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CommentsHeather Newby
its all gone now
Jeff Louwman
that takes me back !
Cheryl King
Spent a huge amount of my childhood at this pool,
Mary Fenemor
Maree McNeill
Mary Fenemor
Maree Mathieson
Anne Miller Mcmillan
lots of time spent there . also scaled the wall for a nite dip.
Suzanne Silvester
Anne Miller Mcmillan me too
Anne Miller Mcmillan
Suzanne Silvester
Carolyn Graham
Anne Miller Mcmillan lol we must have gone home soaking wet. We didn't go skinny dipping lol.
Diane Craig
Carolyn Graham yer right lol
Barbara Fitzsimmons
Anne Miller Mcmillan so you took that skirt off .hope .you know who .wasnt about
Barbara Fitzsimmons
Anne Miller Mcmillan I love her .such a scream
Kay Brewer
Memories of Snowy and Donna Nolan
Heather Newby
Kay Brewer i remember them too
Pauline Burrows
Kay Brewer Donna was a talented swimmer also Joan Ray..
Pauline Burrows
Absolutely ⚘
Glenda O'Donnell
That is so right Anne it was so good to go to there
Anne Honey
Was this the new pool. I'm sure in the 50s and 60s looked rough
Carolyn Graham
Anne Honey no this was still the old pool. This got pulled down and new pool is up by Recreation ground.
Shane Rachel Reid
Memories
Billy Reid
Jesse Reid. Pretty sure you lost a tooth here Billy...
Stephen Lucas
I remember the steel plate on the bleachers get so hot in the sun - no roof in my day.
I I remember right Snow White ran it
Luke Simpson
Was great fun as a kid to swim and muck around here.
Lisa Coppersmith
Such memories there
Lyn Thompson
No roof on it when i was a kid
Marlene Jackson Perry
Lyn Thompson same here.
Heather Newby
same here
Pauline Walsh
Great memories
Sharon Fraser-Tapp
my brother and swam there quite often
Bruce Dando
was a cool swim after midnight
Vicky O'Neill
Aza O'Neill memories
Courtney Young
This pool just reminds me of you Aza
Aza O'Neill
Courtney Young it’s where I lived
Tom Daly
Same here was awesome pool
Lori Haisty
Shannon Kokshoorn so many good memories
Shannon Kokshoorn
Lori Haisty I know how good
Karen Potter
Shannon Kokshoorn we used to go to shop next door and but suckers on a stick. They were bloody beautiful. Lasted for ages.
Helen Joan Forrest
Many a happy hour spent there.
Lyn McQuillan
Great times there but definitely no roof back in the day!,
Robin Donaldson
Lyn McQuillan over the wall late at night!
Peter Moore
No .No roof for me either.60s? Grey high swimming sports
Ingrid Warren
Mops Warren Lana Tuckerman
Michelle Gillman..many a good time spent here
Eddie Parsons
Climbing over the back wall at night time ,never got caught,a lot off us did great fun.
Pera Tee
Smashed some records in the town baths..
I'm sure I still hold the fastest time of getting out of the changing rooms
Cherie Liddell
Great memories there. Many happy hours with swimming club and weekend swimming.
Emma Rae
Liked it better than new pool
Chrystal Lowe
Hayley Stevens those were the days
Hayley Stevens
Chrystal Lowe they sure were
David Howden
16 year record at that pool won two years in a row
Allan Vincent
1 hour training at the pool then away to meet the railcar to pick up and deliver the chch newspapers. Snowy Brian Rochford. Joan Ray. Murry Beckman. The Norcliffes. Carol Aitkin. Jean Marsh, Don Brown, Garry Cowan, and so many others. Thank you all.
Barbara Fitzsimmons
Those were the days!
Taylor Payne
Gareth Newcombe that Christmas we had here was epic
Sharon Arohanui Marsh
Judy Lucas and I used to bike over from Cobden in the weekends and Christmas holidays
Barbara Paterson
Me to. But way back in the 60s, had to walk over the Coben bridge in those days
Sandra Arnott
Yip we did way back!
Naiomi Brydie
Loved that pool when staying at my aunt & uncle's down the road as a child.
