UCD Swimming Pool

Fantastic experience: Fabulous swimming pool...

Negative experience: The opening hours are not accurate. When I showed up at 5pm on Sunday for my swim I was told I should have read the fine print on their website and that the opening hours on google are not their responsibility. Despite the gym being opened till 6pm I was told that I could not use the pool which has a different opening time and closed at 5pm. On another date, a strange guy kept following me around the pool trying to talk to me as I was doing my laps. I reported it who staff did nothing. At a later date I was told that I should have known to ask for a duty manager and it was always open to me to make a report to the Gardai. Even when you pay extra for the nice changing rooms you have to pay extra for a lock for the locker. It’s a shame that such a nice facility is being ruined by poor communication, poor management and a failure to take responsibility for issues.

Positive experience: Positives: Large 50 metre pool which never feels crowded. Large tepidarium, Negatives: Not kept as clean as it was a few years ago. Could do with a deep clean in the changing room areas. Waterfall showers often out of order. Noticeable bad smell in seating area of tepidarium over the last few months. Huge price hike this year due to ending the one payment membership option. Payment must now be made by monthly direct debit which increases a single membership from €750 per year to €1020.

Fantastic experience: Great contemporary swimming facility with 50-meter lanes. Can get crowded during peak hours. Offers ample space for sauna, hot tub, and steam room. Overall, a thoroughly positive experience.

Fantastic experience: Very good facilities. Eight 50 metre lanes, great facilities. Comes with access to the sauna and gym. 100% recommend.

Fantastic experience: ... would love a pool only membership, but otherwise, this is a really lovely place to swim

Fantastic experience: Great price and the perfect pool. Would be better if they had more lanes. The jacuzzi is Fab! Membership is a 200 euro fee for a contract and then 85 euros per month for full days. Cool! Worth it! Recommend!

Fantastic experience: Nice big pool, staff so nice, changing area kept very clean

Fantastic experience: Nice Olympic pool

Fantastic experience: Excellent facility. One down side there are no naked swim lanes, classes or swim times. Otherwise it's fab. Oh and you can't bring your dog into the pool..for a swim..(even if its a therapy dog) or guide dog..which is somewhat shortsighted.

Fantastic experience: Wonderful

Fantastic experience: Excellent water quality-low chlorine usage, very helpful staff, lane management has improved. Water temp a little to high 29c even though most requests are for warmer temp. This is an expensive competitive quality pool and should be kept a temperature at which one does not overheat when working hard in it. NAC water is a degree lower 28c and they cater to hundreds of children Air temp in the pool area seems to vary a lot. 1 degree in water is like 10 in air.

Fantastic experience: Top class facility, well maintained over the past 8 years I’ve been a member

Fantastic experience: Top class facilities. I use the pool regularly. If you like it a little less busy, go for 8pm onwards. Changing rooms cleaned well and often

Fantastic experience: Loved it, well managed, not too busy

Fantastic experience: Top class facility, well maintained over the past 8 years I’ve been a member

Positive experience: Amazing facility for swimming but very expensive. Also zero prices on website.

Fantastic experience: Can't wait for Feb 1

Fantastic experience: Well staffed and well run facility. Clean and safe.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic pool very clean

Fantastic experience: Beautiful campus, friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Fantastic facilities

Fantastic experience: I'd dare to say that's the best swimming pool in Dublin. I love it! Also the saunas & jacuzzi are nice. Several private showers & changing rooms. Always pretty tidy.

Positive experience: Amazing facility

Fantastic experience: Great facility. Love the pool. UV treated water makes such a difference. No smell of chlorine makes such a difference. Great saunas and jacuzzi. Haven't tried the classes or the gym yet, but pool is definitely worth it.

Fantastic experience: Best pool in Dublin by far.

Fantastic experience: Clean, great facilities and properly laned. Always room to swim and the hydrotherapy stuff is a bonus

Fantastic experience: Excellent pool ! Large mixed changing area changing with plenty of lockers, changing rooms and showers. The pool is very clean and well run. The children’s lessons are excellent and they get great confidence when the floor level is highered to standing height (80cm height I think). The pool can actually change to three different heights : .80, 1.3 and 2m Large spa area which has a jacuzzi, rain showers, steam room and more. The children’s pool is perfect size and they love the water jets in it. Only thing I don’t like is that at least one of swimsuit dryers is always broken :(

Fantastic experience: Great facilities for a university. Pool is 2m deep which is a decent depth for competitive swimmers.

Fantastic experience: Very good and clean facility. Would love to spend more time there.

Fantastic experience: Literally five star facilities. Very well run. The children’s swimming lessons are excellent.

Fantastic experience: Great 50m pool and not much chlorine.

Fantastic experience: Best members only pool in the country. Amazing facilities, clean, great 50m pool and staff are very nice! Changing rooms could be a little more spacious. During peak times combines gym and pool users can get crowded but for everything else it's top! Worth the extra few € compared to other 25m pools nearby. Facilities offered for the price it's great! You wont get a better swim in Ireland

Fantastic experience: The staff are excellent and good atmosphere. My children loves to go to the class.

Fantastic experience: Perfeita, piscina olímpica.

Fantastic experience: Great facilities, family friendly also.

Fantastic experience: As a former competitive swimmer and having spent a lot of my time in pools around the country up until my early twenties I have only great things to say about this pool. 1)The staff are very friendly and helpful 2)There are plenty changing facilities and lockers of all sizes including family sizes. 3)Swimming tog dryers/spinners 4)The spa area is fantastic with two luxury showers with multiple settings from normal, to rain shower, water spout shower and settings from cool right the way up to hot in temperature. 5)The pool itself for a competition 50m is perfect (obviously being regulation FINA standard). -The water I must say is interesting, when you are used to high levels of chlorine(usually seemed normal) in a pool it at first is quite strange being in this water getting used to it but hands down the way all pools should be with these very low levels of chlorine with UV lamps and high tech filtration systems. - There are always enough slow, medium and fast lanes available to members to not feel on top of or too slow for a swimmer of different ability. -A very minor thing I would change is the temperature, this is always an age old debate what temperature the pool should be. I would say for all round general swimming it really is perfect as is. However, if you are there to clock up some mileage and work hard a lower temperature would feel needed as I tend to over heat but that would not be comfortable for people who really just go to leisurely swim a few and flat around. -The staff regularly clean the tiles on the pool deck which is great and are strict about wearing a hat which is important for the filtration systems keeping a clean pool. All in all great pool, love going there.

Fantastic experience: Nice pool with fantastic facilities

Fantastic experience: Great 50 m non chlorinated pool with plenty of lanes.

Fantastic experience: One of the best pools in this country

Fantastic experience: Trinity’s pool cry

Fantastic experience: excellent pool and facilities. UV treated water.

Fantastic experience: Great pool!

Fantastic experience: 50m pool with trapedorium good facility. Water is clean

Fantastic experience: Great facilities. Clean. Lots of staff.

Fantastic experience: Fa tastic pool but can be busy at times

Fantastic experience: Beautiful pool, well-maintained and a pleasure to swim in.

Fantastic experience: Olympic pool, great facilities