Swimming can confidently be called the most beneficial sport, as its balanced load positively impacts the entire body. To start with, simply being in contact with water relieves stress and emotional tension. Any type of swimming—whether breaststroke, freestyle, butterfly, or backstroke—harmoniously develops body muscles, strengthens the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
We’ve compiled a list of pools in Kharkiv where you can get the maximum benefit from your workouts.
Aqua Life
The new and modern Aqua Life pool is an excellent place for sports and family relaxation. The pool is 25 meters long, with six lanes and a depth ranging from 1.5 to 3.6 meters. No more than five people can occupy one lane simultaneously. The pool is equipped with a modern water purification system, and the temperature is consistently maintained at 26-27°C.
You can swim on your own or with a coach. There’s also an option for qualified assistance in teaching your child to swim (starting from age 7).
Swimming coaches are experienced athletes, Masters of Sports, and graduates of physical education institutions.
- Working hours: Weekdays from 7:45 AM to 8:00 PM, weekends from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- Cost: Single visit before 2:45 PM – 300 UAH, after 2:45 PM – 375 UAH; 4-visit subscription – 1100 UAH.
- Address: Kharkiv, Nemishlyanska St., 56-A.
- Phone: (098) 528 51 58, (099) 420 21 82, (093) 280 63 82
Volna
The pool is 25 meters long and equipped with six lanes, slides, and starting blocks. The water temperature is 28°C.
The facility offers group and sectional training for all age groups. For example, there are sessions for children aged 3 months to 4 years. Older children can engage in sports and synchronized swimming. Adults can enjoy strength training, diving, aqua fitness for expectant mothers, and cardio workouts. There’s also a special training program for seniors.
- Pool hours: Monday–Friday from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Saturday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Sunday from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
- Price: Single visit – 250 UAH from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM; subscriptions start from 1800 UAH for 8 visits; unlimited access – 4000 UAH.
- Address: Astronomichna St., 7-A.
- Phone: (050) 403 34 00, (093) 403 34 00
Fitness Club "Nemo Fit & Spa"
"Nemo Fit & Spa" harmoniously combines active sports and exquisite relaxation alongside friendly dolphins! Facilities include pools with seawater maintained at 29°C, a gym with modern equipment, group training rooms, a universal fitness studio, a luxurious spa zone, unique massage and spa techniques, professional coaching, and personal training.
- Pool hours: Daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM.
- Cost: 3-month subscription – from 12,000 UAH, 6-month subscription – from 18,000 UAH, 12-month subscription – from 24,000 UAH.
- Address: Sumskaya St., 35.
- Phone: (057) 341 66 88
Aquarena
The main pool is 55 meters long, 25 meters wide, and 6 meters deep, with ten lanes and diving towers that meet Olympic standards. The average water temperature is 27°C.
Additionally, there are two separate pools: one 25 meters long with a depth of 1.7 meters, suitable for beginners, and another 20 meters long, used for children’s training.
At "Aquarena," a swimming school for adults and children offers lessons with experienced coaches to master techniques such as butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle, and backstroke. Other options include sports swimming, individual lessons with a coach, diving courses, and aqua Zumba.
- Working hours: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- Prices: "Weekend" subscription (Saturday and Sunday) – 1100 UAH; unlimited "Free" subscription – 3000 UAH; "Free" subscription from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM – 1200 UAH.
- Address: Klochkivska St., 43/47.
- Phone: (050) 482 91 01, (067) 578 34 14
Lokomotyv
The pool length is 50 meters. It has 8 lanes divided for athletes and amateurs, diving towers, and starting blocks. The highlight of this pool is an 80-meter slide. The water temperature is maintained at 27-29 °C.
The pool hosts a synchronized swimming department led by honored coaches of Ukraine, where children can enroll. Aqua aerobics classes are also available in the pool.
In the children's pool, swimming lessons are offered for kids starting at three months of age.
- Price: single visit to the pool – 200 UAH, with a monthly subscription, the cost per session ranges from 120 UAH to 140 UAH.
- Pool schedule: Monday-Friday from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Saturday from 12:15 PM to 4:45 PM, and Sunday from 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM.
- Address: Velyka Panasivska St., 90.
- Phone: (057) 724 46 88
Tetra
Fitness club "Tetra" has 3 comfortable pools: two indoor, one outdoor, and an aqua zone. Group classes, sessions for pregnant women, a children’s swimming school, and aqua aerobics classes are regularly held.
Children aged 6 to 16 years are admitted to the swimming school, where they learn basic swimming techniques, starts, and turns.
- Pool schedule: Monday-Friday from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
- Price: single pool visit – 1000 UAH, a six-month subscription costs 24,300 UAH, and an annual subscription – 38,900 UAH.
- Address: Sumska St., 85.