Lyn Steppy
Geez I remember sneaking into these baths after hours on more than one occasion.
Vern Pattinson
Lyn Steppy me 2
Karen Potter
Lyn Steppy I sneaked in once with a few others. The cops came. I crapped myself. Never again.
Brent Lee
Great memories
Melanie Galbraith
Awesome memories
Maree Lawlor
Loved early morning walk with my dogs then 25 laps of the pool each morning before work
Neil Bolton
Where was this? By Santa Fe?
Jenna Frogley
Neil Bolton how do you remember the food shop and not pool right beside it
Neil Bolton
I havent lived here a long time. My wife who has lived here has pointed it out to me. I havent seen the facade before
Alison Paulsen
Loved the long hot summers spent there
Maxine Morgan
Alison Paulsen shhh. We dont.want everyone knowing about our long hot summers. Keep them thinking it rains otherwise we'll have everyone moving here.
Louise Blair
miss that pool.
Mary Costello
Kelly Lee Josh Leezy Lee
Kate Costello
Greer Smith the best memories
Charn Marie Waipouri
Chelsea Martyn Raelle Eskett remember this ole place
Maree McNeill
Spent a lot of MyTime there.
Training,
race nights.… See More
Maree McNeill
Loved every moment of it.
Robert Porter
What year did they roof it. Can't remember if it was before I left the coast or after
Miles Reay
Happy memories going back as far as school swimming sessions at Grey Main. At the start of the rock n’ roll era Snowy used to play great music over the PA.
Rob Coram
I remember when it didnt have a roof
Andrea Foster
Had so many great times there.
Madeline Mcgee
Andrea Foster skinny dipping
Andrea Foster
Madeline Mcgee yep
Matty Haisty
Goldie Henry
· Reply · 10h
Vaughan Smith
Old days. Done a lot of km swimming there . Used to work next door @Condon and McMaster. Best part of my life.
Helen Harrington
I have so many happy memories there
Shona Ratana
I too have so many happy memories here Loved those baths as a child
Christine Knight
Did alot of swimming there
Ann-Maree Duncan
Best times there..
Night swimming was fun too
Brent David
Ann-Maree Duncan over the wall…
Ann-Maree Duncan
Brent David yea
Hayley Reiha
Brooke Reiha mems
Jacqueline Dishington
Learned to swim there.
Lyn Whittle
Taught Aqua Aerobics there
Darryl Eason
Morning and evening training with coach Tom Vincent for a good 3-4years no roof then as well
Robyn Mainey
Remember Snowy was it..? wasnt allowed in the deep end til you could swim the whole length..
Jillian Johnson
We climbed the fence for a midnight swim…..?
Cherame Mossley
I had loads of fun there too.. many many hours in the chlorine making my eyes red as!! And the smell..
Michelle Mclean
Did alot off swimming in my younger years there
Netball round the back
Brendon Pongia
Did a lot of swimming there also. Memories
Rob Bruce
Oh the midnight skinny dips and flogging the hot bread from the bakery on the way home to cobbo.
Ed Dando
I was there in 67
Mandy Jones
5 cent lollies next door at Santa fé
Marty Byrne
Even in the summer those changing rooms were so so cold
David Keane
A mean swim then garlic chips from the takeaways
Shirley Michael Palmer
I remember. Climbing the walls and going swimming at night.
Absolutely great old days. Hiding when the police turned up.
Jeanette Williams
Shirley Michael Palmer We did too
Shirley Michael Palmer
No roof in my days
Heather Newby
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walking over the Pipes from Blaketown to go to the pool.
Lyn Gosling
I went there after school to learn to swim. I also remember scorching hot VERY LONG days there watching High School swimming sports with NO protection from the sun. This was before sunblocks, sensible school hats or roofed swimming pools.
Deb Dey
We were tuff in those days Dar. We Neville’s also had to bike there in the mornings , bike home after training then go to school.
Darryl Eason
Deb Dey That was against the wind both ways and it was probably raining ,been there done that
Jill Jones
Many happy memories there.
Anne-Grant Vaughan
Best memories of swimming & fun swimming club night those were the days
Gabrelle Hart
Swam There Many Many Times. Happy Days.
