Birmingham Aquatics Centre unveiled
Plans for the £58m Birmingham Aquatics and Leisure Centre have been revealed for public consultation.
The proposals comprise a 50m swimming pool and an Olympic diving facility able to accommodate training sessions by visiting teams during the Olympics, as well as a leisure pool with rides and a teaching pool.
A fitness suite will house exercise studios, saunas and steamrooms, while sports facilities on offer will include an eight-court sports hall, four five-a-side pitches and a two-storey climbing wall.
The community leisure and swimming pool complex will also provide a crèche, a soft play area, a café, meeting rooms and a community policing room.
Cllr Martin Mullaney, cabinet member for leisure, sports and culture, said: "One of our biggest challenges is to increase sports participation in Birmingham and this development forms a major element of our city-wide sports facilities strategy.
"There is currently no facility for swimming in the Ladywood constituency and this would resolve that issue while at the same time providing a world-class facility for the whole of the city.
"It is important to stress this is not just about providing a facility for elite performers and attracting Olympic teams prior to 2012. We're looking to provide the people of this city with the top-class sports facilities they deserve."
Last week, Birmingham City Council invited local residents to put forward their views on the draft proposals to help inform and influence a planning application due to be submitted later this summer.
Work on site is scheduled for October 2009, for completion ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
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