Adelaide Aquatic Centre
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Full name | Adelaide Aquatic Centre |
City | Adelaide, Australia |
Coordinates | 34°54′3″S 138°35′27″E / 34.90083°S 138.59083°E |
Opened | 20 December 1969 |
Home club(s) | Burnside Swimming Club |
Main pool | |
Length | 50 metres |
Lanes | 8 lanes |
The Adelaide Aquatic Centre is a complex of indoor heated
Facilities
The centre features a 50-metre Olympic-sized swimming pool and a smaller adjacent pool (33m x 21m) used for
Fees
There are separate prices for families, single adults, children, and concession card holders (Health Care Card or full-time tertiary students).[8] to the different areas of the centre, including the pools, sauna, spa and gym. Adelaide Aquatic Centre also offers membership for full access to the centre.
State of maintenance and future plans
Since 2005, peak representative bodies such as Diving Australia, Swimming Australia and the Aquatic Sports Coalition of SA have criticised the condition of facilities at the centre.[9]
There was a plan that in the period April to July 2011 the centre's roof would be replaced as the first stage in upgrading the centre.[citation needed]
Adelaide City Council has reportedly allocated $6 million for a leisure centre conversion for the aquatic centre, but requires additional funding from the state or federal governments to go ahead.[1] The council is to undertake a detailed study on how best to proceed in further upgrading the centre in coming years, to shift its focus from swimming competitions to a family oriented leisure pool facility, along the lines of an indoor waterpark.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Castellato, Renato (20 December 2009). "Our aquatic centre shame". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Facilities". Adelaide Aquatic Centre. Adelaide City Council. Retrieved 25 November 2007. [dead link]
- ^ "Adelaide Aquatic Centre". Adelaide City Council. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "UWH in South Australia". Adelaide Underwater Hockey. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "CANOE POLO NOTICEBOARD". Canoe SA. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "South Australian Water Polo Venues". Water Polo South Australia.
- ^ "About Diving SA - Diving South Australia was formed in 2000". Diving SA. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Hours and Fees". Adelaide Aquatic Centre. Adelaide City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Bildstien, Craig (7 March 2005). "Aquatic Centre too run-down". The Advertiser.