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Perth Leisure Pool is the main indoor public leisure and recreation centre in the city of
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Perth Leisure Pool is the main indoor public leisure and recreation centre in the city of Perth, Scotland
Perth (; ) is a centrally located Cities of Scotland, Scottish city, on the banks of the River Tay. It is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and is the historic county town of Perthshire. It had a population of about ...
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In 2006, the facility was noted for receiving more than 700,000 visitors a year. As of 2024, however, the future of Perth Leisure Pool, the adjacent Dewar's Centre and Bell's Sports Centre were in doubt, due to their losing money annually. Plans for a new sports centre, initially discussed a decade earlier, were started again.
Development
Perth Leisure Pool was designed in 1984 after an architectural contest run by the RIAS and Perth Council which was won by architects FaulknerBrowns. Councillor John L. Wilson presided over the development of the facility, and it was opened byAnne, Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950) is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of King ...
, on 29 July 1988.
Facilities
The complex includes five swimming pools with flumes, bubble beds and other water features; a gym, health spa, cafe, creche and outdoor children's play area. The separate children's lagoon varies in depth between .Cryptosporidiosis outbreak
In August 2002, there was an outbreak ofcryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidiosis, sometimes informally called crypto, is a parasitic disease caused by ''Cryptosporidium'', a genus of protozoan parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa. It affects the ileum, distal small intestine and can affect the respiratory tr ...
at the pool, which caused gastrointestinal illness for 74 people. This resulted in the closure of the facility while the matter was investigated. Numerous improvements to the cleaning and water treatment processes were recommended by the Outbreak Control Team and these were made prior to the reopening of the centre.
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