List of long course swimming pools in the Philippines

The following is an annotated list of swimming pools in the Philippines that conform to the Olympic standard. Additionally, it lists other long-course facilities that do not quite come up to the full standard of 50 × 25 metres, 10 (middle 8 used) lanes.

The Aquatics Center at the New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac. The only FINA-certified swimming pool facility in the Philippines.

Olympic size pools
Location Pool/centre name Pool dimensions Further information
Length Width (lanes)
Capas New Clark City Aquatics Center 50 m 25 m (10) Opened on August 31, 2019 as part of the New Clark City Sports Hub and one of the venues for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games,[1] and upcoming 2020 Asian Swimming Championships.[2][3]
Pasig PhilSports Swimming Center[4] 50 m 25 m (10) Opened in 1985 as part of PhilSports Complex and one of the venues for the 1991 Southeast Asian Games
Tagum DNSTC Aquatic Center 50 m 25 m (10) Opened 12 December 2012 as part of Davao del Norte Sports Complex and one of the venues for the 2015 Palarong Pambansa[5][6]
Legazpi Bicol University Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Opened in 2016 as part of the Bicol University Sports Complex and one of the venues for the 2016 Palarong Pambansa[7][8]
Butuan Sunrise Swimming Pool[9] 50 m 25 m (10)
Bacolod Panaad Swimming Complex 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Panaad Park and Sports Complex
Tagbilaran Victoriano B. Tirol Aquatic Center 50 m 25 m (10) Part of University of Bohol's Victoriano B. Tirol Jr. Sports Complex
San Jose de Buenavista Binirayan Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Binirayan Sports Complex and one of the venues for the 2017 Palarong Pambansa[10]
Los Baños Trace College Aquatics Centre 50 m 25 m (10) Venue for the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
Baybay Visayas State University Swimming Pool[11] 50 m 25 m (10)
Cebu City Cebu City Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Cebu City Sports Complex[12]
Dapitan Jose Rizal Memorial State University Sports Complex Swimming Pool[13] 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Jose Rizal Memorial State University Sports Complex and one of the venues for the 2011 Palarong Pambansa
Imus Vermosa Sports Hub 50 m 25 m (10) Proposed venue for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Dapa Siargao Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10)
Surigao City Surigao Provincial Sports Complex - Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Part of the Surigao Provincial Sports Complex. Renovated in 2020 from 8 lanes

Planned or under construction
Location Pool/centre name Pool dimensions Further information
Length Width (lanes)
Bocaue Philippine Sports Center 50 m 25 m (10) Under construction as of January 2019.[14]
Davao City Davao City - UP Aquatics Center 50 m 25 m (10) Under construction as of January 2019 as part of the Davao City-UP Sports Complex and one of the venues for 2019 Palarong Pambansa.[15]
Prosperidad Democrito O. Plaza Memorial Sports Complex Aquatic Center 50 m 25 m (10) Under construction as part of the Democrito O. Plaza Mamorial Sports Complex.[16]
Ormoc Ormoc City Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Under construction as part of the Ormoc City Sports Complex.[17]
Digos Davao del Sur Olympic Swimming Pool 50 m 25 m (10) Under construction as part of the Davao del Sur Sports Complex.[18]

Other 50 metre pools
Location Pool/centre name Pool dimensions Further information
Length Width (lanes)
Nasipit Saint Joseph Institute of Technology Cubi-Cubi Campus Swimming Pool[19] 50 m 27.5 m (11)
Marikina Marikina Sports Center Swimming Pool[4] 50 m 22.5 m (9) Opened in 1969, and renovated in 2001 and 2017; part of the Marikina Sports Center
Taguig Philippine Army Swimming Pool[4] 50 m 22.5 m (9)
Makati Makati Aqua Sports Arena[4] 50 m 20 m (8)
Iloilo City Iloilo Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Iloilo Sports Complex
Roxas Villareal Stadium Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Villareal Stadium[20]
Manila Rizal Memorial Swimming Center[4] 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex
Zamboanga City Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex
Tubod Mindanao Civic Center Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Mindanao Civic Center
Quezon City Amoranto Sports Complex Swimming Pool[4] 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Amoranto Sports Complex
Naga Metro Naga Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Metro Naga Sports Complex[21]
Mati Mati Centennial Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Mati Centennial Sports Complex[22]
Bantay Quirino Stadium Poolside 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Quirino Stadium and one of the venues for the 2018 Palarong Pambansa
Cagayan de Oro Pelaez Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Pelaez Sports Complex and one of the venues for the 1975, 1977, 1978, and 1988 Palarong Pambansa. Reopened in November 2016.[23]
Batangas City Batangas Provincial Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Part of the Batangas Provincial Sports Complex
Quezon City Philippine Science High School Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8)
Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Multi-purpose Complex Swimming Pool[24] 50 m 20 m (8) Part of Santa Rosa Sports Complex
Palayan Nueva Ecija Sports Complex Swimming Pool[25] 50 m 20 m (8) Diving pool is never finished.[26]

Planned or under construction/refurbishment
Location Pool/centre name Pool dimensions Further information
Length Width (lanes)
Cauayan Benjamin G. Dy Sports Complex Swimming Pool 50 m 20 m (8) Under construction as part of the Benjamin G. Dy Sports Complex.

See also

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