{"id":13876,"date":"2019-07-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/komdu-i-sund\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:01:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T09:01:49","slug":"come-for-a-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/komdu-i-sund\/","title":{"rendered":"Come for a swim! Open until 22:00, Monday to Thursday."},"content":{"rendered":"

Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur has three swimming pools, each with its own unique character and charm, making it easy to find one to suit you. As such, \u00c1svallalaug and Su\u00f0urb\u00e6jarlaug are particularly popular with families, and the younger the children, the more \u00c1svallalaug, which has a variety of indoor pools and hot tubs, is often the choice, especially during the winter. The water temperature in the swimming pool area is usually around 30\u00b0C. <\/p>\n

Extended opening hours<\/h4>\n

The opening hours of the swimming pools in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur have been increasing in recent years. You can swim in the Su\u00f0urb\u00e6jarlaug and \u00c1svallalaug from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to Thursday. On Fridays until 8 p.m. and Saturdays until 6 p.m. On Sundays, until and including 11 August, the Su\u00f0urb\u00e6jarlaug is open until 9 p.m. and the \u00c1svallalaug until 5 p.m. The Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Swimming Pool is closed from 1 July to 11 August. On the Bank Holiday Monday, 5th August, \u00c1svallalaug will be open from 8 am to 5 pm and Su\u00f0urb\u00e6jarlaug from 8 am to 9 pm.<\/p>\n

South Bay Swimming Pool<\/strong> Located on the Ring Road in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, there is a 25-metre outdoor swimming pool connected to an indoor children's pool. Outside, there are hot tubs, a steam room, a mushroom jet, two water slides and a popular walking path that surrounds the swimming pool grounds. <\/p>\n

\"South<\/p>\n

The swimming centre at \u00c1svallalaug<\/strong> It houses the newest swimming pool in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, which opened in 2008. The swimming centre is one of the largest in the country, with a 50-metre swimming pool which is normally divided into a 25-metre and a 50-metre section. A lift, fitted with a special wheelchair, a wristband and a remote control, is available for anyone who would otherwise find it difficult to get into the larger pools. The pool also has a children's pool and a wading pool for the youngest generation, complete with play equipment. Indoors, there is also a popular water slide, three hot tubs and a steam room. Outside, there are two hot tubs and an excellent sunbathing area for when the weather permits. The activities at the swimming centre are varied, including water polo, in addition to traditional school swimming and club training sessions. volleyball, training for scuba diving clubs, training for kayakers, courses for expectant and new mothers, improved swimming technique courses, baby swimming, aqua aerobics, and the list goes on.<\/p>\n

\"Swimming\"<\/p>\n

Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Swimming Pool <\/strong>Herj\u00f3lfsgata is popular with older people and residents in the vicinity of the pool. It boasts a 25-metre indoor pool and two spacious outdoor pools with jets that are very popular, as well as steam baths that are considered unique and different. The swimming pool is known for its calm atmosphere, while the fun is a little more lively in the other two pools. Please note... The swimming pool is closed until 11 August.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sundlaugar Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar eru \u00ferj\u00e1r talsins og hafa \u00fe\u00e6r allar s\u00edn s\u00e9rkenni og sjarma \u00feannig a\u00f0 au\u00f0velt er a\u00f0 finna laug vi\u00f0 h\u00e6fi. \u00deannig eru \u00c1svallalaug og Su\u00f0urb\u00e6jarlaug s\u00e9rstaklega vins\u00e6lar me\u00f0al fj\u00f6lskylduf\u00f3lks og eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem b\u00f6rnin eru yngri \u00fe\u00e1 ver\u00f0ur \u00c1svallalaug, sem h\u00fdsir fj\u00f6lbreyttar innilaugar og potta, oft fyrir valinu og \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9r \u00ed lagi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13876"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}