Are there swim classes for babies and kids?

Yes. Matronatación is for 15 months to 3 years, once a week on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Kids' classes run weekdays from 5pm to 8pm in half-hour slots, and weekend mornings. Pairs of days go together (Monday and Wednesday, Tuesday and Thursday, or Saturday and Sunday), and Friday can be taken alone.

Lap swim is €6.95 a visit, €46.85 for 10 visits and €72.80 for 20 visits. Kids' swim classes are from €16.20 a month plus €13.40 registration, and baby classes are €20.90 a month. The summer outdoor pool is €5, and under 3 go free.

Is the outdoor pool open in summer?

Yes. It opens to the public in summer with its own hours, at €5 a visit; under-3s swim free.

Is the center being renovated?

Yes, in phases. The next phase covers the outdoor pool, changing rooms, offices and the sports medicine center, so check m86.es notices before a visit.

Centro de Natación M-86

Name: Centro de Natación M-86
Address: C/ de José Martínez de Velasco, 3, Retiro, 28007 Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Community of Madrid, ES

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Area

Retiro

Good for

1–16

Cost

€6.95

Setting

Indoor & outdoor

Season

year-round

Updated

Oct 12, 2026

What you need to know

Lap swim is daytime only: weekdays 10:30am to 4:30pm, weekends 9am to 1pm, with limited spaces
Classes need a level test from age 4, held Monday to Thursday, 5pm to 7pm, from the 20th to the 30th of each month
Bring a padlock and a swim cap, since caps are required and lockers are day-use only

About

The pool complex built for the 1986 World Swimming Championships. It has two 50-meter Olympic pools (one indoor, one outdoor under a winter bubble), a diving pool with 4 platforms and 8 springboards, a teaching pool, and a warm-water pool used for baby classes. Summer adds a semicircular paddling pool with a waterfall and a kids' pool. Swim classes start at 15 months.

IndoorOutdoorHas Water

€6.95

Kids' classes from €16.20 a month

Weekdays10:30 – 16:30

Weekends09:00 – 13:00

Lap swim hours; closed on public holidays

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