Swimming pools

Our 22.8-meter indoor swimming pool at St Luke’s Sports Centre is heated to a constant 29°c, is three lanes wide and 2.5 meters deep at the deep end.  

Throughout the week, the pool is available for lane, casual, and family swimming on a first come first serve basis with a capacity for 18 swimmers in each session. Please note that you cannot pre-book/reserve a space for any swimming sessions.  

Lane swim: Three lanes consisting of a slow, medium and fast lane are put in place allowing swimmers to choose a lane depending on their ability/goal. In the fast lane, fins and flippers can be used but please note snorkels are not permitted in the pool.  

Casual swim: 1 lane is put in place for swimmers wanting to do this, whilst the rest of the pool is left as an open space for relaxed swimming.  

Family swim: The pool is a completely open space with no lanes, allowing families and small children to enjoy the pool area and have fun! Small inflatables, floats, woggles and toys are permitted to be used in this session.  

SwimFit: Swim fit is a class which uses a mixture of strokes, speeds, lengths and exercises to provide a more varied way to workout and improve fitness rather than traditional lane swimming. Class included in our Gym & Classes / Premium Membership. Pay as you go options available for other members and non-members also welcome.

For private bookings and special events at the pool, starting blocks and swimming floats are available. However, please contact stlukessportscentre@exeter.ac.uk to enquire about hiring and for any more information on this.  

The pool is also home to our acclaimed Learn to Swim programme, which helps over 700 children and a cohort of Adults learn to swim every week. The swim school takes place throughout the week and follows the Amateur Swimming Association’s (ASA) guidelines and caters for children aged three years and over. For more information on our swim school at St Lukes, please email swimminglessons@exeter.ac.uk.  

Swim Membership and Prices

A swim membership allows you to make the most of our swimming pool, and swim as much as you want whenever you want in line with our timetabled sessions! Whether you are just looking to swim regularly on a relaxed basis or improve your cardio fitness within a pool environment, a swim membership is an excellent purchase! The price for a swim membership and sessions are as follows: