Gold Coast Aquatic Centre

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
27°57′49″S 153°24′57″E / 27.963665°S 153.415854°E / -27.963665; 153.415854Coordinates: 27°57′49″S 153°24′57″E / 27.963665°S 153.415854°E / -27.963665; 153.415854
Address Marine Parade, Southport, Queensland
Postcode 4215
Opened 1960s
Owner City of Gold Coast
Type Public swimming pool
Former names Southport Pool
Southport Olympic Pool
Status Operating
Website www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/gold-coast-aquatic-centre-23174.html/
Features
The swimming and diving facility for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games™.
Facilities
Competition Pool
Diving Pool
Training Pool

The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre is public swimming pool complex located in the Southport Broadwater Parklands on the Gold Coast, Queensland.[1] It will be the swimming and diving facility for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

History

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in 2015

The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre opened in the 1960s as the Southport Pool.[3] The complex was renamed to the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in the late 2000s.[1] In 2018, the Gold Coast will host the Commonwealth Games.[4] The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre will be the swimming and diving facility for the event. Approximately $40 million will be spent on redeveloping the complex. The redevelopment will see the construction of an additional 10-lane competition pool, additional change rooms and new meeting rooms.[2] Although the expansion was expected to be completed by 2017,[5] the construction has been brought forward to allow the venue to host the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in 2014.[6] Work began on the redevelopment in March 2013.[7]

The 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships were held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre and was headlined by all-time record holder for Olympic gold medals Michael Phelps. Phelps walked away with three gold medals at the event.[8]

Facilities

Prior to the 2014 major refurbishment of the Centre, the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre had a number of facilities. These including:

During the 2014 refurbishment, additional water facilities were added as follows:

The refurbishment building design by Cox Rayner Architects has received the 2015 Queensland State Architecture Award for Public Architecture from the Australian Institute of Architects.[9]

The refurbishment Aquatic design was Completed by Stevenson & Associates Pty Ltd. [10]

Programs

A number of programs and classes are based at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.[11][12] These include:

Additionally, Competitive, Masters, and Triathlon Squads are based at the complex.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Gold Coast Aquatic Centre". Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 Lacey, Michelle (5 November 2011). "Games bid a 'nail-biter', says Premier". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Broadwater Parklands presentation booklet" (PDF). Gold Coast Parks. 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  4. ↑ Ardern, Lucy (13 November 2011). "Coast wins 2018 Commonwealth Games". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Chambers, Geoff (19 November 2011). "Tweed region to share in Commonwealth Games windfall". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  6. ↑ Willoughby, Shannon (10 November 2012). "Coast to host Pan Pacs swimming in 2014". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  7. ↑ Ardern, Lucy (6 March 2013). "Call to start Carrara sports precinct plans". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Pentony, Luke (27 August 2014). "Pan Pacs: Michael Phelps adds gold and silver to medal haul". ABC News. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "2015 Queensland State Architecture Awards". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  10. ↑ changes by Paul Stevenson of Stevenson & Associates
  11. ↑ "Programs and Classes". Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  12. ↑ "Learn To Swim". Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "Squads". Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
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