Summer might be when you think about swimming but this awesome indoor pool makes swimming fun all year round! Splasher’s Playground, located inside Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre is a heated indoor water playground with great facilities and lots of play zones for kids and families to enjoy. Check out our recent reels about it here and here.
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Renovation
In early 2021, the area was closed for about 12 months for renovations – the NSW government allocated $16m for capital works which was spent on:
🏊♀️ Training Pool floor replacement
💧 Concrete integrity repairs to all pools
🧱 Tile upgrades for the Leisure and Training Pool, including pool concourse areas
🚽 Leisure side toilet refurbishments at Aquatic Centre
🔨 Cladding repairs around the plant room
❄️ Replacing major elements of the heating, ventilation and cooling systems
☀️ Solar electricity system and panel installation on the roof of the Aquatic Centre
Features
To those who’ve been before, it won’t look all that different – the same facilities are still there for kids and families to enjoy:
- Spray Jets
- Big buckets that fill with water and splash into the pool below
- Water slide
- Rapid River Ride
- Five spas
- Sauna & steam room
- BIG slide (open Monday – Friday: 3pm – 7pm, Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays 10am – 7pm)
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Fees
Entry feeds to the pool are as follows:
- Adult $8.70
- Child (4 -15 years) $6.60
- Concession $6.60
- Family Pass (2 Adults, 3 Children or 1 Adult, 4 Children) $31
- Family Pass – Additional family member (4+ years) $6.60
- Spectator (non-swimming & pick up/drop off beyond 15 minutes) $4.60
Parking is free for up to 4 hours (needs validating).
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Facilities
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre has all the facilities you could ask for including:
- Plenty of showers
- Large, spacious change rooms
- Cafe that stocks some healthy options
- lots of seating around the pool
- Picnic tables outside
- Baby change table
- Everything is wheelchair and pram accessible
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Details
Session Times: Monday – Friday: 10am – 12pm & 3pm – 7pm, Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: 10am – 7pm
Location: Olympic Blvd, Sydney Olympic Park