Website:http://www.sydneyaquaticcentre.com.au (Website)
Description:The Sydney Aquatic Centre was built for the Sydney 2000 Olympics. The facilities are as follows: Leisure pools The leisure pools include five spas, sauna, steam room, river rapid ride, spray jets, water volcanos, water slide, bubble beach and toddlers pool, all surrounded by palm trees and mosaics. Competition Pool *51.5m x 25m *Ten lanes *2m - 3m in depth *Can accommodate: Long and short course swimming, Water Polo, Synchronised swimming, canoe polo, scuba diving and underwater hockey *Movable bulkhead - allows the water area to be divided for more efficient use, including two 25m courses, particularly for short course championships *Underwater viewing windows. Utility Pool *33m x 25m *Depth from 3-5m *10 lane 25m short course across the pool *Diving boards and platforms (list levels) *Mainly used for diving, water polo and synchronised swimming *Incorporated in the design of this pool is a "surge bubble" which is used to assist divers during training. The "bubble" breaks the water as the diver hits and prevents injuries by softening the water surface. *Underwater viewing windows Training Pool *50m x 18.2m *Eight lanes *World's largest movable floor - 33 m is comprised of a fibreglass floating floor system *A mechanically driven steel cable and pulley system retrains the floor, allowing the depth of the pool to be varied from 0cm - 2.0m *Swimming classes, water polo, synchronised swimming, lap swimming and, in special circumstances, use of the floor at concourse level in a dry mode. *The training pool was used as a warm-up pool during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Jurisdictions::City of Parramatta Council, Sydney Olympic Park Authority
