Blacktown Aquatic Centre

Terrible, rude staff. Got told today no inflated swim rings which we've always taken, over priced entry, overpriced old food.
Never anywhere to swim due to pool being reserved for lap lanes.
Staff at entrance are beyond

I have been a member of BAC for many years now and petitioned for it to continue functioning as a local pool. We decided we would start swimming lessons with our kid,s at Blacktown Aquatic Centre to show our continuing support.
However, I have been really disappointed by the disregard and dismissiveness of staff when I spoke to them about the poor change room facilities.
The centre has two family change rooms: one with a change table and one without. This is not adequate, particularly during busy afternoons or mornings when there are several parents with their infant children needing changing.
To make things worse, the one change room with the change table is broken. The safety strap's buckle has been snapped off and has not been replaced. ...read more

My partner and I have been frequenting Blacktown Pools for years, mostly early in the morning to do laps. In summertime it can get ridiculously crowded and people forget that the lap-lanes are for, well laps. The Learn to Swim programme runs here also and infants to seniors can be seen learning how to float or tread water. However, I do have three gripes: 1) the family change rooms are almost always full of school kids during school swimming classes. Complaints don't seem to deter them. 2) the family change rooms do not have baby change tables, so if you do decide to go for a dip with a babe, don't plan on taking a shower. 3) Staff here (mainly female) all seem to be on their cycle at the same time, with permanent attitude issues. It's a real shame because many locals petitioned that this facility would not be closed down, only to be spoke to and treated with such indifference and disregard. If there was a closer option to us I would relocate our swims there, ...read more