Swimming pools
The City of Brussels has 3 public swimming pools: the swimming pool of the Centre, the swimming pool of Laeken and the swimming pool of Neder-Over-Heembeek.
Measures for the public
The National Security Council has imposed health measures to combat Covid-19. Therefore, special measures are in force:
- Booking is required. Swimmers who have not reserved, cannot access the pool. You can book online:
- This reservation makes it possible, on the one hand, to ensure compliance with sanitary and hygienic measures imposed by the Security Council and, on the other hand, to manage flows by avoiding meetings both at the entrance and within the infrastructure.
- Only the large pools are accessible to swimmers at this stage. The small pools for families require additional measures that are currently being studied.
- Swimming time is limited to a maximum of 60 minutes per session.
- The number of swimmers is set at 4 per lane.
- The dressing rooms and lockers are accessible. They are immediately disinfected after each use.
- Payment is now possible electronically and without contact at the cash registers of the swimming pools
To ensure compliance with these rules as much as possible, all employees of the 'Bains de Bruxelles' association have followed specific training (first aid, cleaning and disinfection) to welcome the inhabitants of Brussels in the most hygienic and safe conditions.
Clubs, courses and schools
The City of Brussels first focused on organizing access for the general public. To guarantee this first reopening, the return of the (sports) clubs (during the day and in the evening) is postponed. However, everything is done by the Sports Service of the City of Brussels to organize the return of the various clubs as soon as possible, in close consultation with them and in strict compliance with the health measures.
Social showers at the Baths of the Centre
The social showers will also open again on 1 July. They are organized in periods of 45 minutes from Tuesday to Saturday:
- 9h15-10h00
- 10h30-11h15
- 11h45-12h30
- 13h00-13h45
Opening hours summer 2020
- Opening hours swimming pools summer 2020 (PDF, 201.11 KB)
FAQ
- FAQ - Bains de Bruxelles (PDF, 128.36 KB) (in French)
- FAQ - Baden van Brussel (PDF, 118.87 KB) (in Dutch)
Infrastructure
- 1 swimming pool of 25 x 12.50 m
- 1 training pool of 18 x 12.50 m
- showers
- 1 gymnastics hall of 210 m2
- 1 boxing hall of 300 m2
The gymnastics hall and boxing hall can be booked.
Sale of last ticket and end of swimming time
Attention! People using the swimming pools of the City of Brussels have to remind:
- that the last ticket is sold 45 minutes before closure
- that everyone has to leave the swimming pool 25 minutes before closure, 40 minutes in summer
- during certain hours and school periods, the pools could be booked by schools
Obligations and prohibitions
- children under 10 years must be accompanied by an adult (the children are under the supervision of this person)
- wearing a bathing cap is mandatory
- only the classic bathing suit is allowed: short slip/boxer for men and swimsuit/bikini for women
- a bermuda, short, long boxer, pareo, skirt, burkini, combination/shorty are forbidden
Activities organized by groups or sports clubs
Activities organized by groups or sports clubs (PDF, 51.15 KB)
PRACTICAL INFO
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Infrastructure
- 1 swimming pool in the form of an L of 25 x 12.50m for competitions and training
- 1 swimming pool of low depth of 7.5 x 12.50 m for fun use
- 1 paddling pool of 7.5 x 12.50 m which includes a slide and a mushroom
- 1 independent slide
- 1 training pool of 18 x 12.50m
- public showers
Sale of last ticket and end of swimming time
Attention! People using the swimming pools of the City of Brussels have to remind:
- that the last ticket is sold 45 minutes before closure
- that everyone has to leave the swimming pool 25 minutes before closure, 40 minutes in summer
- during certain hours and school periods, the pools could be booked by schools
Obligations and prohibitions
- children under 10 years must be accompanied by an adult (the children are under the supervision of this person)
- wearing a bathing cap is mandatory
- only the classic bathing suit is allowed: short slip/boxer for men and swimsuit/bikini for women
- a bermuda, short, long boxer, pareo, skirt, burkini, combination/shorty are forbidden
Activities organized by groups or sports clubs
Activities organized by groups or sports clubs (PDF, 41.35 KB)
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More information
Individual lockers are available. A 2 euro coin is required to close the locker.
Infrastructure
- 1 swimming pool of 25 x 16m
- 1 training pool of 16 x 6m
- 1 meeting room: price list of the meeting room (PDF, 7.30 KB)
- 1 solarium
- 1 hammam
- 6 bubble baths
- 1 sauna
- 1 cafeteria
Sale of last ticket and end of swimming time
Attention! People using the swimming pools of the City of Brussels have to remind:
- that the last ticket is sold 45 minutes before closure
- that everyone has to leave the swimming pool 25 minutes before closure, 40 minutes in summer
- during certain hours and school periods, the pools could be booked by schools
Obligations and prohibitions
- children under 10 years must be accompanied by an adult (the children are under the supervision of this person)
- wearing a bathing cap is mandatory
- only the classic bathing suit is allowed: short slip/boxer for men and swimsuit/bikini for women
- a bermuda, short, long boxer, pareo, skirt, burkini, combination/shorty are forbidden
Activities by groups and sports clubs
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More information
If you want to benefit from the rate for people of Brussels, you must show your ID card or another official document.
- Rates of the swimming pools of the City of Brussels (PDF, 23.43 KB)
When entering the swimming pool, people must wear classic swimwear, which is only intended for swimming.
Shorts, bermudas, pareos, skirts, diving suits/shorties and burkinis are strictly prohibited.
- Forbidden swimwear (PDF, 997.23 KB)
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