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# 2024: A quieter year, further afield

New pool progress takes a dip, with just 14 added to the list. There is still a return to the Pacific Northwest, though, with Canada back on the map too.

14 pools36,780m3 countries

[![Sandwell Aquatic Centre 50m Competition Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/159/sandwell-aquatic-centre-50m-competition-pool-square.jpg)159<h2>Sandwell Aquatic Centre 50m Competition Pool</h2>Sandwell, West Midlands, UK 19 February 2024 Monday morning swim at Commonwealth Games venue.Sandwell Aquatic Centre 50m Competition Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/sandwell-aquatic-centre-50m-competition-pool)

[![Middleton Pool Newport Pagnell](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/160/middleton-pool-newport-pagnell-square.jpg)160<h2>Middleton Pool Newport Pagnell</h2>Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, UK 29 February 2024 Quick afternoon swim just off the M1 on the way home from London.Middleton Pool Newport Pagnell](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/middleton-pool-newport-pagnell)

[![Waterworld Wrexham](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/161/waterworld-leisure-centre-wrexham-square.jpg)161<h2>Waterworld Wrexham</h2>Wrexham, UK 19 April 2024 Early morning swim under the hyperbolic paraboloid roof in the place where I was born!Waterworld Wrexham](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/waterworld-leisure-centre-wrexham)

[![Las Vegas Municipal Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/162/las-vegas-municipal-pool-square.jpg)162<h2>Las Vegas Municipal Pool</h2>Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 9 October 2024 Afternoon swim in oven-like pool near old town Vegas!Las Vegas Municipal Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/las-vegas-municipal-pool)

[![William A. Wagner Aquatic Center Competition Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/163/william-a-wagner-aquatic-center-competition-pool-square.jpg)163<h2>William A. Wagner Aquatic Center Competition Pool</h2>Oceanside, California, USA 11 October 2024 Double-pool venue in sunny Southern California!William A. Wagner Aquatic Center Competi...](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/william-a-wagner-aquatic-center-competition-pool)

[![William A. Wagner Aquatic Center Training Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/164/william-a-wagner-aquatic-center-training-pool-square.jpg)164<h2>William A. Wagner Aquatic Center Training Pool</h2>Oceanside, California, USA 11 October 2024 Hot tub swim in second pool of the day!William A. Wagner Aquatic Center Trainin...](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/william-a-wagner-aquatic-center-training-pool)

[![C.V. Starr Aquatic Center](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/165/cv-starr-aquatic-center-fort-bragg-swimming-pool-square.jpg)165<h2>C.V. Starr Aquatic Center</h2>Fort Bragg, California, USA 17 October 2024 Morning Swim in Fort Bragg on the North California coast.C.V. Starr Aquatic Center](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/cv-starr-aquatic-center-fort-bragg-swimming-pool)

[![Arcata Community Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/166/arcata-community-pool-square.jpg)166<h2>Arcata Community Pool</h2>Arcata, California, USA 18 October 2024 Morning swim + hot tub soak at North Californian community poolArcata Community Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/arcata-community-pool)

[![Mingus Park Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/167/mingus-park-pool-coos-bay-square.jpg)167<h2>Mingus Park Pool</h2>Coos Bay, Oregon, USA 19 October 2024 Year-round outdoor heated pool in the beautiful Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast.Mingus Park Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/mingus-park-pool-coos-bay)

[![Vancouver Aquatic Centre](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/168/vancouver-aquatic-centre-square.jpg)168<h2>Vancouver Aquatic Centre</h2>Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 24 October 2024 Fantastic 50m pool swim on the shores of English Bay!Vancouver Aquatic Centre](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/vancouver-aquatic-centre)

[![Robert Lee YMCA](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/169/robert-lee-ymca-swimming-pool-square.jpg)169<h2>Robert Lee YMCA</h2>Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 25 October 2024 Early morning swim at downtown Vancouver YMCA.Robert Lee YMCA](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/robert-lee-ymca-swimming-pool)

[![University of San Francisco](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/170/koret-health-and-recreation-center-university-of-san-francisco-square.jpg)170<h2>University of San Francisco</h2>San Francisco, California, USA 27 October 2024 Koret Health and Recreation Center swimming pool at USFUniversity of San Francisco](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/koret-health-and-recreation-center-university-of-san-francisco)

[![Embarcadero YMCA](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/171/embarcadero-ymca-san-francisco-square.jpg)171<h2>Embarcadero YMCA</h2>San Francisco, California, USA 29 October 2024 Free evening swim at compact downtown SFO YMCA!Embarcadero YMCA](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/embarcadero-ymca-san-francisco)

[![Dursley Swimming Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=65,fit=cover/pool/172/dursley-swimming-pool-square.jpg)172<h2>Dursley Swimming Pool</h2>Dursley, Gloucestershire, UK 9 December 2024 Second attempt to swim at Dursley Swimming Pool!Dursley Swimming Pool](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/dursley-swimming-pool)

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