[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":80},["ShallowReactive",2],{"latest-published-pool-number":3,"page-\u002Fpool\u002Fburnham-on-sea-swim-and-sports-academy":4,"surround-\u002Fpool\u002Fburnham-on-sea-swim-and-sports-academy":71},302,{"id":5,"title":6,"address":7,"body":8,"city":40,"country":41,"date":42,"description":43,"device":44,"distance":45,"extension":46,"featured_image":47,"gallery":48,"googlemap":49,"lanes":50,"latitude":51,"length":52,"longitude":53,"meta":54,"metaDescription":55,"metaTitle":55,"navigation":56,"ogImage":55,"pace":57,"path":58,"pool":59,"published":56,"rating":60,"review":61,"robots":55,"schemaOrg":55,"seo":62,"setupLanes":55,"setupLength":55,"setupUnits":55,"sitemap":63,"state":65,"stem":66,"tags":67,"type":68,"units":69,"url":55,"__hash__":70},"pools\u002Fpool\u002F109.burnham-on-sea-swim-and-sports-academy.md","Burnham-on-Sea Swim & Sports Academy","Berrow Rd, Burnham-on-Sea TA8 2ET, UK",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":36},"minimark",[11,15,18,27,30,33],[12,13,14],"p",{},"I'm back in the UK, and it's grey, wet and windy!",[12,16,17],{},"I'm down in Somerset and struggling to find a pool with lane sessions at convenient times. It's the Easter holiday, so kids are off school, and most pools run revised schedules.",[12,19,20,26],{},[21,22,25],"a",{"href":23,"target":24},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.swimmersguide.com","_blank","swimmersguide.com"," pins a pool in Burnham-On-Sea, 25 minutes south on the M5 from our Clevedon office; the weather isn't great, but I'm keen to keep the recent momentum and add a new pool to the list after a disappointing zero whilst I was in New York City. I've done all of the easy-to-reach Manhatten pools! I've had my eye on the 50m Pool at Flushing Meadows for the last few trips, but I didn't fancy a 2-hour train journey or a $120 round-trip Uber!",[12,28,29],{},"The Burnham-on-Sea Swim & Sports Academy is a small 70's style narrow four-lane 25m, stretching from a shallow, shallow end (side turns!) to a deeper 'pit' with an odd floor profile.",[12,31,32],{},"The building interior surrounding the pool deck is a really dark brown bare brick, combined with the industrial orange glow floodlights, the pool has an odd, dark, orange feel; the pool walls and floor are a dull blue which all gives the water a somewhat murky feel - it doesn't help I've got my Florida sun gold mirror Arena Cobra Ultra goggles in the swim bag! I'm sure a simple bulbs switch to a white light would give the interior a more positive vibe.",[12,34,35],{},"Join the fast lane with another guy preparing to make a start; he looks like he'll have a good pace, so a quick chat to see what he's planning to do, then get to a 3km set. My pace isn't great, so make my excuses - I'm feeling somewhat under the weather with a cold (proper man flu!), but it's another pool on the list and 3km on the watch.",{"title":37,"searchDepth":38,"depth":38,"links":39},"",2,[],"Burnham-on-Sea","UK","2023-04-12","Back in grey, wet and windy UK for a post-work swim right on the Bristol Channel!","Garmin Swim 2 Watch",3000,"md","burnham-on-sea-swim-and-sports-academy-square.jpg",[47],"https:\u002F\u002Fgoo.gl\u002Fmaps\u002FfWacbDSe8DaeGUqB6","4",51.2404637,25,-2.9968378,{},null,true,"1:30","\u002Fpool\u002Fburnham-on-sea-swim-and-sports-academy",109,50,"Simple but practical 70s style small pool, but a great facility for the local community and clearly well used!",{"title":6,"description":43},{"loc":58,"lastmod":64},"2025-05-29","Somerset","pool\u002F109.burnham-on-sea-swim-and-sports-academy",[41],"Indoor","m","z9wRw04lSSwPFxSv_Y1CNgZB0H6W3kzeGVnwUCXFSGE",[72,76],{"title":73,"path":74,"stem":75,"children":-1},"Wyre Forest Leisure Centre","\u002Fpool\u002Fwyre-forest-leisure-centre","pool\u002F110.wyre-forest-leisure-centre",{"title":77,"path":78,"stem":79,"children":-1},"Ron Levy Aquatic Center","\u002Fpool\u002Fron-levy-aquatic-center-islamorada-florida-usa","pool\u002F108.ron-levy-aquatic-center-islamorada-florida-usa",1788724910883]