The Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Swimming Pool Complex, usually called the SPM Swimming Pool Complex and sometimes spelt Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, sits in Talkatora Garden opposite the President’s Estate. It is owned by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and was renovated to host the aquatics events of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Facility profile
- Official name: Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Swimming Pool Complex (Dr SPMSPC), also called the Dr S P Mookerjee Swimming Stadium
- Address: Mother Teresa Crescent, Talkatora Garden, President’s Estate, New Delhi 110001; landmark: opposite Gate No. 31 of Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Operator: Sports Authority of India, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Contact: 011-23094832 and 011-23092767; email spmspc-sai@gov.in (administrator: H L Meena)
- Renovation: renovated at a cost of Rs 377 crore. The renovated venue opened on 18 July 2010
- Original build date: not published
- Land area: the operator’s listing mentions a 12.13-acre (49,088.36 sq m) site and a fully air-conditioned indoor stadium with 5,000 fixed seats, but does not explain how these figures relate to the pool complex. Treat them as unconfirmed
Infrastructure and facilities
The complex has three pools:
- a 50 m competition pool with 10 lanes;
- a 25 m diving pool;
- a 50 m warm-up pool with six lanes.
Besides swimming, there are facilities for volleyball, skating, billiards and snooker, and a multi-gym. Spectator capacity for the pool hall is not published separately, beyond the 5,000-seat figure noted above.
Events hosted
The complex hosted the swimming and diving events of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 15th Asian Canoe Polo Championship was also scheduled to be held there. No full list of events held since 2010 is published.
Timings and operational hours
Opening hours, seasonal timings, closing days and coaching schedules for the complex are not published. Access for training, learn-to-swim sessions or membership is not described either. Call the administrator’s office on 011-23094832 for current timings before you go.
Charges, membership and booking
Swimming fees, membership categories and pay-and-play rates for the complex are not published. Figures quoted on some listing sites are undated and are not repeated here.
Venue hire is handled through SAI’s online stadia booking system. Under revised tariffs notified on 18 September 2025, the concrete area at the SPM complex costs Rs 5 lakh a day for non-sports events, up from Rs 30,000 a day. National and international competitions run by recognised federations pay no hire charge apart from electricity, and organisers who fail to clean up face a penalty of 10 per cent of the daily tariff. Other reports from the same week described the revision as a cut in stadium rentals, but those figures concerned other venues, such as the Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi stadiums. Check the current tariff with SAI before planning an event.
Urban and ecosystem context
The complex is one of a cluster of public sports venues around Talkatora Garden in central Delhi; the New Delhi Municipal Council’s Talkatora Indoor Stadium is next door. With a 50 m competition pool, a separate diving pool and a 50 m warm-up pool on one site, it has the layout needed for national and international aquatics events. Figures on how many swimmers train there or on community programmes are not published, so we cannot say more about its day-to-day use.
Details were checked in November 2026. Confirm timings, access and charges with the complex administrator before visiting.
Sources
- Dr. Syama Prasad Mookherjee Swimming Pool Complex – Sports Authority of India
- SPM Swimming Pool Complex – Wikipedia
- SAI hikes stadia rent for non-sports events – ThePrint (PTI), 20 September 2025
- SAI reduces stadium rentals in capital by 40-50% – The Tribune, 21 September 2025
- 15th Asian Canoe Polo Championship at Dr SP Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex from Oct 17 – Indian Sports News
