Gold Coast Aquatic Centre

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Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
27°57′49″S153°24′57″E / 27.963665°S 153.415854°E / -27.963665; 153.415854
LocationMarine Parade, Southport, Queensland, 4215
Opened1960s
Owned byCity of Gold Coast
TypePublic swimming pool
Former name(s)Southport Pool
Southport Olympic Pool
StatusOperating
Website www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/gold-coast-aquatic-centre-23174.html/
Features
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]

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History

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in 2020 Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, 2020.jpg
Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in 2020

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]

Facilities

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]

Programs

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]

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