Monday, June 15, 2009

STI: Splashing good time

June 14, 2009

Splashing good time

LifeStyle checks out the best public pools:

Most accessible:

Delta Swimming Complex

900 Tiong Bahru Road

Open: 8am-9.30pm daily

Admission: Adults $1, children 50 cents, senior citizens 50 cents (weekdays); adults $1.30, children 70 cents, senior citizens 60 cents (weekends and public holidays)

Yio Chu Kang Swimming Complex

202 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9

Open: 8am-9.30pm

Admission: Adults $1, children 50 cents, senior citizens 50 cents (weekdays); adults $1.30, children 70 cents, senior citizens 60 cents (weekends and public holidays)

Why: Redhill and Yio Chu Kang MRT stations are both just a five-minute walk away from their respective pool complexes, so they are easy to get to even if you do not drive.

Best facilities:

Jurong West Swimming Complex

20 Jurong West Street 93

Open: 8am-9.30pm, closed on Tuesdays

Admission: $1.50 for adults and 80 cents for children and senior citizens (weekdays); $2 for adults and $1 for children and senior citizens (weekends)

Sengkang Swimming Complex

57 Anchorvale Road

Open: 8am-9.30pm (Tuesdays-Sundays); closed on Mondays except public holidays

Admission: $1.50 for adults and 80 cents for children and senior citizens (weekdays); $2 for adults and $1 for children and senior citizens (weekends)

Why: Jurong West's most impressive fixture is its 92m-long slide, while the gym above it and sheltered carpark are added bonuses. The facilities in the new Sengkang Swimming Complex are more like the old Big Splash or Wet & Wild waterparks than a public swimming complex.

Most popular:

Hougang Swimming Complex

95 Hougang Avenue 4

Open: 8am-9.30pm daily

Admission: $1 for adults and 50 cents for children and senior citizens (weekdays); $1.30 for adults, 70 cents for children and 60 cents for senior citizens (weekends)

Tampines Swimming Complex

505 Tampines Avenue 5

Open: 8am-9.30pm

Admission: $1 for adults and 50 cents for children and senior citizens (weekdays); $1.30 for adults, 70 cents for children and 60 cents for senior citizens (weekends)

Why: There were lots of kids having swimming lessons at Hougang when LifeStyle visited, while Tampines had a steady stream of people heading in.

Best for people-watching:

Jurong East Swimming Complex

21 Jurong East Street 31

Open: 8am-9.30pm (Tuesdays-Sundays)

Admission: $1.50 for adults and 80 cents for children and senior citizens (weekdays); $2 for adults, $1 for children and senior citizens (weekends)

Sengkang Swimming Complex

57 Anchorvale Rd

Why: There is no way to explain why these two places have the most youths and hence, hotbods.

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