London Aquatics Centre

London Aquatics Centre, situated in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, was built in 2012 for the Olympics and Paralympics. During this time it was used for diving, swimming and synchronised swimming. It was reopened for public use on 1 March 2014.

The centre was designed by Dame Zaha Hadid giving swirls to the structure reminiscent of the building’s sporting legacy in water sports. The structure itself holds 628 panels of glass to bring in natural light from the outside into the centre. The building is 45 metre high and the roof 160 metre long and up 80 metres wide.

London Aquatics Centre now brings different activities for adults and families with different levels of competency sorted to the users’ abilities:

• The Competition Pool has as 10 lanes at 50 metres long and 3 metres deep, which are used for competent swimmers who should be able to swim 100 metres in a recognised stroke.
• The Training Pool has 8 lanes at 50 metres long which is a safe environment for swimmers of all levels.
• The Diving Pool has platforms of 1 metre, 3 metre, 5 metre, 7.5 metre and 10 metre.

Diving facilities include trampoline, springboards, foam pits and harness with courses for sign up. The centre also provides swimming lessons for all skill levels and families. The centre has 2,800 seats with an optional addition of seats that can bring it up to 3,500 to spectate the main Competition and Diving Pool. The centre has a 50-station gym with equipment provided by Technogym. There is a café in the facilities near the main entrance with additional ones in the seating areas around the pools.

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