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Kartäuserwallbad

Indoor pool in Cologne's Südstadt – a course and teaching pool for school and club swimming only.

Swimming

The Kartäuserwallbad is an indoor pool in Cologne's Südstadt district on Kartäuserwall. It is not a public leisure pool but a course and teaching pool used exclusively for school and club swimming.

At a glance

Type
Indoor pool used as a course and teaching pool
Location
Kartäuserwall 40, 50676 Cologne (Südstadt)
Pool
25-metre sports pool with 5 lanes
Features
Movable floor for variable water depth
Use
no public swimming – school and club swimming only
Phone
0221 22191764

Things to do here

  • Learn your first strokes in a swimming course
  • Train in one of the five lanes of the 25-metre pool
  • Swim laps during club training
  • Discover the pool on a stroll through the Südstadt district
  • Swimming

Pool & Features

The pool has a 25-metre sports pool with five lanes. A movable floor allows the water depth to be adjusted, so the pool can serve both beginner swimming lessons and lane training. There is no separate baby paddling pool.

Use

The Kartäuserwallbad is a pure course pool and not open to the general public. It is used for school swimming as well as for training and course slots of various Cologne swimming and water-sports clubs. There are no public opening hours for free swimming.

Location & Getting there

The pool lies in the Südstadt district on Kartäuserwall, a street in the green belt around the historic old town. Its central location is easy to reach on foot from the Südstadt and by public transport.

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Address

Kartäuserwall 40
50676 Köln

Contact

0221 22191764

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