• 50m main pool with 10 lanes

• 25m multi-purpose pool which includes two 1m and 3m spring boards, as well as 1m, 3m and 5m diving platforms (5m platform is wide enough for synchro-diving).

• A ‘surface agitation facility’ will create bubbles from below to help divers recognise the water, and time their entry into the pool.

• Seating for 500 spectators

• In the running to be a training centre for swimmers competing in the 2012 Olympic Games

• Designed to provide world-class facilities for local people, the Sunderland Aquatic Centre will also be capable of staging high profile national and regional competitions.

• Both the main pool and multi-purpose pool have moveable floor. This allows depths to be varied so that they can accommodate a range of activities from aqua aerobics to water polo, enabling swimmers at all levels to use them

• The main pool also has a moveable boom that can be used to alter its length or sub-divide it, allowing more than one group of swimmers to use it at the same time.

• Competitors will enjoy state-of-the-art facilities, including rooms for coaches and physiotherapists, drug testing, a plunge pool to assist muscle recovery and a performance training area.

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last updated 25/03/08