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Concerns for the future of Canberra's public pools amid closures and redevelopments (www.abc.net.au)

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There are fears that Canberra's growing population may not have enough public pools, as some are replaced with smaller facilities or more commercial outfits.

The city's underwater rugby team is one of a number of local sporting groups lobbying to keep Civic Pool — which is slated to close — as its training facility.

Public submissions for the new aquatic centre in Commonwealth Park closed last month, and it's not yet known if the facility will have a deep pool to accommodate diving and water sports like underwater rugby.

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[–] Dimand@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Pools should be public and easily accessible. Learning to swim is important, and it's a great low impact exercise option. But I'm not sure if the government should be footing the bill for deep water pools used by divers and niche underwater sports. A 2 m deep pool is fine for 99% of users, a 3 m + pool seems like a use case that would be catered for by a commercial outfit.