Rach Mieu Swimming Pool in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Rach Mieu Swimming Pool is a large public swimming facility at 1 Hoa Phuong in Phu Nhuan, Ho Chi Minh City. It is one of the city's more substantial municipal-style pools, with a 50-by-25-metre competition pool, a smaller 25-by-15-metre pool and a shallow children's pool. It is useful for lap swimmers, swimming students and families rather than as a tourist water park. Current 2026 sources confirm active classes, public entry and split daily sessions. The main planning issue is that opening is not continuous: Monday is reserved for maintenance, Friday has no public morning session, and the afternoon is divided into timed blocks.

A June 2026 Decathlon guide lists the address, phone number and detailed public timetable. Morning swimming runs 05:30–10:00 from Tuesday to Thursday, while Saturday and Sunday mornings are split into 05:30–07:45 and 08:00–10:00 sessions. Afternoon swimming operates Tuesday through Sunday in three blocks: 13:30–15:15, 15:30–17:15 and 17:30–19:00. Monday is closed for cleaning and water maintenance. Friday therefore has afternoon access but no morning public session in this timetable.

The three-pool layout is the main practical advantage. The competition pool is 50 by 25 metres and around 2 metres deep, with multiple lanes. The smaller adult pool is shallower, roughly 0.8 to 1.6 metres, making it more suitable for less confident swimmers. The children's pool is around 0.6 metres deep. Families should still supervise children directly; a shallow pool is not a substitute for active supervision.

Current entry prices remain inexpensive by international standards. The June 2026 source lists child and adult walk-in fees and also publishes monthly and course pricing. A separate August 2026 family-activity guide gives slightly lower casual-entry figures and different course fees, showing that prices can vary between sources or change over time. For this reason, visitors should confirm the current walk-in rate at the pool rather than relying on one exact figure.

Swimming lessons are a significant part of the facility's role. Current sources list breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke and butterfly courses as well as private coaching. This means public lanes can be affected by classes. Serious lap swimmers should choose an early session or ask which lanes remain open to casual users. Families enrolling children should confirm age requirements, course start dates and lesson fees directly.

The pool is on top of a larger sports complex and includes changing and shower areas, parking and basic safety equipment. Decathlon notes that some changing facilities are older and show wear, while the parking area can become busy during sports events. These are practical observations rather than reasons to avoid the pool. Visitors expecting hotel-quality changing rooms should adjust expectations.

Transport is straightforward from central Ho Chi Minh City. Phu Nhuan lies between the downtown core and the airport, so taxi and ride-hailing are easy from both directions. The pool is also close to the Nhieu Loc canal corridor. Because the site hosts multiple sports activities, event days can increase local traffic and parking demand.

A normal swim session is about one to two hours, but the timed afternoon blocks effectively cap how long many casual users remain in the water. Arrive before a block begins rather than near its end. Bring your own swimsuit, goggles, towel and personal toiletries. Rental or loan equipment may exist, but current sources do not document a complete inventory reliably enough to promise it.

Accessibility information is incomplete. The facility sits within a sports complex, and the pool deck is above ground level, but current sources do not publish a wheelchair route, lift availability or pool-lift equipment. Anyone needing step-free access should call the published number before traveling and ask specifically about the route from entrance to changing room and pool deck.

Rach Mieu Swimming Pool is one of the more useful public pools for visitors who actually want to swim in Ho Chi Minh City. Use 1 Hoa Phuong, avoid Monday, remember that Friday morning is not part of the current public schedule and plan around the timed afternoon blocks. Because lessons and competitive training share the complex, lane availability can change even while the facility remains open. For lap swimming, lessons or family practice, it offers more structure than a hotel pool without the cost and complexity of a water park.

The June 2026 Decathlon guide also documents changing and shower areas, parking and safety equipment, while noting that some facilities are older and can become crowded during sports events. Current course listings include breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and private coaching, confirming that the complex has a strong instructional role alongside casual swimming. For visitors, that means a busy lane or temporarily reduced public space does not necessarily indicate a closure; it may reflect lessons or training. Asking about lane allocation before paying is the most practical approach. The published phone number also gives travelers a direct way to confirm whether a particular public session is running normally on the day they plan to swim.