Deb Dey
Darryl Eason it was more the sound of the alarm that went off that I hated most. It was a terrible musical one. Glenn said the best swimming that was done there was about 11 pm at night after leaving the pub lol.
Lyn Thompson
Anyone remember Dawn Fraser doing exhibition swim here in 50s
Heather Newby
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Admin
Lyn Thompson i remember her name.. she was quite famous
Lyn Thompson
Heather Newby Australian Olympic swimmer
Peter Forrest
Also remember climbing the wall, as we all seemed to do it strange we didn’t catch up with others. Used to go to training at about 7am with Snowy and it being bloody cold. Can’t remember if the pool was actually heated??
Jean Mehrtens
Peter Forrest solar powered
Robert Scott
Had many an enjoyable day in there. Still remember all the names on the Memorial line around the outside.
Lyn Thompson
Anyone remember Dawn Fraser doing exhibition swim here in 50
Peter Forrest
Also remember climbing the wall, as we all seemed to do it strange we didn’t catch up with others. Used to go to training at about 7am with Snowy and it being bloody cold. Can’t remember if the pool was actually heated??
Jean Mehrtens
Peter Forrest solar powered
Peter Forrest
Haha, it was
Carole Holley
Great memories of the pool,& jumping the wall with my brothers.loves walking the pipes fm blaketown.
Shona Duthie
That was the best pools went there most weekends
Helen Joan Forrest
I have many memories of that building. Some good some not but I have survived it all
Dot Taft
I remember spending many days swimming here
Dennis Wick
Don't remember it having a roof over the pool when I was training there with the swimming club.
Rachel Horncastle Weale
Seeing that, I can hear it.
Gina Straker
Rachel Horncastle Weale oh the fun we used to have there
Rachel Horncastle Weale
Gina Straker I used to love going there on a rainy day before the roof was on. No one else there.
Rosey Calder
Oh the fun we had there
Kelly Wall
James Wall the memories
Richard Byrne
Had lots of good times there
Michelle Gibson
Used to take our kids swimming there after school lots of good memories
Suzanne Tones Wolfe
That water was freezing.
Jason Mather
Spent my days there a few times.
April El
Definitely had lots of fun there
Chris Macca McLaren
This was a unique pool to race at.
Gabrelle Hart
Loved it.
Alan Smith
Spent many nights swimming in the pool
Dave Maitland
Went to a few comps there
Dallas Honey
Didn't have a roof when we used to climb the fence and swim at night after a night out.
Peter Mcgurk
Had great times there with the swimming club in the 1950's. Snow Rochford, Ron Lovell, Hughes family, carnivals etc etc. Happy times.
Linda Erikson
Ah, vivid memories of the freezing, damp concrete floor & walls in the change rooms/ loo
Wendy Buchanan
remember diving training there
Mary Costello
Great Memories..After Dark
Garry Wick
Looks a little diferent than when I was around . No roof .
Lisa Arrandale
More memories. Is the store still on the corner next to it.
Colin Pearce
Learnt to swim and dive there..great lil pool...pre roof of course lol.
Kerry Keating
We had our school swim sports day there each year. No heated water, no roof, but we had a little hole in the wall through to the girls changing room. Snowy caught me one day.
Hiria Apanui
Remember Snow as kids he wud get on that loud speaker end of swim time ' all out , all out please ' we always get out but quickly run jump back in ...one last one
Naiomi Brydie
Loved swimming there many moons ago lol when was visiting My Aunt & Uncle that lived down the road.Shirley Barrow
Took both kids there often to cool off, daughter when she was a few mths old, born July too cold then, so born in Feb so had a couple of mths before it got too cold. Went there a few times b4 moving away
Ken McGeady
..spent a lot of time there!.. training and race events. Lots of memories.
Heather Newby
Ken McGeady yes.. was great
Janine Boote
Learnt to swim at the pool, awesome pool and memories
Sue Eade
I remember almost drowning in that pool as a kid
Stacy Muston
I remember having to swim my first length of this pool so i could go and swim in the deep end lol oh so young back then lol
Tom Daly
Was awesome place
its all gone now
Jeff Louwman
that takes me back !
