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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 whole of the UK.
Plans for an open air pool had previously been mooted by Edinburgh Town Council in 1928, 1930 and 1933, but were discounted - the main obstacles being seen as the Scottish weather and cost. The objections on the grounds of cost were silenced when it became clear that hot water could be provided for the pool by the coal-fired Portobello Power ...
Portobello Baths were constructed in 1898 and completed in 1901 on The Promenade overlooking the beach. [10] These, now known as Portobello Swim Centre, include one of only three remaining public Turkish baths in Scotland. [11] Portobello Pier was a pleasure pier near the end of Bath Street, open from 23 May 1871 until the start of the First ...
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Warrender Baths Club swimming gala at the Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh. In 1988, Warrender's Men's and Women's team won the Scottish heats of the British Swimming Club Team Championships. Warrender again won the Waldie and Robertson Trophies and its swimmers won over 40 individual championships and broke over 30 championship records.
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'.
Exercise mode of testing: The method of fitness used during a VO2 max test can also alter the findings—a treadmill test may yield different results than, say, cycling or swimming.
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.