The Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre is a major, $17 million aquatic sporting facility located upon the

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, within less than 1 kilometre of the CBD of Hobart, the

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, Australia. The venue has hosted the

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, the Tasmanian Swimming Championships,

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, Pan Pacific Games and the Qantas Skins. Other major events held at the venue throughout its first seven years of operation include the Australian Canoe Polo Championships, Australian Diving Championships, Australian Water Polo Under Age and National League events and the World and Australian Underwater Hockey Championships.

Name

It was officially renamed on 18 October 2015, the 19th anniversary of its construction, in honour of Doone Kennedy, who was a key proponent for its development.

Construction

The funding and construction of the Hobart Aquatic Centre was spearheaded by

Doone Kennedy Lorna Doone Pleasance Kennedy (10 May 1927 – 30 August 2014) was an Australian politician and civic leader who served as the Lord Mayor of Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, from 1986 until 1996. Kennedy was the first woman to be elected Lord ...

during her reign as Lord Mayor of Hobart from 1986 to 1996. The facility is fully indoors, and features a full 50 metre Olympic-size 8 lane competition

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pool, a smaller 25 metre warm-up pool and leisure pool as well as a 25x20m Dive Pool. It also features a diving tower with 10, 7.5 and 5 metre platforms, and 1 and 3 metre springboards.

Operation

There is a creche, cafe and gymnasium and a wide variety of sport and recreation activities are offered, ranging from competitive

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and

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, learn to swim programmes, yoga classes, aerobics and circuit and weight training. The Hobart Aquatic centre is open year round, and provides views of the River Derwent, Mount Wellington and the city.

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