Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre - MSAC (Albert Park) - Swimming Pools

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre - MSAC (Albert Park)

Facilities include:

50 metre Indoor Competition Pool
Heated to 27 degrees, the Indoor 50m Pool has 10 lanes, making it ideal place for lap swimming. With slow, medium and fast lanes the pool caters for all abilities.

50 metre Outdoor Competition Pool
Heated to 27 degrees, the outdoor 50m Pool has 10 lanes, perfect for lap swimming all year round.

25m Lap Pool
Utilised for lap swimming, swimming lessons, aqua aerobics and the fun inflatable racers, this is a versatile pool that is for use by people of all ages and abilities.

Diving Boards
With 14 indoor diving boards, MSAC is home to the most state-of-the-art diving facility in Melbourne. The pool is heated to 27 degrees, and provides a range of springboards and platforms for hire.

Spas, Sauna and Steam Room
Great to relax after a swim or at the end of a busy day, please note these are restricted for use by patrons over 16 years of age.

Multi-purpose Pool
This pool, heated to a beautiful 34 degrees C, is used for swimming lessons, hydrotherapy, gentle exercise and family play.

Wave Pool
Everyone enjoys going to the beach, so we have decided to bring it to you! Surf's up every 30 minutes with the waves crashing against the shore. Please note that whilst the waves are running, children under the age of 10 must be within arms reach of a guardian over the age of 16.

Youngsters Pool
This is a great little pool for toddlers and children up to the age of six. Water features are run in this pool during peak times, on weekends, public holidays and government school holidays.

Note: Water slide is no longer operating.

Swimming Lessons
There are a range of programs including Waterbabies Play for babies aged 3 to 6 months), Waterbabies Classes (6-36 months), Preschool program (3-4 years), School Age Learn to Swim program (5-17 years), Adult Lessons, School Holiday intensive swim programs and Squads.

Opening Hours:

Opening Hours

Cost:

Visitor Prices

Public Transport:
MSAC is directly accessible via tram or light rail.
Tram numbers 112 run from the City to South Melbourne or St. Kilda, via Collins, Spencer and Clarendon Streets and Albert Road. Get off this tram at stop 131.

Light rail number 96 runs from the City to St. Kilda Beach via Bourke, Spencer, Ferrars Streets and Canterbury Road. Hop off this tram at either Albert Park or Wright Street Stations for your next visit to MSAC.

Parking
All onsite parking at MSAC is available for MSAC patrons only.

Review:

The Centre is very well equipped with facilities. There is a youngsters pool which is 0.3m deep with water sprays, see-saw and two ride-on animals. This pool is available for children 6 years and under during the weekend and holidays but designated as a toddlers pool during the week.

There is a wave pool next to this with high intensity water sprays/jets at the beach entrance. The wave pool only has a small area with deep water. Most of the pool is shallow but the waves are strong - little kids can be expected to get thrown off their feet at the waters edge. The wave pools only lasted about 6 minutes every half hour and seemed to finish almost as soon as it had started.

The SplashOUT slide is very fast and dark and you pick up a good amount of speed. Our 3 year old had one ride and that was enough - it was a bit too terrifying for him. The slide operated all the time and the queues were quite reasonable.

There is a warm, square pool (0.9-1.2m deep) and another bigger but colder pool which was 1.1-1.4m deep. In a neighbouring area there was a full length swimming pool and a dive area with many different diving platforms (for competitions and practice). There was also an inflatable operating in the biggest pool.

The family change rooms are fairly small but in good condition.

It appears that the SplashOUT operates during school holidays and weekends. Unless you make good use of the slide, the entrance cost is very steep, especially when you add on the cost of car parking (flat rate for the weekend and more expensive during the week).

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