Cardiff International Pool

Cardiff International Pool (Welsh: Pwll Rhyngwladol Caerdydd) is an Olympic-sized swimming pool built as a public-private funded project; with a partnership between Cardiff Council (land owner), OLLC which is a partnership between Orion Land & Leisure and Explore Investments (developers) and Parkwood Leisure (operator).[1][2][3] Parkwood won the contract to manage the facility for 10 years, with a projected turnover of £2.5m each year.[4]

Cardiff International Pool
Pwll Rhyngwladol Caerdydd
Cardiff International Pool in 2009
51.449755°N 3.181078°W / 51.449755; -3.181078
LocationOlympian Drive, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 0JS
Opened12 February 2008
Operated byParkwood Leisure
Owned byCity of Cardiff Council
Type2 swimming pools plus diving pools
Cost£32 million
Size50 m (160 ft) 10-lane
WebsiteCardiff International Pool
Features
Seating for 1,000 spectators
Facilities
Second pool 25 m (82 ft) 4-lane indoor waterpark with flume rides, a beach area with water slides, a lazy river and Jacuzzi.

The opening of the pool ended 10 years without an Olympic size pool in Wales since the closure and demolition in 1998 of the Empire Pool (which had been built for the Cardiff-hosted 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games) to make way for the Millennium Stadium.[5]

Construction
Entrance to the Cardiff International Pool

Construction of the £32 million facility commenced in April 2006 and includes two pools; an Olympic size 50 m (160 ft) 10-lane competition swimming pool with seating for 1,000 spectators and a 25 m (82 ft) 4-lane indoor waterpark with flume rides, a beach area with water slides, a lazy river and Jacuzzi. The centre also has a fitness suite and studios, conference rooms and a café.[1][3]

The construction of the pool was the subject of a legal dispute.[6]

The pool was also built to support the London 2012 Olympics as a training facility. Several other sporting venues in the city of Cardiff were used for Olympics, such as the Millennium Stadium for football events.

See also

References
  1. Signing ceremony for pool Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Parkwood Leisure manages Cardiff's newest International sport and leisure venue
  3. "£32m world-class pool is opened". BBC Wales News. 12 January 2008.
  4. Parkwood wins Cardiff pool contract
  5. "Empire Pool". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  6. Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Laing O'Rourke Wales and West Ltd [2013] EWHC 2665 (TCC)
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