Sandwell Aquatics Centre will be an indoor facility located in Londonderry, Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It will contain an Olympic-size swimming pool (one of only two in the West Midlands region) and a 10-metre diving board with 25 metre pool,[1] the only one in the whole of the Midlands. Building of the centre began in January 2020 and is expected to be completed by Spring 2022. The centre will initially be used for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and is the only new venue being constructed for the games.[2] After the games the 1,000 seat stand will be removed and a sports hall, gyms, activity studios, sauna, steam room, changing facilities, and a football pitch will be created. The official public opening of the centre is expected to be in Spring 2023.[3]
Funding for the centre comes from several sources. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is contributing £27 million, with £38.5 million coming from the overall Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games budget. A further £7.6 million is from Sport England, Black Country LEP, Sandwell Leisure Trust (SLT) and University of Wolverhampton.[4]
References
- ^ "Birmingham 2022: Aquatics centre will 'inspire new generation'". BBC. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Major Construction Work at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre Site". Commonwealth Games Committee. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Sandwell Aquatics Centre". Sandwell Borough Council. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "First look at the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Games". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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