Vancouver’s Largest Aquatic Centre Opens July 31, 2010
July 28, 2010 by Dana Lynch
As someone who loves swimming and swimming pools—I’ve written before about my
abiding love for Kits Pool and Vancouver pools in general—I cannot wait for the
grand opening of the Hillcrest Aquatic Centre. It should be amazing!
During the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver
Paralympic Centre at Hillcrest Park (adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Park) served as
an official competition venue for curling and wheelchair curling. The first
phase* of transforming the former Olympic venue into a new, public recreation
complex will be complete on Saturday, July 31, when the doors open to the new
Hillcrest Aquatic Centre, the largest public aquatic centre in all of Vancouver.
(Yep, it’s bigger even than downtown’s Vancouver Aquatic Centre.)
Inside the new Hillcrest Aquatic Centre
The new Hillcrest Aquatic Centre will have some truly magnificent features that
will be equally appealing to serious swimmers as they are to families and folks
who just love the water.
The deluxe features include a 50m pool with movable floor, 1, 3 and 5 metre
diving, a leisure pool with water toys, sprays, jets, water cannons and lazy
river (pictured above), a summer outdoor pool with sprays and bubble jets, a
70-person hot tub, a large steam room and sauna, and a state-of-the-art fitness
centre.
Get the kids ready: Hillcrest Aquatic Centre's outdoor water sprays.
The schedule for swim classes and for “Loonie/Toonie” swims—times when admission
is just $2—aren’t up yet; check the official site for updates |
