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[partyjunkie101]

sorry everyone if this has been posted before. But I would like to know if there are any indoor swimming pools around seoul with gym? I've been looking around on the net and came up with very little.

[waynehead]

I would also like info on this, more specifically somewhere north of the river. I haven't researched it much, but from what I've seen there are some gyms/community rec centers that have pools, but their hours aren't very convenient and/or they may only be open on weekends.

[joeteacher]

You guys should post your exact location.

I'm up in Mia (line 4, blue) and there is one really close to the subway station. It has a pool with free swim times and a gym as well. I've never seen the gym so I don't know what it has to offer. I think its 80k a month for the combo membership and 60k for just the pool.

With that pool, and most in Seoul I would guess, there is a lot of copetition for space. I quit after a few months because I was just tired of swimming and stopping, swimming and stopping for an hour. If you have a schedule where you can swim during the afternoon then it may be ok for you. Bring your swim cap and speedo.

[nstick13]

Both last year and so far this year I've really had difficulty keeping my patience when I swam. Koreans are content, it seems, to be in the pool for an hour, and stop every lap or two. If I can swim straight through, I can typically get a mile in in about 25-30 minutes and then be out of the pool. Nearly impossible to do here.

I live out west--Gangseo-gu, and there are two pools within a half mile of each other. The one will re-open in May. There's a major busstop there, too, but no subway station.

[SeoulNate]

Every community gym that I have been to in Seoul has a swimming pool. Usually there is one every other dong or so.

Where north of the river are you talking about? Which gu?

[Alicebtkl]

There is an indoors water park at Wangsimni Station (line 4 and 2), also a gym and a jimjilbang. It is great!