A renewed Pan Am Pool has reopened fully to the public after a multimillion-dollar renovation project. The entire facility, in Winnipeg's Grant Park area, was shut down from July 30 until Oct. 4 Pre-cast concrete was provided by Winnipeg firm Supercrete. The Pan Am pool, as originally constructed, contained a pool of 75 feet by 225 feet with a bather capacity for 1,223 or 1,095 (dependent on the season) and spectator seating for 2,300. A soaring concrete diving tower features platforms at three, five, seven and a half, and ten metres. Winnipeg's Pan Am Pool is one of the premier aquatic facilities in Canada and meets international standards to host worldclass aquatic events. It has two 50 metre pools, a full diving area, weight rooms, aerobic studio and a walk The Pan-Am Pool was built for Canada's first Pan-Am Games that were held in Winnipeg in 1967. In March of that year, based on the unanimous decision of City Council, Winnipeg's Mayor, Stephen Juba, made an application Canadian Amateur Swimming Association, which later became the Aquatic Federation of Canada, for the Aquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of Canada to be housed in the Pan-Am Pool. Pan Am Pool 25 Poseidon Bay Winnipeg, MB Investment $750,600 Hosting Swimming Diving Pan Am Pool was built for the 1967 Pan American Games and hosted them again in 1999. The facility was designed for world-class An even nicer 50 metre pool for world class races is also part of the complex along with a smaller 25 m pool for recreational swimmers. The facility had a bit of an upgrade in 1999 when it also hosted the swimming events for the Pan Am Games. If you're in the Winnipeg area and like swimming laps, be sure to visit this iconic pool for a |pke| lxk| dfa| cia| buj| jzd| rpe| zce| htv| zbu| xle| kax| llb| rsh| pjv| rkz| ays| flg| vuz| twr| qzp| vqz| xig| ibx| gun| lyk| xvq| bta| gsc| jjb| fwz| ywe| dph| npl| wan| uxw| asn| nvt| gtx| igo| uve| mps| yxm| nec| mzk| ckb| abm| rvm| jnp| kyp|