This page is for swimming instructors who taught at the former complex before it closed, or who now receive enquiries from Toa Payoh families. It sets out how to plan a move to an operating pool without losing continuity for your learners.
Visit the pool before the first lesson. Check the depth profile and where the shallow teaching area is, how lanes are shared between the public and coaches, the entry points, and the shade available on deck. Note the weekly maintenance closure: Bishan Swimming Complex closes on Thursdays and Jalan Besar Swimming Complex closes on Tuesdays (each opens when that day is a public holiday). These were checked on ActiveSG on 28 October 2026; recheck them before you plan a timetable.
Each pool operator sets its own rules for external coaches. Confirm what applies at the pool you choose before you advertise lessons there. At a condominium pool, the management decides whether external coaches are allowed, which residents may attend and what charges apply. SAFRA Toa Payoh is a separate members’ club with its own access and coaching rules; ActiveSG admission does not cover it. Kallang Basin Swimming Complex is not an option: it ceased operations on 1 September 2025.
Redo your risk assessment for the new pool rather than carrying over the old one. Cover lifeguard coverage and how to reach them, the pool’s lightning and weather procedure, emergency exits and ambulance access, the location of first-aid equipment, and how you will supervise learners who are waiting their turn.
A public pool is a shared space. Keep your teaching group within your line of sight at all times, keep ratios suitable for the learners’ ability, and choose a spot where other swimmers will not pass through your group.
Tell families in writing which pool, day and time the lessons will move to, whether the fees or package length change, and whether pool admission is paid separately. Transfer each learner’s progress record so the new sessions continue from where they left off.
We arrange lessons for toddlers, children, adults, ladies (a female coach on request, subject to availability) and learners with special needs at operating pools. Tell us the learner’s age, current ability, goals, preferred area and schedule. We confirm the actual pool, the coach, the schedule, the fees and whether pool admission is separate before you pay. An enquiry does not reserve a lesson slot or a coach.
No. It has been closed for redevelopment since 31 October 2023.
No. Lessons can only take place at an operating pool.
No. Official information targets completion of the Toa Payoh Integrated Development by 2030, but no public opening date, hours, prices or coaching arrangements have been announced.
Prepared by Alvin, Swimming Teachers Academy. Closure status last reviewed 28 October 2026. How we write and review our content.
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