Swimming at the Mirandabad (or not...)

If you want to go swimming in Amsterdam, I strongly recommend checking the website or calling ahead first to find out when the pools are available for recreational swimming. Each pool has it's own unique (usually quite complicated) schedule. Since May 2014, all customers over the age of 14 have been required to show I.D. in order to swim at the Mirandabad.
It's actually mandatory to carry officially recognised personal identification with you at all times in the Netherlands: either an I.D. card, a passport, or a Dutch driving licence (although most people don't notice if it's a European licence). Unfortunately, yesterday, I didn't have any I.D. with me and so I couldn't protest when we were turned away by the cashier. It was very disappointing not least because we'd been waiting in the queue for over half an hour.

So what were the alternatives? Not all swimming pools have this policy. What would be open for recreational swimming? And what would be easily accessible by public transport for our friends?

De Meerkamp in Amstelveen, is the most similar to the Mirandabad with a wave and leisure pool and outdoor pools in the summer, but too far away.
The Zuiderbad was the nearest in distance, but too boring according to my 13 year old (...although they have nude swimming, 16:30 - 17:30 every Sunday!)
In the end, the children chose the Marnixbad. It was open (on a public holiday), convenient for public transport and potentially fun despite not having much in the way of slides or waves.

To make it easier for you when considering your options, here is a list of local swimming pools in the area of Amsterdam in 2015:-

Leisure Complexes with Indoor and Outdoor Swimming Pools:
de Meerkamp. Van der Hooplaan 239, 1185 LN Amstelveen, 088 858 5185 www.meerkamp.nl
Sportplaza Mercator. Jan van Galenstraat 315, 1056 CB Amsterdam, 020 618 8911 www.sportplazamercator.nl
Mirandabad. Mirandalaan 9, 1079 PA Amsterdam, 020 252 4444 Mirandabad website
Sloterparkbad, President Allendelaan 3, 1064 GW Amsterdam, 020 506 3506 Sloterparkbad website (in English)

Indoor Swimming Pools:
Marnixbad. Marnixplein 1, 1015 ZN Amsterdam, 020 524 6000 www.hetmarnix.nl
Noorderparkbad. Sneeuwbalweg 5, 1032 VS Amsterdam, 020 435 2120 Noorderparkbad website
Zuiderbad. Hobbemastraat 26, 1071 ZC Amsterdam, 020 252 1390 Zuiderbad website

Open Air Swimming Pools:
Brediusbad. Spaarndammerdijk 306, 1013 ZX Amsterdam, 020 684 6984. Open 9 May - 6 September 2015 Brediusbad website
Flevoparkbad. Insulindeweg 1002, 1095 DH Amsterdam, 020 692 5030. Open 25 April - 6 September 2015 Flevoparkbad website