Wales National Pool
The Wales National Pool (Welsh: Pwll Cenedlaethol Cymru) in the Sketty area of Swansea, Wales, is a 50 metre swimming pool built to FINA standards. The facility, which also has a 25m x 9.5m training pool and 1,200 spectator seats, is used to train Wales' world class aquatic sports athletes[1] and houses the headquarters of the Wales Amateur Swimming Association.[2] While the pool is of Olympic length, its width of 21m is not sufficient to qualify as an Olympic standard pool.[3]
The pool is one of five of British Swimming's Intensive Training Centres (ITC), used to train swimmers for the London 2012 Olympics.[4] 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.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "Swim Wales National Team Plan". http://www.welshasa.co.uk/cc_ntp.asp. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ Wales National Pool Swansea | Faithful+Gould
- ^ http://www.sussexsport.org/docs/50%20m%20Pool%20Report.doc
- ^ "Swansea riding high after Olympic joy". 19 August 2008. http://www.sports-council-wales.org.uk/news/19900. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
[edit] External links
- Wales National Pool (official site)
- Denbigh Dragons visit the National Pool (Denbigh Swimming Club)
Coordinates: 51°36′27.00″N 3°59′20.00″W / 51.6075°N 3.98889°W
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