THERE was a real press of bodies at Prestwick's open air pool in 1933.
The pool, which was officially known as the Bathing Lake, was opened in 1931, by William Adamson the Secretary of State for Scotland, and was the largest swimming pool north of the border.
On busy days, like the one above, it could accommodate 1200 bathers and 3000 spectators.
During the summer months, the lake was kept busy with swimming galas, diving exhibitions, moonlight swimming sessions and regular fireworks displays.
The local lads and lassies, suntanned and well-used to outdoor swimming, were a big draw for the peely-wally young Glaswegians on day trips from the murky city.
Mind you, at the end of each day, the pool resembled a bowl of verruca soup!
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article