Cheryl King
Spent a huge amount of my childhood at this pool,
Mary Fenemor
Maree McNeill
Mary Fenemor
Maree Mathieson
Anne Miller Mcmillan
lots of time spent there . also scaled the wall for a nite dip.
Suzanne Silvester
Anne Miller Mcmillan me too
Anne Miller Mcmillan
Suzanne Silvester
Carolyn Graham
Anne Miller Mcmillan lol we must have gone home soaking wet. We didn't go skinny dipping lol.
Diane Craig
Carolyn Graham yer right lol
Barbara Fitzsimmons
Anne Miller Mcmillan so you took that skirt off .hope .you know who .wasnt about
Barbara Fitzsimmons
Anne Miller Mcmillan I love her .such a scream
Kay Brewer
Memories of Snowy and Donna Nolan
Heather Newby
Kay Brewer i remember them too
Pauline Burrows
Kay Brewer Donna was a talented swimmer also Joan Ray..
Pauline Burrows
Absolutely ⚘
Glenda O'Donnell
That is so right Anne it was so good to go to there
Anne Honey
Was this the new pool. I'm sure in the 50s and 60s looked rough
Carolyn Graham
Anne Honey no this was still the old pool. This got pulled down and new pool is up by Recreation ground.
Shane Rachel Reid
Memories
Billy Reid
Jesse Reid. Pretty sure you lost a tooth here Billy...
Stephen Lucas
I remember the steel plate on the bleachers get so hot in the sun - no roof in my day.
I I remember right Snow White ran it
Luke Simpson
Was great fun as a kid to swim and muck around here.
Lisa Coppersmith
Such memories there
Lyn Thompson
No roof on it when i was a kid
Marlene Jackson Perry
Lyn Thompson same here.
Heather Newby
same here
Pauline Walsh
Great memories
Sharon Fraser-Tapp
my brother and swam there quite often
Bruce Dando
was a cool swim after midnight
Vicky O'Neill
Aza O'Neill memories
Courtney Young
This pool just reminds me of you Aza
Aza O'Neill
Courtney Young it’s where I lived
Tom Daly
Same here was awesome pool
Lori Haisty
Shannon Kokshoorn so many good memories
Shannon Kokshoorn
Lori Haisty I know how good
Karen Potter
Shannon Kokshoorn we used to go to shop next door and but suckers on a stick. They were bloody beautiful. Lasted for ages.
Helen Joan Forrest
Many a happy hour spent there.
Lyn McQuillan
Great times there but definitely no roof back in the day!,
Robin Donaldson
Lyn McQuillan over the wall late at night!
Peter Moore
No .No roof for me either.60s? Grey high swimming sports
Ingrid Warren
Mops Warren Lana Tuckerman
Michelle Gillman..many a good time spent here
Eddie Parsons
Climbing over the back wall at night time ,never got caught,a lot off us did great fun.
Pera Tee
Smashed some records in the town baths..
I'm sure I still hold the fastest time of getting out of the changing rooms
Cherie Liddell
Great memories there. Many happy hours with swimming club and weekend swimming.
Emma Rae
Liked it better than new pool
Chrystal Lowe
Hayley Stevens those were the days
Hayley Stevens
Chrystal Lowe they sure were
David Howden
16 year record at that pool won two years in a row
Allan Vincent
1 hour training at the pool then away to meet the railcar to pick up and deliver the chch newspapers. Snowy Brian Rochford. Joan Ray. Murry Beckman. The Norcliffes. Carol Aitkin. Jean Marsh, Don Brown, Garry Cowan, and so many others. Thank you all.
Barbara Fitzsimmons
Those were the days!
Taylor Payne
Gareth Newcombe that Christmas we had here was epic
Sharon Arohanui Marsh
Judy Lucas and I used to bike over from Cobden in the weekends and Christmas holidays
Barbara Paterson
Me to. But way back in the 60s, had to walk over the Coben bridge in those days
Sandra Arnott
Yip we did way back!
Naiomi Brydie
Loved that pool when staying at my aunt & uncle's down the road as a child.
