The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre (also known as the Optus Aquatic Centre for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games) is a public

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complex located in the

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on the

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. It was the swimming and diving facility for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

History

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, 2020

The ''Gold Coast Aquatic Centre'' opened in the 1960s as the ''Southport Pool''. The complex was renamed to the ''Gold Coast Aquatic Centre'' in the late 2000s. In 2018, the Gold Coast hosted the

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. 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. Although the expansion was expected to be completed by 2017, the construction was brought forward to allow the venue to host the

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were held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre and were headlined by all-time record holder for

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who won three gold medals.

Facilities

Prior to the 2014 major refurbishment of the Centre, the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre had a number of facilities. These including: * 50m x 21m wide Competition swimming pool - 8 lanes * 33m x 21m wide Diving pool * Diving platform located at various heights including 1m, 3m, 5m 7.5m 10m off the ground * 25m x 20m wide training pool - 8-lane During the 2014 refurbishment, additional water facilities were added as follows: * New 50m x 25m wide Olympic standard Competition swimming pool - 10 lanes * New 15m x 10m wide Indoor Learn To Swim pool * New Freeform Splash pool with water play features The refurbishment building design by Cox Rayner Architects has received the 2015 Queensland State Architecture Award for Public Architecture from the

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. The refurbishment Aquatic design was Completed by Stevenson & Associates Pty Ltd. changes by Paul Stevenson of Stevenson & Associates

Programs

A number of programs and classes are based at the ''Gold Coast Aquatic Centre''. These include: *Aqua Aerobics *Birthday Parties *Deep Water Running *Diving *Learn To Swim *Massage *Physiotherapy *Synchronised Swimming *Underwater Hockey Additionally, Competitive, Masters, and Triathlon Squads are based at the complex.

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External links

* {{2018 Commonwealth Games venues Buildings and structures completed in the 1960s 2018 Commonwealth Games venues Swimming venues in Australia Sports venues on the Gold Coast, Queensland Southport, Queensland Sports venues completed in 2014 Diving venues Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Diving at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

History

Facilities

Programs

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