Swimming pools in Groningen
Which pool suits you? For each pool: when you can go lane swimming or recreational swimming, and what a ticket costs.
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Helperzwembad
Helpman
€6.80per visit, adult- Ranomi pool, 25 metres
- Old pool, 25 metres, extra warm (32 °C) on Thursday and Friday
- Lane swimming
- At set times in one of the two pools. Some times are dropped in the school holidays.
- Children's afternoon
- Wednesday afternoon, and weekday afternoons in the short school holidays.
- Family morning
- Sunday morning. The floor of the Ranomi pool is raised so small children can stand.
- Women only
- At set hours, with female lifeguards. There are also hours for seniors.
Children (under 18) €5.80, seniors €5.80, 12-visit card, adult €68.10. Children's afternoon: €3.75.
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€6.75per visit, adult
- 25-metre pool with five lanes (28 °C)
- Instruction pool (32 °C)
- Leisure pool (32 °C), sometimes open to the sun terrace
- Recreational swimming
- At set times during the week. There's also disco swimming and holiday swimming lessons.
Seniors €5.50, 12-visit card, adult €68.00. A 12-visit card for children up to 11 and people over 65 costs €55.
Good to know
- Exact times change per week and in the holidays, so check the pool's schedule just before you go. The schedules are in Dutch: look for banenzwemmen (lane swimming) and recreatief zwemmen (recreational swimming).
- Children up to 3 swim for free in the Sport050 pools (Kardinge, De Parrel and Helperzwembad).
- Have a Stadjerspas? Then you swim for free a few times a year.
- Going often? With a 12-visit card you pay about €5.70 per visit at Sport050.
Checked on 23 Oct 2026 on the pools' own websites. Sport050 prices are valid until 31 July 2027.