Lyn Steppy
Geez I remember sneaking into these baths after hours on more than one occasion.
Vern Pattinson
Lyn Steppy me 2
Karen Potter
Lyn Steppy I sneaked in once with a few others. The cops came. I crapped myself. Never again.
Brent Lee
Great memories
Melanie Galbraith
Awesome memories
Maree Lawlor
Loved early morning walk with my dogs then 25 laps of the pool each morning before work
Neil Bolton
Where was this? By Santa Fe?
Jenna Frogley
Neil Bolton how do you remember the food shop and not pool right beside it
Neil Bolton
I havent lived here a long time. My wife who has lived here has pointed it out to me. I havent seen the facade before
Alison Paulsen
Loved the long hot summers spent there
Maxine Morgan
Alison Paulsen shhh. We dont.want everyone knowing about our long hot summers. Keep them thinking it rains otherwise we'll have everyone moving here.
Louise Blair
miss that pool.
Mary Costello
Kelly Lee Josh Leezy Lee
Kate Costello
Greer Smith the best memories
Charn Marie Waipouri
Chelsea Martyn Raelle Eskett remember this ole place
Maree McNeill
Spent a lot of MyTime there.
Training,
race nights.… See More
Maree McNeill
Loved every moment of it.
Robert Porter
What year did they roof it. Can't remember if it was before I left the coast or after
Miles Reay
Happy memories going back as far as school swimming sessions at Grey Main. At the start of the rock n’ roll era Snowy used to play great music over the PA.
Rob Coram
I remember when it didnt have a roof
Andrea Foster
Had so many great times there.
Madeline Mcgee
Andrea Foster skinny dipping
Andrea Foster
Madeline Mcgee yep
Matty Haisty
Goldie Henry
· Reply · 10h
Vaughan Smith
Old days. Done a lot of km swimming there . Used to work next door @Condon and McMaster. Best part of my life.
Helen Harrington
I have so many happy memories there
Shona Ratana
I too have so many happy memories here Loved those baths as a child
Christine Knight
Did alot of swimming there
Ann-Maree Duncan
Best times there..
Night swimming was fun too
Brent David
Ann-Maree Duncan over the wall…
Ann-Maree Duncan
Brent David yea
Hayley Reiha
Brooke Reiha mems
Jacqueline Dishington
Learned to swim there.
Lyn Whittle
Taught Aqua Aerobics there
Darryl Eason
Morning and evening training with coach Tom Vincent for a good 3-4years no roof then as well
Robyn Mainey
Remember Snowy was it..? wasnt allowed in the deep end til you could swim the whole length..
Jillian Johnson
We climbed the fence for a midnight swim…..?
Cherame Mossley
I had loads of fun there too.. many many hours in the chlorine making my eyes red as!! And the smell..
Michelle Mclean
Did alot off swimming in my younger years there
Netball round the back
Brendon Pongia
Did a lot of swimming there also. Memories
Rob Bruce
Oh the midnight skinny dips and flogging the hot bread from the bakery on the way home to cobbo.
Ed Dando
I was there in 67
Mandy Jones
5 cent lollies next door at Santa fé
Marty Byrne
Even in the summer those changing rooms were so so cold
David Keane
A mean swim then garlic chips from the takeaways
Shirley Michael Palmer
I remember. Climbing the walls and going swimming at night.
Absolutely great old days. Hiding when the police turned up.
Jeanette Williams
Shirley Michael Palmer We did too
Shirley Michael Palmer
No roof in my days
Heather Newby
Author
Admin
walking over the Pipes from Blaketown to go to the pool.
Lyn Gosling
I went there after school to learn to swim. I also remember scorching hot VERY LONG days there watching High School swimming sports with NO protection from the sun. This was before sunblocks, sensible school hats or roofed swimming pools.
Deb Dey
We were tuff in those days Dar. We Neville’s also had to bike there in the mornings , bike home after training then go to school.
Darryl Eason
Deb Dey That was against the wind both ways and it was probably raining ,been there done that
Jill Jones
Many happy memories there.
Anne-Grant Vaughan
Best memories of swimming & fun swimming club night those were the days
Gabrelle Hart
Swam There Many Many Times. Happy Days.
