[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":91},["ShallowReactive",2],{"latest-published-pool-number":3,"page-\u002Fpool\u002Fwinchester-sport-and-leisure-park-50m-swimming-pool":4,"surround-\u002Fpool\u002Fwinchester-sport-and-leisure-park-50m-swimming-pool":82},303,{"id":5,"title":6,"address":7,"body":8,"city":49,"country":50,"date":51,"description":52,"device":53,"distance":54,"extension":55,"featured_image":56,"gallery":57,"googlemap":60,"lanes":61,"latitude":62,"length":63,"longitude":64,"meta":65,"metaDescription":66,"metaTitle":66,"navigation":67,"ogImage":66,"pace":68,"path":69,"pool":70,"published":67,"rating":71,"review":72,"robots":66,"schemaOrg":66,"seo":73,"setupLanes":66,"setupLength":66,"setupUnits":66,"sitemap":74,"state":76,"stem":77,"tags":78,"type":79,"units":80,"url":66,"__hash__":81},"pools\u002Fpool\u002F173.winchester-sport-and-leisure-park-50m-swimming-pool.md","Winchester Sport & Leisure Park","Hampshire, Bar End Rd, Winchester SO23 9NR",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":45},"minimark",[11,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42],[12,13,14],"p",{},"It's the 6th of January and my third swim of 2025 - and the first new pool on the list for the new year! My New Year resolution is to add 50 pools this year! Let's see how that goes!",[12,16,17],{},"I'm in Winchester, with its impressive medieval cathedral, home of the Magna Carta and once upon-a-time capital of England.",[12,19,20],{},"It's cold, dark morning and raining - the worst rain, that freezing fine mist that clings to you!",[12,22,23],{},"I arrive at the pool. The car could do with a charge ahead of a long drive later, and I noticed on the ZapMap app last night that there are charge points at the leisure centre. I circle the car park to locate a charging station around a quiet corner. I've never used this charger brand before; the lesser-known charging brands are hit-and-miss - this one proves to be just so. I stand in the rain for 10 minutes plugging in, unplugging and plugging in again, trying to get this thing working - I persevere as the issue seems to be with the card machine - Eventually, we have green lights, and I head off into the leisure centre.",[12,25,26],{},"I've pre-booked the 7:35 am 50m lane session. The Everyone Active app and booking process are not the best, but I manage to scan myself in through the electronic gates and into the 'shoes off' changing village - I like this idea, but only when they provide somewhere to sit at the entrance to take your shoes off - and the floor is actually clean - and I can remember not to put my shoes on in the cubicle when I get out!",[12,28,29],{},"Arrive on the pool deck and find the pool set up with eight 50m lanes and the floor set at 2m pool depth. A club session occupies five lanes with three public lanes to the far side. I'm aware of people sitting waiting and ready to swim; my booking is for 7:35 am, which is quite specific, so I suspect they are quite strict on session times - and strict they are. At 7:30, the lifeguard blows a whistle, and it's everyone out! Much to my disappointment, they removed lane ropes to make double-width lanes - urrff. A quick chat with others, and it sounds like no one likes this - the lifeguard also agrees and doesn't understand why they do it - it makes it easier for people to pass, apparently -, but in reality, it just causes more confusion!",[12,31,32],{},"Make a start. It's not going to be a fast swim with other lane traffic, constant overtaking, and each length being 52m due to these ridiculous double-width lanes! As they are seemingly very strict on session times, I decide to plod through the 50 minutes remaining and see how far I get.",[12,34,35],{},"The water is at perfect temperature, the pool depth is set just right (it makes a difference!), the water is crystal clear, and there is a great digital time\u002Fpace clock.",[12,37,38],{},"Keep swimming until the whistle, and finish up at 3,300m.",[12,40,41],{},"Get changed - forget not to put my shoes on in the cubicle! Get a few looks as I walk through the changing village in my Barbour boots! Then out to find a fully charged car! I didn't expect it to be fully charged as I thought it was a slow charger - I also didn't expect it to cost £38.63 for a 46% charge!",[12,43,44],{},"A quick stop at Pret in Winchester for a coffee and cinnamon bun (I've somehow ended up with two!), then two-hour drive west to the office in Clevedon.",{"title":46,"searchDepth":47,"depth":47,"links":48},"",2,[],"Winchester","UK","2025-01-06","Morning swim at the new(ish) 50m pool in England’s historic 9th-century capital!","Garmin Forerunner 965",3300,"md","winchester-sport-and-leisure-park-50m-swimming-pool-square.jpg",[56,58,59],"winchester-sport-and-leisure-park-50m-swimming-pool-entrance.jpg","winchester-sport-and-leisure-park-50m-swimming-pool-car-charging.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fmaps.app.goo.gl\u002FH2X1C4LNVjnrEc16A","8",51.0510716,50,-1.3073524,{},null,true,"1:38","\u002Fpool\u002Fwinchester-sport-and-leisure-park-50m-swimming-pool",173,65,"Great facility and an impressive building, but it looks more worn than you'd expect for a pool that only opened in May 2022. Make sure to watch the clock if you're in a specific session—they’re super strict about the 55-minute time limit. When your time’s up, it’s everyone out! The pool loses points for having double-width public swim lanes in a 50m pool—it just doesn’t make sense, especially in the fast lane, where it definitely doesn’t work.",{"title":6,"description":52},{"loc":69,"lastmod":75},"2025-05-29","Hampshire","pool\u002F173.winchester-sport-and-leisure-park-50m-swimming-pool",[],"Indoor","m","bF3MvQSZpkUX-RzBH99FAaOx5O1lDtB6jT9sYCWiSog",[83,87],{"title":84,"path":85,"stem":86,"children":-1},"Sir Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports Centre","\u002Fpool\u002Fthe-sir-doug-ellis-woodcock-sports-centre","pool\u002F174.the-sir-doug-ellis-woodcock-sports-centre",{"title":88,"path":89,"stem":90,"children":-1},"Dursley Swimming Pool","\u002Fpool\u002Fdursley-swimming-pool","pool\u002F172.dursley-swimming-pool",1789678155503]