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THE POOLS


The Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre has a wide range of facilities to offer hours of enjoyment for the whole family.

The Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre’s water wonderland includes five spas, sauna, steam room, river rapid ride, spray jets, spurting volcanos, water slide and bubble beach, surrounded by lush palm trees and colourful mosaics. Professional supervision and luxurious heated water means you can play all day without a care in the world! You can take the challenge and conquer the large pool inflatable obstacle courses and the giant inflatable Coke water slide.

The Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre caters for everyone… relax in the spa or sauna, spoil yourself with a massage or dine in the café.


LEISURE POOLS

  • Water slide
  • River rapid ride
  • Water volcanoes
  • Spray jets
  • Bubble beach
  • Toddlers pool


COMPETITION POOL

  • 51.5m x 25m
  • Ten lanes
  • 2m - 3m in depth

Can accommodate: Long course or short course swimming, Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming, Canoe Polo, Scuba Diving and Underwater Hockey

Moveable bulkhead - allows the water area to be divided for more efficient use, including two 25m short course pools

Underwater viewing windows provide media with unique photo opportunities and provide coaches with the perfect location from which to evaluate and analyse training techniques.


UTILITY POOL

  • 33m x 25m
  • Depth from 3m - 5m
  • 10 lane 25m short course across the pool

Diving springboards and platforms:

  • 10m platform
  • 7m platform
  • 5m platform
  • 3m platform
  • 1m platform
  • 3 x 3m springboards
  • 2 x 1m springboards

Mainly used for Diving, Water Polo & Synchronised Swimming

Incorporated into the design of this pool is a "surge bubble" which is used to assist divers during training. The "bubble" breaks the water as the diver hits and prevents injuries by softening the water surface.

Underwater viewing windows


TRAINING POOL

  • 50m x 18.2m
  • Eight lanes

World's largest moveable floor - 33m of the pool floor is a fibreglass floating floor system.
 
A mechanically driven steel cable and pulley system restrains the floor, allowing the depth of the pool to be varied from 0m - 2.5m.

Swimming classes, Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming, Lap Swimming, and in special circumstances use of the floor at concourse level in dry mode

The Training Pool was used as a warm-up pool during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

     

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