Woman sees man exiting ladies' shower stall at Woodlands Swimming Complex, man says he entered by accident

A woman lodged a police report after she saw a man exit a shower stall in a women's restroom at Woodlands Swimming Complex.

The incident occurred at around 8:45pm on Apr. 25, 2026, Shin Min Daily News reported.

Man in women's restroom

Speaking to Shin Min, the woman who wished to remain anonymous, said she had taken a shower and was drying her hair under the fan in the restroom.

She initially saw another woman come out of the shower and sit down to use her mobile phone, Shin Min reported.

She then supposedly saw a man walk out of a shower stall and leave the women's restroom.

The woman immediately asked the other woman if she had seen the man.

The other woman said she had not.

Following this, the woman chased after the man who had exited the women's restroom.

She then alerted a male staff member.

The man who had exited the shower stall had reportedly already walked out of the swimming complex's exit when he was stopped by a female employee, according to Shin Min.

Man claimed mistakenly entered

The man, upon being confronted, admitted to coming out of the women's restroom, but claimed it was his first time visiting the swimming complex, Shin Min reported.

He had supposedly mistakenly entered the women's bath area as he was unfamiliar with the surroundings.

"He was very calm and said there was no one in the women's restroom at the time, and he didn't know he had gone to the wrong place," said the woman.

She then returned to the women's restroom, intending to find the other woman who was inside to confront the man together, but the other person had reportedly already left.

Shin Min reported that when the woman came out of the women's restroom again, she did not see the man.

Small, flat bag

Noting that there were clear gender signs at the entrance to the women's restroom, she questioned the man's claim of the incident being accidental.

He was reportedly carrying only a small, flat bag about 25cm in length, she said.

The bag did not appear as if it could hold a towel, swimming gear, or a change of clothes, Shin Min reported.

"He didn't look like someone who came to swim or had just taken a shower," said the woman.

Upon visiting the swimming complex, Shin Min observed that the men and women's restrooms were next to each other with clear signs.

Shin Min also noted that swimmers generally carried large reusable bags or backpacks into the restrooms.

The woman then made a police report on the same day.

Investigation underway

The police told Shin Min that they received a report and they were investigating.

Responding to Shin Min, Sport Singapore also stated that the authorities are taking the matter very seriously and are assisting the police investigation.