Wales National Pool

The Wales National Pool (Welsh: Pwll Cenedlaethol Cymru) is a 50-metre swimming pool in the Sketty area of Swansea, Wales.

Logo of the Wales National Pool

The main pool is 50 m long and 21 m wide, so it does not meet the FINA definition of an Olympic size pool.[1]

History

The £11 m pool opened in 2003 following the demolition of Wales' national pool, the Wales Empire Pool in Cardiff, in 1998 due to the construction of the Millennium Stadium,[2] and served as its replacement for a short period, until the construction of the £32 m Cardiff International Pool.

Use

The facility, which also has a 25m x 9.5m training pool and 1,200 spectator seats, is one of the facilities used to train Wales' world class aquatic sports athletes[3] and houses the headquarters of the Swim Wales, formerly the Wales Amateur Swimming Association.[4]

Some swimmers used the pool to train for the London 2012 Olympics.[5] The facility was built with funding from Sport Wales, Swansea Council and Swansea University and is built on the site of the university's sports centre.

See also
  • List of Olympic-size swimming pools in the United Kingdom

Notes
  1. http://www.sussexsport.org/docs/50%20m%20Pool%20Report.doc
  2. BBC News| National Pool 'not just for elite'
  3. "Swim Wales National Team Plan". Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. Wales National Pool Swansea | Faithful+Gould
  5. "Swansea riding high after Olympic joy". 19 August 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2010.


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