EPSOM AQUATIC CENTRE

 

Background

In July 1998 Epsom Girls Grammar School , undertook an investigation into the options to provide a swimming pool complex which would meet the requirements of the school and the community.  The findings of this investigation recommended that an indoor, heated 25 meter pool was the practical, cost effective solution.  Further research into the broader demand for pool space quickly identified the major deficit in deep water pool time available in Central Auckland as well as for the wider Auckland Community.  It became clear that to best address the demands of the wider community an indoor, heated, 25 meter, deep water pool, was the most attractive solution.

 The Aquatic Centre project was researched in detail and had incredibly strong support from community organisations that saw the undisputed need for this facility in this location.

Narrative

The Aquatic centre is a multi-purpose facility focused on the teaching, training and competition for a wide range of aquatic sports.  The high demand for pool time meant that the pool has usage 14 hours a day, 7 days a week, by community and school users.  It is not proposed to open the facility to casual users, nor to include high cost play activities, but to provide a cost effective facility focusing on meeting the needs of the community’s high intensity user groups, without having a detrimental impact on other public pools.

Features

The key feature of the Epsom Aquatic Centre is its ability to function as a deep water facility as there is a major deficit in deep water pool time available. 

The Epsom Aquatic Centre was designed to cater for the greatest unsatisfied aquatic sport demand in the central Auckland Area.

The features include;

• ·        A 25 meter heated indoor pool – depth of 2 meters

• ·        A 23 meter heated outdoor pool – depth of .75 to 1.25m

• ·        Indoor pool width of 16 meters 7 lane ideal for training and competitions

• ·        Certified to FINA regulations

• ·        Pool design and filtration – complying with NZS 441 and NZS 5826:2000

• ·        Heating and ventilation system – fully automatic to control the air space conditions, maintain pool temperature and minimise water consumption

• ·        Wheel chair access to the pool concourse and hoist for water entry

• ·        Male, female and disabled changing facilities

 

Conclusion

 The Epsom Aquatic Centre is a multi-purpose facility focused on the teaching, training and competition for a wide range of water sports.

 The high, unsatisfied demand for pool time from the central Auckland community means the pool hours range from 6am – 9.30pm seven days a week.

 Epsom Aquatic Centre provides an optimally located site, providing the community with deep and shallow water that is filling the demand for pool usage in central Auckland .