Sunderland Aquatic Centre
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The Sunderland Aquatic Centre is an indoor complex next to the Stadium of Light in based in the city of Sunderland, England. It contains an olympic sized swimming pool and a gymnasium, it is the only olympic sized swimming pool in North East England between Edinburgh and Leeds.
The centre was opened on 18th April 2008 with a fireworks and lights display.
It is replacing the swimming pool and gymnasium facilities at the Crowtree Leisure Centre which was opened in 1978 by Prince Charles. The pool at the Crowtree had a tropical beach style with a slide, two diving pools and a wave machine, the pool at the Aquatic Centre is more of a traditional style.
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