Hunger Games star won’t be going hungry
THIS is the first glimpse of Birmingham’s new Olympic-sized swimming pool where the Adam Peatys and Rebecca Adlingtons of the future will be training.
The city’s first-ever 50-metre pool is now filled with water and will be open to the public in a matter of months.
It is situated at the showpiece £55 million 360 Sport and Fitness Centre at University of Birmingham.
When it opens in December, it will be the only Olympic-sized pool in the West Midlands – Nottingham, Manchester and Loughborough are currently the nearest ones.
Coventry’s 50m pool is closing shortly and its replacement is not due to be built for another three years.
University bosses say the sparkling new pool will be open to the public seven days a week from 6am until 10.30pm (8pm at weekends) and have something for everyone. at the university, said: “Because of December, the chemical balance Because of its innovative hi-tech the moveable floors and boom, and temperature of the water has to design, it can be turned into several we’ve actually got three pools in one. be altered to make sure it is clean, different pools. “That means we can put on a safe and warm.
Half of the pool has a floor which packed programme of activities in The centre replaces the universimoves up and down, meaning the pool – from 50-metre lane ty’s existing Munrow Centre and will the depth of the water can swimming for the serious be open to the public as well as staff be changed from the swimmers, to aqua and students. maximum two aerobics and chilAs well as the pool, the sports cenmetres – in which dren’s sessions, to tre boasts a gym with more than the average per25-metre lane 200 stations, a weights area, spin son cannot swimming for and yoga studios and several studios JENNIFER Lawrence is the world’s stand – to just a those who just to offer over 200 fitness classes a highest-paid actress, according to few feet so want to come week. Forbes’ latest rich list. it is shallow here and do a There will also be a multi-sports The Hunger Games star (above) enough for few leisurely arena for badminton, basketball, has topped the annual list for the children to lengths,” she netball, volleyball and table tennis, second year in a row, with her stand up in. said. six squash courts and a ten-metre earnings over the past 12 months
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