Monash University, Doug Ellis Swimming Pool

The Doug Ellis swimming pool is part of the Monash University Clayton Campus’ sport centre. It’s incredibly family friendly, but does get ridiculously busy with lessons, and lap lessons. This means that between 4 and 7, the times when most people finishing class and going home would really like a swim, lanes are very hard to come by. The best times to swim without the rugrats are when the schools aren’t there — around 9 – 10, 2 or very early in the morning.
This pool offers a water women program (a women only swimming time), so women can feel safe coming in and swimming or learning to swim. The teaching staff are great, really friendly and patient, and the pool offers comprehensive learn to swim program — and are one of the few pools that I know of to offer adult swim classes.
As a uni student, I like that I can go for a splash to clear my head before class, and as far as uni facilities go, I’m definitely a fan. However the changing rooms are really bad, not cleaned enough. Or ever. I take thongs and scrub my feet when I get home. Don’t leave your wallet there, either, there are a lot of thefts.