Mt Gravatt East Pool

I never visited public swimming pools growing up because we always had a pool in our backyard. Our parents always intoned how lucky we were to have our own pool instead of learning to swim with the masses who couldn’t afford a private pool.
HA! If only we had gone to Sam Riley Swim School we would probably be much better swimmers. Instead, we learnt the hard way — mimicking what we saw on television and taking a few lessons in PE at school. I still remember the time I competed in the school swimming carnival. The entire school had to wait for me while I finished the 25 metre breast stroke five minutes after everyone else had gotten out of the pool.
The Sam Riley Swim School is affordable fun for families. Inside, there’s an undercover heated pool suitable for children. The sloped entrance ensures kids not yet able to swim can have lots of fun splashing about.
The deep end is only chest height on (most) adults so it’s still easy to help young children manœuvre around.
The outdoor 25 metre pool is not shaded or heated. It’s intended for proper swimming or lap training. There’s also a spa for hydrotherapies in the corner that the kids love to play in.
This place has clean change rooms and showers with lots of easy change tables for infants. There’s wheel chair access into the pool area and a lovely but small food/​drinks stall onsite.
Make sure you take the family there this summer — even if you are unfortunate enough to have a home pool.