Continental Pool Wollongong
Wollongong's Ocean Pool
The Continental Pool in Wollongong is a lovely spot to dive in and swim some laps. Overlooking the ocean just outside Wollongong Harbour, the view encompassing both lighthouses is spectacular.
It always feels slightly colder here than the Gentlemen’s Pool next door, but you always get out of the water feeling amazing.
Free Entry
6 am-6 pm Thurs-Tues
6 am-2 pm Wed
Lifeguards on duty
Limited street parking a short walk from pool
No barbecue facilities available
Toilets wheelchair accessible
Changerooms, hot showers.
Protected from Westerly wind
Visiting Wollongong's Ocean Baths
The full lap pool experience awaits you here, complete with a light blue paint job, lane ropes and black lines to help keep you on track.
The more serious folk can punch out their laps at a cracking pace in the main pool, with the smaller pool usually featuring a few people who prefer to walk or swim at a slightly slower pace.
This pool has good access for people with mobility difficulties. It features a ramp to enter the pool complex and a ramp to enter the 45m pool.
Home to the Wollongong Whales Winter Swimming Club for the boys and the Floating Flamingos Winter Swimming Club for the ladies.
Officially opened in 1926, the Continental Pool has seen plenty of changes over it’s lifetime. Turns out, in this instance, “continental” means mixed bathing, as in men, women and children all able to swim at the same place, at the same time.
The name Continental always made me think of Continental breakfasts, which according to the internet are “light breakfasts often associated with staying at a hotel”. Slightly different to my personal interpretation of “stuffing yourself silly with as many different breakfast foods as you can at the one meal, while staying at a hotel, and don’t forget to sneak an extra croissant or bagel in your back pocket on the way out”.
Perhaps I’ll alter my interpretation slightly to “a place where as many people as possible can swim laps at a spot with a cracking outlook, right in the middle of the city!” This is why we love the Gong!
How much does it cost to swim at Wollongong ocean pool?
Free entry
When is the Continental pool open?
6am-6pm Thursday-Tuesday
6am-2pm Wednesday
Are Lifeguards on duty at Continental Baths ocean pool?
Lifeguards on duty at the Continental Pool during opening hours.
Is there Car Parking near Wollongong ocean pool?
Limited free street parking on Cliff Rd, with a short walk down stairs to the pool.
Disabled parking south of the pool on Cliff Rd.
Are there BBQ Facilities near Wollongong's saltwater pool?
Gas BBQ facilities located in Stuart Park, 2kms north of the Continental pool.
Is Wollongong's Continental Pool Wheelchair and Pram accessible?
The pool level is accessible via a ramp. To get to the edge of the pool there is ramp access and ramp access into the smaller pool.
Good wheelchair access.
Pram access is good.
What are the changeroom and shower facilities like at Wollongong's Continental Ocean Pool?
Changerooms are available with good wheelchair accessibility.
Hot showers baby!!