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Test pool fills conducted at new Adelaide Aquatic Centre site

Test pool fills conducted at new Adelaide Aquatic Centre site
December 12, 2024

Test pool fills have been conducted for the 50-metre indoor pool and the Learn to Swim indoor pool at the new Adelaide Aquatic Centre site – marking the first time either pool has been filled.

The pools were both filled over several days to test their capacity to retain water. Combined, the two pools hold almost three million litres of water.

The slabs for the 50-metre indoor pool and the Learn to Swim indoor pool, along with the Warm Water/Rehabilitation pool have been laid over recent months as construction continues at the site.

The 50-metre, 10-lane indoor pool will provide state-of-the-art training facilities for up-and-coming athletes, as well as accommodating swimming carnivals, water sports and recreational use.

The Warm Water/Rehabilitation pool will be ideal for aquatic therapy, gentle exercise, rehabilitation and quiet relaxation. It will be kept between 32 and 34 degrees year-round.

Work on the remaining pools, including the indoor splash zone, outdoor lagoon and 25-metre pool has also commenced and will continue in the new year.

The new centre – which will be powered by 100% renewable energy and constructed wherever possible with locally-sourced, low-carbon emission materials – will feature extensive indoor and outdoor pool areas, water slides, splash zones and lawned recreation facilities.

It will also contain a gym and fitness centre, plus a relaxation zone/sauna/steam room and improved change rooms.

Remediation of the former aquatic centre site continues ahead more than 1000 square metres of space being returned to Park Lands.

The former pools have been backfilled using soil excavated from the new pool site.

As construction work continues, over 100 swim groups and over 2000 learn-to-swim students are using other centres around Adelaide temporarily, including the Thebarton Aquatic Centre which was refurbished earlier this year.

Image. Credit: SA Premier Peter Malinauskas via TikTok

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