino). 30 June 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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