On Saturday 12th May 1962 at 2pm the Open Air Pool was officially opened to the public. To celebrate our golden annniversary we are holding a gala afternoon on Saturday 12th May starting at 2pm exactly 50 years to the hour and day when the pool first opened. Everyone is invited to come along and help us celebrate this special occasion. Entrance is £2 for adults, £1 for children and includes a glossy souvenir programme. During the afternoon there will be a 60s-style synchronised swimming display, a lifesaving demo, water polo and relay races followed by a public swim.

Then in the evening we are hosting a fabulous fundraising 60s-themed party at Herne Farm Leisure Centre with live 60s music from band Retromatic, and a 60s buffet. There will be a prize for best 60s fancy dress but dressing up isn’t obligatory!! The bar will be open and the fun starts at 7.30 pm till 11pm. Tickets cost £15 or £10 for season ticket holders and pool supporter club members and are available at the pool or from 01730 263429. Get a group together and have a fun evening whilst helping us raise funds for the pool.

Well the Swimathon weekend has finished and all three sessions went well with a total of  41 swimmers taking part. They completed various different distances of individual 1 -mile, team mile, 2.5 km, 5 km and team 5 km for Sport Relief and Marie Curie Cancer care. The pool team which swam in lousy weather on Saturday afternoon expects to have raised over £650 in total. A big congratulations to all who took part. For photos go to our Facebook page – Petersfield Open Air Swimming Pool.

The Swimathon weekend is very nearly upon us and unfortunately the weather seems to have taken a turn for the worse. Don’t let that deter you as the water is very warm and feels particularly so when the air temperature is low!

PLEASE NOTE: The pool  will be closed for  three Swimathon sessions over the weekend. These are from 5pm on Friday (27th ) evening, all afternoon on Saturday 28th April and all afternoon on Sunday 29th April. If you know someone who is swimming or would just like to come along to cheer the participants on you will be very welcome at the pool during these sessions. Participants who are swimming for Sport Relief and Marie Curie Cancer Care can be sponsored by going to the  the website www.swimathon.org.

The pool will open for the 2012 swimming season on Saturday 21st April. The day will start with  the adults only session at 9am until 10.30 am. The official opening will be conducted by Mrs Nicky Edwards at 10.30 am and then everyone can jump in and enjoy the lovely warm clear water of the pool and kick off our 50th season.

Today is the pool’s open day when everyone can come into the pool for free to have a look at the new improvements carried out over the winter. Also bookings can be made for swimming and diving lessons and Viv and Sue will be there from 9.30 am to 1pm to advise you which classes to book into and take your bookings. Refreshments will also be served. Come along for a preview before next week’s official opening.

We now have a pool team swimming the 5km distance challenge for Marie Curie Cancer care. The team is called Petersfield Openair Swimmers and it consists of Rodney Clark, Phil Mackenzie, Nichola Court, Linda Knutsen and Liz Bisset. We are currently in training! and will be swimming on Saturday 28th April in the afternoon. We are still looking for sponsorship and would appreciate any donations. These can be made by logging on to http://my.artezglobal.com/TeamPage.aspx?teamID=47481&langPref=en-CA and following the instructions.  Otherwise see any of the team members or go to the pool once it is open in April.

If you would like to take part in the Swimathon weekend as a swimmer go to swimathon.org as we still have places available. If you would like to volunteer to help on the Swimathon weekend please call 01730 263429.

The pool will be opening for the new season on Easter Saturday April 23 2011. The day starts with an Adults only session from 9.00 – 10.30 am and the pool will be open to the general public from 10.30 onwards. We look forward to seeing you all then. Leaflets are now available at the Tourist Information Centre in Petersfield.

Pool Open Day

Saturday 16th April – 9.30 am – 1 pm If you would like to visit the pool and have a look at it before the new season starts, make a note of the Open Day which takes place on Saturday 16th April. Various committee members, staff and supporters will be there to answer any questions and show you round the facilities. Refreshments will be served.

Viv, the manageress, and her staff will be taking bookings for  swimming and diving lessons which are allocated on a ‘first come first served’  basis.