Adult swimming lessons
Start of the outdoor pool season: May 23, 2026
Outdoor pool
Outdoor pool hours:
Mon. – Sun.: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Indoor pool hours (starting when the outdoor pool opens):
Mon.: 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Tue.: 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Wed.: Closed
Thu.: 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Fri.: 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Indoor pool hours (after the outdoor pool closes):
Mon.: 7:00 a.m. –9:45 p.m.
Tue.: 7:00 a.m. –9:45 p.m.
Wed.: Closed
Thu.: 7:00 a.m. –9:45 p.m.
Fri.: 7:00 a.m. – 9:45 p.m.
Sat.: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sun.: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Special features (except during Hesse summer vacation):
Sat.: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Women’s swimming
Sun.: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Baby swimming
Note: The ticket office closes 1 hour before closing time, and the pool closes 30 minutes before closing time.
Public transport:
Bus lines 4, 17, 23, 24, 27, 45 & 47 to Kleinfeldchen.
Opening hours over the Whitsun holiday
Mainzer Straße Leisure Pool: Open on Whitsun Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed on Whitsun Monday. […]
Note on the use of lockers and safe deposit boxes
You will need your own padlocks to use the lockers and safe deposit boxes at Kleinfeldchen outdoor pool. […]
Adult swimming lessons
Beginners’ swimming lessons for men and women
- Water acclimatisation
- Learn the arm and leg movements for breast stroke
- Learn and practise your breathing technique while moving your arms, legs and body
The lessons are held outside the public opening hours!
Adult swimming course for beginners (crawl)
- Learn the leg movement without a board
- Learn simple arm movements
- Learn and practise your breathing technique while moving your arms and legs
- Coordinate your movement and breathing
Adult swimming course for advanced swimmers (crawl)
(only after completing the beginner’s course for crawl)
- Learn the crawl / breathing technique (2, 3 and 5 strokes)
- Learn the crawl leg technique (board and flippers)
- Learn how to turn
- Prepare for long-distance swimming, triathlon or ironman challenge
Swimming technique improvement course
for adults who can already swim
- Deepening in breaststroke, crawl and backstroke for more efficient water transfer
- Perfecting leg strokes and arm movements with aids
- Synchronisation of breathing and swimming movements for a more fluid technique
- Increasing swimming endurance through improved technique for longer, energy-saving swims and more effective turns