Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
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Address | Marine Parade, Southport, Queensland |
Postcode | 4215 |
Opened | 1960s |
Owner | City of Gold Coast |
Type | Public swimming pool |
Former names | Southport Pool Southport Olympic Pool |
Status | Operating |
Website | www |
Features | |
The swimming and diving facility for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games™. | |
Facilities | |
Competition Pool Diving Pool Training Pool |
The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre is public swimming pool complex located in the Southport Broadwater Parklands on the Gold Coast, Queensland.[1] It will be the swimming and diving facility for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]
History
The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre opened in the 1960s as the Southport Pool.[3] The complex was renamed to the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in the late 2000s.[1] In 2018, the Gold Coast will host the Commonwealth Games.[4] The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre will be the swimming and diving facility for the event. Approximately $40 million will be spent on redeveloping the complex. The redevelopment will see the construction of an additional 10-lane competition pool, additional change rooms and new meeting rooms.[2] Although the expansion was expected to be completed by 2017,[5] the construction has been brought forward to allow the venue to host the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in 2014.[6] Work began on the redevelopment in March 2013.[7]
The 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships were held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre and was headlined by all-time record holder for Olympic gold medals Michael Phelps. Phelps walked away with three gold medals at the event.[8]
Facilities
The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre currently has a number of facilities.[9] These include:
- Competition pool - 10-lane, 51.5-metre (169 ft) pool
- Diving pool - 25 metres (82 ft) long with a depth of between 3 and 5 metres (9.8 and 16.4 ft)
- Diving platforms - platforms located at various heights including 3, 5, 7.5 and 10 metres (9.8, 16.4, 24.6 and 32.8 ft) off the ground
- Training pool - 8-lane, 25-metre (82 ft) pool
The building design by Cox Rayner Architects has received the 2015 Queensland State Architecture Award for Public Architecture from the Australian Institute of Architects.[10]
Programs
A number of programs and classes are based at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.[11][12] These include:
- Aqua Aerobics
- Birthday Parties
- Deep Water Running
- Diving
- Learn To Swim
- Massage
- Physiotherapy
- Synchronzied Swimming
- Underwater Hockey
Additionally, Competitive, Masters, and Triathlon Squads are based at the complex.[13]
See also
References
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