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Warrender Baths Club is a swimming club which originated at Warrender Baths in Edinburgh, Scotland, established in 1888.In 2013 the Club had 600 members with an active membership of 350 swimmers training at nine swimming pools across Edinburgh.
Warrender Baths. Warrender Swim Centre – traditionally known as Warrender Baths – is a swimming pool and fitness complex that opened in 1887 in Marchmont, Edinburgh. [1] It consists of a pool 25 yards (23 m) in length, a sauna, and an assortment of fitness equipment. It is notable for its Victorian architecture with bright interior and its ...
Royal Commonwealth Pool. / 55.939202; -3.172731. The Royal Commonwealth Pool is a category-A-listed building [4] in St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Scotland that houses one of Scotland's main swimming pools. It is usually referred to simply as the Commonwealth Pool and known colloquially as the 'Commie'.
The Victorian Turkish bath is a type of bath in which the bather sweats freely in hot dry air, is then washed, often massaged, and has a cold wash or shower. [ 1] It can also mean, especially when used in the plural, an establishment where such a bath is available. Hot-air baths of the same type, built after Queen Victoria 's reign (1837–1901 ...
Drumsheugh Baths Club. Coordinates: 55.9520°N 3.216°W. Drumsheugh Baths. The Drumsheugh Baths Club is a private swimming club in the West End of Edinburgh, Scotland founded in 1882 and opened in 1884. [1]
Portobello Swim Centre is a multi-facility leisure venue in Portobello, Edinburgh. Built by Edinburgh City Architect Robert Morham in 1898, [1] it comprises swimming pools, a gym and fitness studio, and Edinburgh's only authentic and publicly available Victorian Turkish bath , one of three remaining in Scotland, and one of only eleven in the ...
Sports venues in Cork (city) (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Sports venues in County Cork" ... Cork Golf Club; Cork Greyhound Stadium; Cork Racecourse; Curraheen ...
Scottish Swimming, also known as the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA), is the national governing body for swimming, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming in Scotland. The SASA and the English and Welsh swimming associations form British Swimming , which is responsible for British teams at the Olympics, and other events in ...