The new Peterborough swimming pool hoping to make a big splash in city

But with the much loved old facility now reduced to rubble, there is a distinct lack of pools in the city.

Now a firm has opened a new swimming pool in Bretton – and it is perfect for little ones to take their first dip in the water.

Billie’s Fins has been a name known in and around the city for a decade, and currently operates from pools in Eye, Orton and Spalding – but on Tuesday (June 16) they opened their brand new, purpose built pool in Bretton.

Billie Whyatt is the brains behind the operation, and she told The Peterborough Telegraph what people can expect when they visit the pool.

She said: “We have built this purpose built facility for our swim school users but also for the general public to enjoy.

"We have a 18 metre by six metre pool, and also a cafe and studio for rental.

"We offer swimming lessons to babies, children, adults, we have disability swims and SEND swimming, but we will also be offering general swims for adults and families seven days a week.

"We have been running for 11 years now – we rent two pools in Peterborough, at Eye Primary School and Lime Academy Orton, and we have built our own facility in Spalding, but this is our first build in Peterborough.

"We currently have 1,600 swimmers a week.

"I was a competitive swimmer, I was life guarding and teaching swimming, and we decided we would set up our own pool.

"There were no expectations, but it has just involved from there.

"Swimming is extremely important, especially in the hot weather. We’ve had too many horrendous stories and I think that proves the lack of facilities that there are.

"We’ve found since COVID the swimmers that are coming to us are older – that really had an impact.

"Before it was mainly primary school children, but now it is secondary pupils, and adults as well who are complete beginners.”

The new pool is based at the Coningsby Business Park in Bretton (located on Stirling Way.)

For more information, visit https://billiesfins.com/