Many of the metro’s community swimming pools are now open to the public.
Gates to some of the metro’s swimming pools were officially opened last Friday, for the long-awaited “splish splash” season.
In preparation for the swimming season, some of the pools went through an extensive renovation process.
This included, concrete painting, repairs to tiles, expansion joints, repairing of plumbing and electrical faults and the use of cleaning chemicals amongst others.
Ekurhuleni has three types of pool categories with different facilities.
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Category A boasts an indoor heated swimming pool and is an arena for competitive swimming competitions while category B pools are mainly outdoor pools with grandstands and category C pools are standard with basic amenities.
In Germiston residents can make use of the following pools at these specific times:
• Category A: Delville
Tuesday to Thursday: 5.30am to 8.30pm
Friday: 5.30am to 6pm.05:30 – 18:00 – Friday
Saturday: 10am to 6pm.
Sunday: 2pm to 6pm.
• Category B and C:
Tuesday to Saturday: 10am to 6pm.
Sunday and public holidays: 2pm to 6pm.
All pools are closed on Mondays.
Entrance fee to community pools according to their categories are as follows:
• Category A – R15.
• Category B – R10.
• Category C – R5.
In Germiston pools which are open are Delville, Elsburg, Palm Ridge, Dinwiddie and Klopper Park.
Pools that are closed are Katlehong (closed for renovations), Primrose, Gerdview and Leondale (all due to open on October 1).
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