I really like this pool, but if you actually want to swim, forget it!. It's an 8 lane pool, with 4 lanes provided for "general use" two lanes for social swimming and two for swim training.

Staff however, do nothing maintain lane etiquette, despite their being boards, at the end.of the pool explaining this. They may as well not bother, with lanes, some people don't respect the purpose of each lane. Lanes 7 and 8 are for swim training, yet it was far from uncommon for your your swim to be cut short, by people swimming doggy paddle or social swimmers, who swim slowly and chat as they go, usually swimming in the middle of the lane and preventing you from swimming anything, but at their pace. Don't bother speaking to the lifeguard either, despite it being a safety issue.

The lifeguards choose not to do anything about it, if you do speak to them, you get shot down in flames and told "they are swimming, so they training, remember not every one can swim as well as you". I can swim, but I'm not a particularly fast swimmer. I explained, that it states on the board "that you should chose the lane best suited to your speed" I was snapped at and told you'll have to slow down" i don't mind slowing down a bit, but to three minutes a length?

If you approach the shift manager, your made to feel like a liar and told, "well if that's what is happening, the lifeguards will act on it. Well sorry, no they don't.

Issues around the lane etiquette seem to be commonly experienced, Over thr months I attended, on a number of occassions I witnessed arguments break out as swimmers became frustrated, by the situation and safety being compremised. I may sound here, like I'm demanding a lane, because I can swim, I'm not. I just don't want to cause injury to someone, by swimming into them, with my face in the water I can only see the bottom of the pool!

It's a great facility, which should be able to accomodate everyone. It has a jacuzzi, slides, steam room and sauna and it's an eight lane pool.

Unfortunately, I have now given up on Haven Point, cancelled my membership and gone elsewhere.