Cook + Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre

If you're looking for an indoor pool that also offers fitness facilities, you can't go past Cook + Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre.

Cook + Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre is a leading provider of aquatic facilities and programs with a focus on aquatic education programs for people of all ages and abilities.

Located in the heart of the Sydney CBD near St Mary’s Cathedral, Cook + Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre provides world-class swimming, fitness, sporting and recreational facilities, as well as an outdoor training area within a picturesque parkland setting. 

There are indoor and outdoor training areas, a multi-purpose basketball court, indoor soccer and other sports, plus an adjacent public car park.

World-Class Facilities at Cook + Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre

Indoor Swimming Pools

• Indoor 50-metre Olympic Pool with a hoist (heated and currently split into two 25-metre sections)
• Indoor Leisure Pool perfect for families
• Hydrotherapy Pool with ramp access
• Kids Aqua Play Area
• Learn-to-swim programs for kids
• Adult swimming lessons
• Swim squads
• Aqua aerobics
• Elevator between street level, reception/gym level and pool deck
• Aqua wheelchair
• Ramp access to leisure pool and hydro pool.

Health and Fitness

Cook + Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre has a strong focus on improving health and fitness, so if doing this via the pool is not for you, their Health and Fitness Centre is the place to go. 

Cook + Phillip Park's fully-equipped indoor gym has a range of facilities and programs to achieve your health and fitness goals, including:

- Personalised training programs
- Group exercise studio
- Treadmills
- Rowing machines
- Exercise bikes
- Free weights and pin-loaded weights
- Outdoor gym.

Opening Times

Cook + Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre is open Monday to Sunday from 6 am to 8 pm.

Free play and recreational swimming are from 9 am to 8 pm.

Closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Pool Entry Fees

Adult – $8.50
Concession – $6.40
Family – $21.30
Child under 3 FREE

Getting to Cook + Phillip Park

Cook + Phillip Park pool is located on College Street near the corner of William Street, opposite Hyde Park, and is fully accessible with street-level entry from William Street and College Street through ramps from St Mary’s Cathedral.

Parking: There are two public car parks adjacent to the centre: Enacon Parking Station at St Mary's Cathedral and The Domain Carpark.
Buses:   The 501 bus route drops you directly outside the centre’s entrance.
Trains:    The closest train stations are Museum Station and St James Station.

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