Peterborough Lido bosses say record-breaking 60,000 swimmers took the plunge this season
A record number of swimmers have used Peterborough’s historic Lido this season, it has been revealed.
About 60,000 users headed for the Lido, in Bishop’s Road, during the long hot summer - making it the largest number of swimmers to have ever taken the plunge at the open air swimming pool in one season.
A spokesperson for the Lido said: “60,000 users is certainly a record figure for the Lido post-Covid.
"We don't have attendance figures from pre-2020.”
The figures, which were revealed yesterday, easily beats the 39,000 users across the entire season last year. There is still a week to go of the current season.
However, with the trend going forward expected to be for the UK to experience longer and hotter summers, it has triggered a call from Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes for new plans to show how extra income from the growth in swimmers can be invested into improvements at the Lido.