Wales National Pool 4601670 216126411 2008-05-31T05:13:50Z DumZiBoT 6085301 Bot: Converting bare references, see [[User:DumZiBoT/refLinks|FAQ]] The '''Wales National Pool''' in the [[Sketty]] area of [[Swansea]], [[South Wales]] is a 50 metre [[swimming pool]] built to [[International Swimming Federation|FINA]] standards. The facility, which also has a 25m x 9.5m training pool and 1,200 spectator seats, is used to train Wales' world class aquatic sports athletes<ref>[http://www.welshasa.co.uk/news_more.asp?n_ID=232 Swim Wales<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and houses the headquarters of the Wales Amateur Swimming Association.<ref>[http://www.fgould.com/uk/experience/42-wales-national-pool-swansea Wales National Pool Swansea | Faithful+Gould<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> While the pool is of Olympic length, its width of 21m is not sufficient to qualify as an [[List of Olympic size swimming pools in the United Kingdom|Olympic standard pool]].<ref>http://www.sussexsport.org/docs/50%20m%20Pool%20Report.doc</ref> The facility was built with funding from the [[Sports Council for Wales]], [[City and County of Swansea council|Swansea Council]] and [[Swansea University]] and is built on the site of Swansea University's sports centre. ==External links== *[http://www.walesnationalpoolswansea.co.uk/ Wales National Pool] (official site) *[http://www.swimclub.info/events.html#denbigh Denbigh Dragons visit the National Pool] (Denbigh Swimming Club) ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{coor title dms|51|36|27.00|N|3|59|20.00|W|type:landmark}} {{UK-sports-venue-stub}} {{Wales-struct-stub}} {{swimming-stub}} [[Category:Sports venues in Swansea]] [[Category:Swimming in Wales]]