Wales National Pool

Logo of the Wales National Pool

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

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

History

The £11m 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 £32m 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. "Pool report". www.sussexsport.org. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
2. "National Pool 'not just for elite'". BBC News. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
3. "Swim Wales National Team Plan". Retrieved 21 February 2010.
4. "Wales National Pool Swansea | Faithful+Gould". Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
5. "Swansea riding high after Olympic joy". 19 August 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

External links

• Wales National Pool (official site)
• Denbigh Dragons visit the National Pool (Denbigh Swimming Club)

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