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French public Lap swimming (Paris, Provence, Côte d’Azur)

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Hello all,

I am wishfully planning our next European family trip for summer 2021?!? Aren’t we all?Although there are many things to consider, we are really trying to make a fun European family vacation work ...while allowing one of our teenagers continue with her swimming training while we are in France for several weeks. I’m working on a lot of details in the itinerary but would love any input you all may have regarding easy to use public pools conducive to a swimming work out. Any recommendations? Any spots in Provence close to pools that would be a good home base? What about Paris and cote d’azur? We were considering Avignon and Antibes once we venture outside of Paris. Pools close to a train stop? Any hotels you’d recommend large enough to swim laps (25 meters)? Thanks for helping me dream!

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Most French towns have public swimming pools, particularly open air pools that are open in the summer. You don’t need to stay in a hotel with a pool.

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https://www.swimmersguide.com/ Not completely inclusive nor up to date (seems like a lot of the French links no longer exist; but a google search cribbing off old links sometimes gets you to updated sites), but a good starting place when looking for pools when traveling.

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Had to look thes up. Daughter is an aquatics director so we do check some out.
In Avignon, try La Palmeraie Regulation 25m 4 lane. Other side of the Rhone. For an indoor Stuart Mill 6 lane regulation, may need a taxi to reach. East of the center.

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If she's training, I'd expect she's wearing a speedo type suit. French public pools require a swimsuit that isn't suitable for other purposes (they consider it a sanitary thing). Board shorts for boys, for example, are considered suitable for street wear and thus not acceptable; nor is wearing underwear under a swimsuit acceptable.

If you don't pack something, they sell swimsuits where you check in. As I recall, about 20 euro for men's suits. No idea on how much women's suits cost?

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