Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |
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27°57′49″S153°24′57″E / 27.963665°S 153.415854°E | |
Location | Marine Parade, Southport, Queensland, 4215 |
Opened | 1960s |
Owned by | City of Gold Coast |
Type | Public swimming pool |
Former name(s) | Southport Pool Southport Olympic Pool |
Status | Operating |
Website | www |
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The swimming and diving facility for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games™. | |
Facilities | |
Competition Pool Diving Pool Training Pool |
The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre (also known as the Optus Aquatic Centre for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games) is a public swimming pool complex located in the Southport Broadwater Parklands on the Gold Coast, Queensland. [1] It was the swimming and diving facility for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2]
The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre opened in the 1960s as the Southport Pool. [3] The complex was renamed to the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in the late 2000s. [1] In 2018, the Gold Coast hosted the Commonwealth Games. [4] The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre was the swimming and diving facility for the event. Approximately $40 million was spent on redeveloping the complex. The redevelopment included the construction of an additional 10-lane competition pool, additional change rooms and new meeting rooms. [2] Although the expansion was expected to be completed by 2017, [5] the construction was brought forward to allow the venue to host the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in 2014. [6] Work began on the redevelopment in March 2013. [7]
The 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships were held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre and were headlined by all-time record holder for Olympic gold medals Michael Phelps who won three gold medals. [8]
Prior to the 2014 major refurbishment of the Centre, the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre had a number of facilities. These including:
During the 2014 refurbishment, additional water facilities were added as follows:
The refurbishment building design by Cox Rayner Architects has received the 2015 Queensland State Architecture Award for Public Architecture from the Australian Institute of Architects. [9]
The refurbishment Aquatic design was Completed by Stevenson & Associates Pty Ltd. [10]
A number of programs and classes are based at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. [11] [12] These include:
Additionally, Competitive, Masters, and Triathlon Squads are based at the complex. [13]