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Cardiff International Pool () is an Olympic-sized
Parkwood won the contract to manage the facility for 10 years, with a projected turnover of £2.5m each year. 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
Construction of the £32 million facility commenced in April 2006 and includes two pools; an Olympic size 10-lane competition swimming pool with seating for 1,000 spectators and a 4-lane Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Laing O'Rourke Wales and West Ltd [2013
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/nowiki> EWHC 2665 (TCC)/ref> 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
Parkwood Leisure - Cardiff International Pool
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swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable Human swimming, swimming and associated activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built abo ...
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).Signing ceremony for poolParkwood won the contract to manage the facility for 10 years, with a projected turnover of £2.5m each year. 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
The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: ''Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad'' 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the Commonwealth Games, the ...
) to make way for the Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium (), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium () for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has ...
.
Construction
Construction of the £32 million facility commenced in April 2006 and includes two pools; an Olympic size 10-lane competition swimming pool with seating for 1,000 spectators and a 4-lane indoor waterpark
An indoor water park is a type of water park that is located inside a building. An indoor water park has the ability to stay open year-round, as it is not affected by weather conditions.
History
Some of the first indoor water parks are at Duinr ...
with flume rides, a beach area with water slide
A water slide (also referred to as a flume, water chute, or hydroslide) is a type of Playground slide, slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at swimming pools or water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and ...
s, a lazy river and Jacuzzi. The centre also has a fitness suite and studios, conference rooms and a café.
The construction of the pool was the subject of a legal dispute./nowiki> EWHC 2665 (TCC)">013
/nowiki> EWHC 2665 (TCC)/ref> 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
The Millennium Stadium (), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium () for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has ...
for football events.
See also
*Sport in Cardiff
Sport in Cardiff is dictated by, amongst other things, its position as the capital city of Wales, meaning that national home sporting fixtures are nearly always played in the city. All of Wales' multi-sports agencies and many of the Countries of ...
* List of Olympic-size swimming pools in the United Kingdom
References
External links
*Parkwood Leisure - Cardiff International Pool
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