COM: SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre | $100m

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It's having the roof replaced (very much needed as last time I went it was raining, inside and outside!)

That is supposed to be the first step in a staged redevelopment which supposedly will make it more focused on family leisure water activities and fun rather than trying to attract major sporting events as the Marion centre has focussed on.

Nothing much is certain yet (apart from the roof replacement) but let's hope in the coming years it will turn into something really good! I'm thinking wave-pool, a few decent waterslides and a lazy river as a minimum.

[The Scooter Guy]

It's having the roof replaced (very much needed as last time I went it was raining, inside and outside!)

That is supposed to be the first step in a staged redevelopment which supposedly will make it more focused on family leisure water activities and fun rather than trying to attract major sporting events as the Marion centre has focussed on.

Nothing much is certain yet (apart from the roof replacement) but let's hope in the coming years it will turn into something really good! I'm thinking wave-pool, a few decent waterslides and a lazy river as a minimum.

Thanks for letting me know!

[Omicron]

Having been past quite a few times, it's a rather strange-looking building in a strange place.

[pushbutton]

Assuming the last post refers to the SA aquatic and leisure centre and not the adelaide aquatic centre I completely disagree. I think it's actually turned out to be a very good looking building and the location is excellent.

[ghs]

I checked it out today.

Overall I think its quite good. It's $7.20 (from memory) to enter and
$2 for each waterslide ride and another couple of dollars to use the saunas.

I did not try the waterslides. It's difficult to see what the spacebowl is like
as I could only see the outside.

The serious swimming pools are in a separate section to the kids area
(while at North Adelaide the kids section is quite close to the lap pools).

The're 1 spa and for some reason there was a cover on it and a reserved sign
outside.

[pushbutton]

Plus there's also another spa next to the waterslides entrance and the learners pool. It's not exactly hot water in there but it's a pretty decent spa otherwise.

I agree though the spa you're referring to hasn't been open yet on any of the 3 times I've been so far.

[The Scooter Guy]

Any interior shots? I'm looking forward to going there!

[Vee]

Great news!
Swimming Australia has awarded the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Marion the rights to hosts the 2012 Australian Swimming Championships. The Championships will be included in the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games selection criteria, with Australia's best expected to take to the Adelaide pool in March.

The event will be held at the Aquatic Centre from 15 - 22 March, 2012.
Swimming Australia CEO Kevin Neil said the announcement confirmed that Adelaide now had one of the best swimming facilities in the country.
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[Wayno]

well done to all involved in winning this event!

[Matt]

Great news!
Swimming Australia has awarded the SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Marion the rights to hosts the 2012 Australian Swimming Championships. The Championships will be included in the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games selection criteria, with Australia's best expected to take to the Adelaide pool in March.

The event will be held at the Aquatic Centre from 15 - 22 March, 2012.
Swimming Australia CEO Kevin Neil said the announcement confirmed that Adelaide now had one of the best swimming facilities in the country.
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"...will be included in the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games selection criteria..."

Are these the actual Olympic trials or what? (ie, do swimmers directly qualify for the Olympic team at this event in Adelaide?)

[stumpjumper]

I agree that attracting the Olympic trials is a great thing, but I can't see why the amount of taxpayers' funds used to buy the event is, now that we have it, still 'commercial in confidence'. What competition are we keeping the information from?

[pushbutton]

Can't say I'm excited about this event. It's just a short one-off event which I will have no interest in watching. Centres such as this should be for the benefit of ordinary everyday people not elite athletes.

[stumpjumper]

THat makes it all the more interesting to find out how much we paid to get the event here.

[crawf]

Congrats to Swimming SA, great news

[Will]

Can't say I'm excited about this event. It's just a short one-off event which I will have no interest in watching. Centres such as this should be for the benefit of ordinary everyday people not elite athletes.

It is. Have you already forgotten the leisure components of the centre?

Furthermore, even if you have no interest in watching competitive swimming, there are plenty of people who are. So much so, that the trials are expected to inject almost $5 million into the local economy, not to mention the positive publicity of a nationwide audience focussed on something new in Adelaide.