Manurewa Aquatic Centre

The Manurewa Aquatic Centre has been around for several years now and was a much-​needed upgrade for the area. It’s located at Mountfort Park and it’s hard to miss off the main road. It’s a great facility and, living a two minute walk from here, I know that this place is popular all-​year round.
The aquatic centre boasts five pools, one of them being Manukau’s first deep water pool, perfect for water polo and all other deep water sports I’d never dare to try (I’m definitely not a swimmer). Entry to the pools are free, but there’s a great range of paid extras you can go for like the spa and sauna. The pools close relatively early but for a small fee you can stay later, which is ideal if you like swimming in peace, because this place gets busy.
I’ve only visited the aquatic centre a handful of times, despite living so close. I prefer the pools in the winter when it’s not so packed. You get some serious swimmers here so beware of accidently floating into someone’s lane! I learnt that one the hard way. I’ve taken some younger cousins here on a couple of afternoon and I didn’t swim, but the spectator seats here are great and you get a view of all the pools so there’s no blind spot to worry about. There’s a café on-​site aswell if the hunger strikes, but I usually bring my own food when I come here or practice patience until I’m home. I really like the changing room facilities here; they’re modern, spacious and well-​looked after considering how much foot traffic comes through.
The Manurewa Aquatic Centre is great for families with their range of swimming pools, and give adults the extra option of chilling out in the spa and sauna for some alone time. The Community Gyms fitness centre is here aswell, so the aquatic is great for that post-​workout swim or sauna! A great addition to the Manurewa community and its as popular as ever.