We won! The new Bexley Pool reopened. 26 January 2017

As Foundation members (first 500 to sign up), we got entry 2 ours before the general public, and managed a good look around. 

The 25 m indoor pool

Back "home"

My favourite tree - a Cape Chestnut

Even the BBQ equipment is brand new

Water polo nets - the outdoor pool is water polo compliant

Gym membership included. 

Later in the day: mayhem.

Kids' splash pad

Roselands Aquatic centre

While Bexley Pool is being redeveloped, I've mainly been swimming at Roselands Aquatic Centre, which is run by neighbouring Canterbury City Council.

I sometimes used to go there in the 1970s with a school friend.

Great to see that it's still thriving, and since then has added an indoor 25 m pool (which I don't use...I'm a outdoor swimmer!)

The beauty of this pool is its irregular shape - so there is a large leisure section, which means more lanes available for lappies.

 My favourite vantage spot:

 A real pity the babies' pool is out of commission:

Indoors

It's winter in Sydney - sunny days with maximum temperatures about 18-20 this past week. And yesterday, very windy. So I had an indoor swim at Sans Souci, and for most of the time had the pool to myself. Possibly a little too warm at 31 degrees, and the outside pool quite swimable at 23.5, but the wind-chill factor meant discomfort, and I'm not that much into discomfort!

Last laps at Bexley pool

The old Bexley pool closed on 1 May, in anticipation of opening as the re-developed Rockdale Aquatic Centre in July 2016.

Here's an article from the St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

John Heuschkel (left) and Graham Mayhew (right) have been swimming since the pool opened in 1976. Picture: Stephen Le Bas

John and Graham. Photo: Stephen Le Bas

Supporters gather to say farewell. Photo: Stephen Le Bas

Pool redevelopment mover and shaker Mark Hanna - last laps

My favourite position! 

Will really miss the Cape Chestnut trees