The Tollcross International Swimming Centre is a
swimming pool
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and
leisure centre in
Glasgow
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. It hosted the
Swimming
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events at the
2014 Commonwealth Games. The centre hosted the
IPC Swimming World Championships
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during July 2015.
Technical features
It has one
Olympic standard 50 metre swimming pool, which was extensively upgraded, and a second 50-metre pool which was added as a warm-up facility.
The pool was reopened on 24 May 2013. The seating capacity of the Pool is 2,000, rising to 5,000 with temporary seating during the Commonwealth Games. Additional upgrades were made in 2017 in preparation for the
2018 European Aquatics Championships, which included repairs, a new roof, and electrical and mechanical equipment additions.
[Race, Retta (24 November 2016)]
"Tollcross Int'l Swimming Center Improvements Ready For 2017"
''SwimSwam
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Notable events
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British Swimming Championships
The British Swimming Championships are an annual event organised by British Swimming (the governing body of swimming in the United Kingdom).
History
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2014, 2016,
[Commings, Jeff (27 July 2015)]
"Glasgow To Host 2016 British Olympic Swimming Trials"
''Swimming World
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British Swimming Glasgow Meet: 2021
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"Anna Hopkin Posts 24.67 50 Free In Evening Heats; Peaty & Dawson Progress In Glasgow"
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Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
:
2014
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Duel in the Pool The Duel in the Pool is a swimming event that took place bi-annually from 2003 to 2015. In 2022, the event was reintroduced with an edition between the United States and Australia and co-organized by Swimming Australia and USA Swimming. From 2003 ...
: 2013
["Glasgow to host Duel in the Pool"](_blank)
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''. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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European Aquatics Championships
The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 2022, ...
:
2018["Swimming - Milak, Kolesnikov and Burdisso showcase European young talent"](_blank)
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The agency was estab ...
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European Short Course Swimming Championships
The European Short Course Swimming Championships (variously referred to informally as the "Short Course Europeans" or "European 25m Championships") are a swimming meet, organized by LEN. The meet features swimmers from Europe, competing in events ...
:
2019[Race, Retta (10 December 2019)]
"Snapshot Of 2019 European Short Course Championships Overall Results"
''SwimSwam
''SwimSwam'' news is a swimming news organization covering competitive swimming along with diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. SwimSwam launched as a website in March 2012 and quickly became the most-read swimming website in the world. ...
''. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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European Sports Championships:
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