Gym and pool facilities

peanuthead

Hi there

I'll be attending Maynooth in September, and I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me what the gym and pool facilities are like for students?

Any other sports facilities, ie: running track??

thanks!!

funky penguin

Swimming pool......errrr.......all I can say is that at least we have one.

The Gym is excellent, mainly because its free! I've always found a cardio machine whenever I want it, and there are two weights areas, one by itself that I personally find great in the mornings when nobody's around.

Track......not that I know off I'm afraid! CRAP loads of fields and pitches though.

peanuthead

funky penguin wrote: »

Swimming pool......errrr.......all I can say is that at least we have one.

The Gym is excellent, mainly because its free! I've always found a cardio machine whenever I want it, and there are two weights areas, one by itself that I personally find great in the mornings when nobody's around.

Track......not that I know off I'm afraid! CRAP loads of fields and pitches though.

Okay thats cool.... what is the story with the pool? Like, is it just that its small or what? I'm just a leisure swimmer so as long as its not dirty I don't mind. But it would have to be clean. Is it free too?

crammer123

peanuthead wrote: »

Okay thats cool.... what is the story with the pool? Like, is it just that its small or what? I'm just a leisure swimmer so as long as its not dirty I don't mind. But it would have to be clean. Is it free too?

yep its free.. its not the best or biggest pool in the world but the swim team use it so it cant be too bad:rolleyes:

LeixlipRed

The pool is fine. I use it all the time.

gra26

The pool is definately fine, and clean. I bring my son there for swimming lessons and I wouldn't if it was manky.

pakblue

The gym is great as its free but I dont think I would pay to be a member of it.

The pool em...:o its about the size of kids pool but at least we have a pool

The gym
http://sports.nuim.ie/facilities/newgym.html

The pool

peanuthead

hey, if its free, then thats good. And it sounds to me like its clean, and from the pic, it certaintly looks like its cared for. Yeay. thats great, thanks

funky penguin

Sorry, just realised my post made the pool seem bad! I've never been so I can't comment on it.

ciencin

My only complaint is that the weights room downstairs doesn't have any air conditioning (or if there is then its quite poor)... #

Sometimes you go in there and its like a sweat box, not very nice for the aul lungs :-\

neil_hosey

i swim in the pool but it does be very warm.. thats the only thing when doing lengths, its way to warm.

the_syco

Based on the historic campus of St. Patrick's College, this is the oldest functioning indoor swimming pool in Ireland (circa 1904). Fear not, however, because heating was installed in the late-fifties/early-sixties, and following a brief closure due to its deteriorated condition, received a new roof in 1997, and a complete renovation as recently as 2006.

LoL @ 1904. Is it open to the public at all?

Rozabeez

I think it is.

LeixlipRed

No it's not. Unless you do swimming lessons.