Deb Dey
Darryl Eason it was more the sound of the alarm that went off that I hated most. It was a terrible musical one. Glenn said the best swimming that was done there was about 11 pm at night after leaving the pub lol.
Lyn Thompson
Anyone remember Dawn Fraser doing exhibition swim here in 50s
Heather Newby
Author
Admin
Lyn Thompson i remember her name.. she was quite famous
Lyn Thompson
Heather Newby Australian Olympic swimmer
Peter Forrest
Also remember climbing the wall, as we all seemed to do it strange we didn’t catch up with others. Used to go to training at about 7am with Snowy and it being bloody cold. Can’t remember if the pool was actually heated??
Jean Mehrtens
Peter Forrest solar powered
Robert Scott
Had many an enjoyable day in there. Still remember all the names on the Memorial line around the outside.
Lyn Thompson
Anyone remember Dawn Fraser doing exhibition swim here in 50
Peter Forrest
Also remember climbing the wall, as we all seemed to do it strange we didn’t catch up with others. Used to go to training at about 7am with Snowy and it being bloody cold. Can’t remember if the pool was actually heated??
Jean Mehrtens
Peter Forrest solar powered
Peter Forrest
Haha, it was
Carole Holley
Great memories of the pool,& jumping the wall with my brothers.loves walking the pipes fm blaketown.
Shona Duthie
That was the best pools went there most weekends
Helen Joan Forrest
I have many memories of that building. Some good some not but I have survived it all
Dot Taft
I remember spending many days swimming here
Dennis Wick
Don't remember it having a roof over the pool when I was training there with the swimming club.
Rachel Horncastle Weale
Seeing that, I can hear it.
Gina Straker
Rachel Horncastle Weale oh the fun we used to have there
Rachel Horncastle Weale
Gina Straker I used to love going there on a rainy day before the roof was on. No one else there.
Rosey Calder
Oh the fun we had there
Kelly Wall
James Wall the memories
Richard Byrne
Had lots of good times there
Michelle Gibson
Used to take our kids swimming there after school lots of good memories
Suzanne Tones Wolfe
That water was freezing.
Jason Mather
Spent my days there a few times.
April El
Definitely had lots of fun there
Chris Macca McLaren
This was a unique pool to race at.
Gabrelle Hart
Loved it.
Alan Smith
Spent many nights swimming in the pool
Dave Maitland
Went to a few comps there
Dallas Honey
Didn't have a roof when we used to climb the fence and swim at night after a night out.
Peter Mcgurk
Had great times there with the swimming club in the 1950's. Snow Rochford, Ron Lovell, Hughes family, carnivals etc etc. Happy times.
Linda Erikson
Ah, vivid memories of the freezing, damp concrete floor & walls in the change rooms/ loo
Wendy Buchanan
remember diving training there
Mary Costello
Great Memories..After Dark
Garry Wick
Looks a little diferent than when I was around . No roof .
Lisa Arrandale
More memories. Is the store still on the corner next to it.
Colin Pearce
Learnt to swim and dive there..great lil pool...pre roof of course lol.
Kerry Keating
We had our school swim sports day there each year. No heated water, no roof, but we had a little hole in the wall through to the girls changing room. Snowy caught me one day.
Hiria Apanui
Remember Snow as kids he wud get on that loud speaker end of swim time ' all out , all out please ' we always get out but quickly run jump back in ...one last one
Naiomi Brydie
Loved swimming there many moons ago lol when was visiting My Aunt & Uncle that lived down the road.Shirley Barrow
Took both kids there often to cool off, daughter when she was a few mths old, born July too cold then, so born in Feb so had a couple of mths before it got too cold. Went there a few times b4 moving away
Ken McGeady
..spent a lot of time there!.. training and race events. Lots of memories.
Heather Newby
Ken McGeady yes.. was great
Janine Boote
Learnt to swim at the pool, awesome pool and memories
Sue Eade
I remember almost drowning in that pool as a kid
Stacy Muston
I remember having to swim my first length of this pool so i could go and swim in the deep end lol oh so young back then lol
Tom Daly
Was awesome place
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