- Phone: (057) 766 02 02
Family Center Pool "Ostrovy"
The pools at the center are 4x7 m and 3.5x5 m in size, with variable depths from 1 to 1.5 m. The water temperature is consistently maintained at 31-32 °C, and a multi-stage purification system ensures cleanliness.
For toddlers, a wide selection of developmental toys is provided, and for expectant mothers and families – special aquatic equipment.
The center offers: Group sessions in a warm pool with a trainer for children aged 3 months to 7 years. Session duration – 45 minutes, with up to 6 children in a group. Individual sessions with a trainer for children aged 3 months to 7 years lasting 30 or 45 minutes. Group and individual sessions for expectant mothers. Individual sessions for adults for water adaptation and learning basic swimming styles.
- Pool schedule: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
- Price: single group session (45 minutes) – 700 UAH, subscription for 4 sessions – 2200 UAH, subscription for 5 sessions – 2750 UAH, subscription for 8 sessions – 4400 UAH.
- Address: Bahalia St., 5; Poltavskyi Shliakh St., 169.
- Phone: (097) 423 60 06.
Hart
The pool is 25 meters long with 6 lanes. Aqua aerobics sessions are held for adults, while instructors conduct swimming lessons for children. This pool is popular among both amateurs and experienced athletes due to its affordable prices and comfortable conditions, including water temperature.
Open daily from 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM.
- Price: single visit for adults costs 150 UAH, for children – 100 UAH.
- Address: Rybalko St., 50/4.
- Phone: (057) 392 10 29, (057) 392 22 96
Aura
The pools at the fitness club "Aura" are available at two branches – a children’s and an adult pool in Saltivka and near the "Botanical Garden" metro station.
The adult pool has 5 lanes and is 25 meters long. The children’s pool is designed for the youngest visitors. At the Botanical Garden location, the pool length is 20 meters with 3 lanes. The water temperature in the pools is 29 °C.
Regular training sessions include swimming, aqua fitness, aqua aerobics, aqua step, classes for expectant mothers, and lessons for children. The pools are cleaned using water ozonation and ultraviolet treatment.
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 AM-10:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM-10:00 PM, Sunday 9:00 AM-9:00 PM.
- Price: single visit – 350 UAH, monthly subscription for 8 visits – 2010 UAH, monthly subscription for 12 visits – 2520 UAH.
- Phone: 0 (800) 350 700
- Address: Shakespeare St., 1-A; Yuvileinyi Ave., 65-B.
Author's Swimming School of Blyznyuk
The school offers classes for children and adults, including recreational swimming, aqua aerobics, and individual training with experienced coaches. Classes are held in comfortable pools with clean water and optimal temperatures.
- Prices: recreational swimming – from 200 UAH, aqua aerobics – from 300 UAH, individual training with a coach – from 500 UAH, group classes for children aged 4–13 years (single visit – 300 UAH, subscriptions for 4 classes – 960 UAH, 6 classes – 1300 UAH, 8 classes – 1630 UAH, 12 classes – 2100 UAH)
- Addresses and phone numbers:
- Olympiyska St., 3 (Polyclinic No. 5, 2nd floor, entrance from the yard). Phones: +380(66)550-81-32, +380(97)629-70-66
- Poltavskyi Shlyakh St., 153 (Polyclinic No. 24, 2nd floor, metro "Kholodna Hora"). Phones: +380(66)550-81-42, +380(97)592-51-66
- Velyka Panasivska St., 90 (Lokomotyv Pool). Phones: +380(50)524-82-67, +380(97)256-33-45
- Opening hours: daily from 08:00 to 20:00.
Benefits of Swimming for the Body
Water works for your health – any movement in water is more challenging than in air due to water resistance, yet the load on joints and the skeleton as a whole is significantly lower. Thus, muscles and ligaments become more flexible and stronger during exercises, receiving a gentle load, while joints increase mobility without experiencing the compressive impact possible in a regular gym.
Another significant effect of swimming is the production of endorphins, the happiness hormones, which positively affect emotional well-being.
There is no body system that swimming negatively impacts. Both adults and children are recommended to visit swimming pools regularly. Kharkiv offers a wide range of pools where future champions were trained.
The pools in Kharkiv allow for individual training with a swimming instructor in any style. Opportunities to lose weight, strengthen the body, and increase stamina are available at both indoor and outdoor pools in Kharkiv. Prices for single visits and subscriptions vary.
In addition to swimming, for increased health benefits, choose basketball! This Olympic sport ensures a harmonious development of players. It enhances endurance, the ability to quickly assess situations, and make instant decisions. Playing on a basketball court develops teamwork skills, resilience, self-control, and the ability to support teammates.
We have compiled the top 8 basketball schools in Kharkiv, where professional coaches will help you achieve great success and enjoy the training process.
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