Another random thing about the swimming pool changing rooms. It had a mangle for squeezing water out of your trunks. Dont know why I remember that. Health and safety these days would have a field day.
My Dad taught life saving in the 70's at the old small pool. Was salt water and freezing. I was taught to swim there on a Monday night. Used to have to dive for the rubber brick and swim in pyjamas in case I was on a ship that got torpedoed I imagine. Learnt how to tie a knot in the pyjama...