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title: "Manly Andrew 'Boy' Charlton Aquatic Centre (25m outdoor)"
description: "Second pool short-course swim."
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last_updated: "2026-08-09T02:16:21.958Z"
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Just finished 1200m in the 50m pool and hop across to the 25m outdoor. It has started raining, so I stand under cover for a minute before realising—what the hell am I doing! I jump in and work through another 1200m.

If I had to guess, this quite shallow 25m, five-lane concrete pool predates the newer aquatic centre. It's tucked in a corner beside the outdoor changing rooms and it shows its age. Several layers of reworked patches are visible on the floor and walls.

Swim done, I head inside to finish the session.