Sandwell Aquatics Centre

Coordinates: 52°29′23″N 1°59′22″W / 52.489600°N 1.989395°W / 52.489600; -1.989395
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Sandwell Aquatics Centre
West Midlands, England. It contains an Olympic-size swimming pool (one of only two in the West Midlands region), a 10-metre diving board with 25 metre pool[1] (the only one in the whole of the Midlands), a community swimming pool and permanent seating for 1,000 spectators with an additional 4,000 seats during the Games.[2]
Construction began in January 2020 and opened on 12 April 2022 to mark 100 days until the start of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

The centre was initially used for the

café will be created.[4]

Funding for the centre comes from several sources. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is contributing £27 million, with £38.5 million coming from the overall Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games budget. A further £7.6 million is from Sport England, Black Country LEP, Sandwell Leisure Trust (SLT) and University of Wolverhampton.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Birmingham 2022: Aquatics centre will 'inspire new generation'". BBC. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Major Construction Work at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre Site". Commonwealth Games Committee. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Sandwell Aquatics Centre | Sandwell Council". www.sandwell.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Sandwell Aquatics Centre". Sandwell Borough Council. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. ^ "First look at the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Games". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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