Halesowen Swimming Baths were opened to the public on 13th July 1963 by Viscount Cobham [Note - there is a stone in the foyer that was laid as the pool was being built. This was moved when the foyer was extended to build in the squash courts.  That date should not be confused with the opening date].

The Learner Pool was added in 1973 and the Squash Courts (and other rooms in that area) in 1974.

The main Pool is 36 & 2/3 Yards long making 3 lengths 110 Yards and was amongst the last of the imperial measurement pools to built in the country.

There are 400 spectator seats.

1 length of 36 & 2/3 Yards =  33.528 Metres (or about 19.5 centimetres [7.5 Inches] longer than a 33 & 1/3 metre pool).

 lengths of 36 & 2/3 Yards = 100.584 Metres (or about 58 centimetres [23 Inches] longer than 100 Metres).

There are 200,000 Gallons of water in the pool (or 909,200 Litres).

The pool can be emptied completely and refilled again in about 5 days.

50,000 Gallons of water enter the pool each hour meaning that the water is "turned over" (renewed) every 4 hours.

Fresh water enters the pool at 56 degrees Fahrenheit (13.3 C) and is heated and maintained at 82 degrees (27.8 C).

There are 1.2 parts per million of Chlorine in the pool which is automatically monitored and self-regulated by state-of-the-art equipment - although it is still double checked manually 3 times each day.

Chlorine makes the water slightly alkaline at a ph of about 7.5.  The more "agents" that are in the water the more the Chlorine has to work, therefore, it's not the Chlorine that stings your eyes it's the other "agents".  We can all help here by showering before getting in the pool to get rid of these "agents" (eg sweat!) and wearing swim caps.

Current estimates are that if every swimmer showered before getting in the water then the amount of Chlorine in the pool could be cut by up to 50%