Cardiff International Pool

The Cardiff International Pool is a sport facility located in the Cardiff International Sports Village in Cardiff, capital of Wales. It opened to the public on 12 January 2008 and was officially opened on 26 February 2008 by Duncan Goodhew. It is a public-private funded project, with a partnership between Cardiff Council, OLLC which is a partnership between Orion Land & Leisure and Explore Investments and Parkwood Leisure . Parkwood won the contract to manage the facility for 10 years, with a projected turnover of £2. 5m each year. Construction of the GB£32 million facility commenced in April 2006 and includes two pools; an Olympic size 50m 10-lane competition swimming pool with seating for 1, 000 spectators and a 25m 4-lane indoor waterpark with flume rides, a beach area with water slides, a lazy river and jacuzzi. The centre also has a fitness suite and studios, conference rooms and a café. The opening of the pool brought to an end 10 years without an Olympic size pool in Wales since the closure and demolition in 1998 of the Empire Pool to make way for the Millennium Stadium.

The Cardiff International Pool is a sport facility located in the Cardiff International Sports Village in Cardiff, capital of Wales. It opened to the public on 12 January 2008 and was officially opened on 26 February 2008 by Duncan Goodhew. It is a public-private funded project, with a partnership between Cardiff Council, OLLC which is a partnership between Orion Land & Leisure and Explore Investments and Parkwood Leisure . Parkwood won the contract to manage the facility for 10 years, with a projected turnover of £2. 5m each year. Construction of the GB£32 million facility commenced in April 2006 and includes two pools; an Olympic size 50m 10-lane competition swimming pool with seating for 1, 000 spectators and a 25m 4-lane indoor waterpark with flume rides, a beach area with water slides, a lazy river and jacuzzi. The centre also has a fitness suite and studios, conference rooms and a café. The opening of the pool brought to an end 10 years without an Olympic size pool in Wales since the closure and demolition in 1998 of the Empire Pool to make way for the Millennium Stadium.