Open water swimming

A unique swimming experience

In our open-water pool, you experience the freedom and space of swimming in nature, combined with the safety and facilities of a swimming pool. It is the place where sport and relaxation come together!

Swimming in our open-water pool is not only good for your body, but also a feast for your senses.

Whether you are training for a triathlon, want to sharpen your open-water techniques, or just want to swim laps leisurely, our pool offers the perfect setting for every swimming enthusiast.

Come along and experience it for yourself: 100m or 50m laps can be swum. In addition to the swimming area, there is also an open water play area where you can enjoy a game of water polo or kayak polo.

Our open-water swimming area opens at the beginning of May (when the water temperature is at least 16°C), together with the beach area. From then on, you can go there until the end of the summer season in September.

Training in a club

When?

• We provide an extra moment outside the beach's opening hours, on Wednesdays between 19h and 20h30 (leave the beach area by 20h45 at the latest).
• You can also book a fixed training moment within the beach's opening hours:
  • 1 May - 20 June: Wednesdays from 1pm to 7pm + Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 11am to 7pm
  • 21 June - 31 August: every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • 1 - 14 September: Wednesdays from 1pm to 7pm + Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 11am to 7pm

Conditions:

• The minimum duration of a training session is 1h and maximum 2h.
• Gathering in groups is required to enter the beach together.
  No minimum number of participants is required.

Rates & reservations:

• Clubs get a 50% discount and you pay €3 per athlete instead of €6.
• Clubs can only book via email: hofstade@sport.vlaanderen
• When booking, the following club details must be provided:
  • Club name
  • Club address (street, postcode, town)
  • Company number
  • Name responsible
  • Mail address for communication
• You book for a period the number of training moments per week and this is then definite for your members.
• If training is unexpectedly not possible at a requested training time, it suffices to report that you will exceptionally not come, there are no costs involved.
• Invoicing takes place on a monthly basis.

Fees for individual training:

• If club members come to train individually (outside the requested club moments) they pay the normal access rate for the beach zone.
• You can purchase a ticket via our webshop.