A FRESH START FOR FITNESS

The brand-new 25m pool, diving & teaching pool and splash pad at Rivermead Leisure centre are now open, with facilities including:

• A 25m 8-lane main pool with partially movable floor from poolside level to 1.80m deep to allow a range of activities including swimming lessons, community groups, swimming competitions, synchronised swimming, rehabilitation exercises, water aerobics, and much more.
• A teaching and diving pool with 5 metre dive tower; 3 metre springboard and two 1 metre spring dives, with completely moveable floor from poolside level to 3.7m deep.
• A dive tower safety gate to prevent access to the tower when the dive pool floor is raised.
• A splash pad fun zone for younger children.
• State of the art accessible changing facilities with accessible toilet, shower, changing table and hoist. There will also be ‘pool pods’ for both the main pool and diving pool to enable swimmers with limited mobility including wheelchair users to get in and out of the water easily and independently. The new facilities are fully wheelchair accessible, with level access between the changing rooms and the pool.
• Two spectator seating areas able to seat over 250 including 7 wheelchair accessible spaces.