I was hoping someone here might have direct experience of a pool in Rome, open to the public, either for masters' or general swimming. I will be there for three months this fall and don't want to lose it! Unfortunately, the information at Swimmer's Guide is extremely limited and often out of date.
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Thank you both for your replies. I'll definitely try the Centro Nuoto, altho it'll probably be a lengthy bus ride for me as well (we're staying in the Campo de' Fiori). My understanding is that most of the outdoor pools will be closed by the time we arrive (October).
From what I've read so far, it seems swimming in Italy is quite different from here—much more expensive, and fewer public options.
P.S. Thanks for the heads-up re: medical certificate—I'll be sure to get one before I leave.
Rome isn't Miami o SD, in october the weather can be very nice (sunny, high in mid 70s early, but can be wet and cooler, with low in mid-low 50s ) so no outdoor pools after mid-late september, and outdoor pools are (nearly) all for leasure, not for training.
Swimming in Rome and in Italy isn't expensive, I'm sure that in downtown NYC or LA the fitness center are more expensive. I think that the real problem is to find a decent pool not crowded by mid-age people more slow that a stone or a pool that is open early in the morning if you like to train early in the day. Nearly all the fitness center usually have monthly, quartely membership around 80-100 euro for month.
The older districts have no pool at all, more you move away the better center you can find, the best center with pool are on the norther part of the city, but without a car, they're pretty hard to get.
Thank you both for your replies. I'll definitely try the Centro Nuoto, altho it'll probably be a lengthy bus ride for me as well (we're staying in the Campo de' Fiori). My understanding is that most of the outdoor pools will be closed by the time we arrive (October).
From what I've read so far, it seems swimming in Italy is quite different from here—much more expensive, and fewer public options.
P.S. Thanks for the heads-up re: medical certificate—I'll be sure to get one before I leave.
Rome isn't Miami o SD, in october the weather can be very nice (sunny, high in mid 70s early, but can be wet and cooler, with low in mid-low 50s ) so no outdoor pools after mid-late september, and outdoor pools are (nearly) all for leasure, not for training.
Swimming in Rome and in Italy isn't expensive, I'm sure that in downtown NYC or LA the fitness center are more expensive. I think that the real problem is to find a decent pool not crowded by mid-age people more slow that a stone or a pool that is open early in the morning if you like to train early in the day. Nearly all the fitness center usually have monthly, quartely membership around 80-100 euro for month.
The older districts have no pool at all, more you move away the better center you can find, the best center with pool are on the norther part of the city, but without a car, they're pretty hard to get.
