Fast facts

Status

Works underway.

Location

North Adelaide, Adelaide.

Jobs created

Supporting more than 1,500 jobs over the life of the project.

Funding

$135 million project, funded by the South Australian Government.

About the project

The old Adelaide Aquatic Centre was used by 700,000 people every day. It had reached its end of useful life and was in very poor condition, offering inadequate facilities.

The South Australian Government is designing, building and operating a new aquatic centre in the Adelaide City northern Park Lands at Pardipardinyilla / Denise Norton Park (Park 2).

We are responsible for the design and construction of this new fit-for-purpose centre, and are working together with the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing who will operate the facility.

Works on this project are underway, with the new centre  on track to open  this summer!

We look forward to welcoming you back to enjoy the new world class facility in the summer of 2025/2026.

Where you can swim while we build

• For casual lap or recreational users find a venue near you using our venue finder.
• For organised user groups we have found solutions for various communities, see alternative venues during the closure.
• Learn to Swim participants who submitted an Expression of Interest were offered placements at alternative venues. If you have not arranged an alternative venue yet, we encourage you to get in touch with YMCA who operate the newly refurbished Thebarton Aquatic Centre to book into a new class.

What's happening

New centre indoor swimming facilities include:

• 50m, 10-lane indoor pool for swimming carnivals, water sports and recreational use
• 25m, 8-lane outdoor pool
• dedicated indoor warm water rehabilitation pool
• dedicated indoor learn to swim pool
• entry level diving amenities that can also be used to perform a range of diving styles including bombing
• leisure water with splash zones and waterslides
• spa, sauna and steam room.

Outdoor facilities will feature:

• lagoon pool
• outdoor splash pad with waterplay
• outdoor aquatic zone with BBQs and lawned areas.

The centre will also have these facilities:

• café available for both centre visitors and other Park 2 users
• gym and fitness facilities three times the size than first planned
• inclusive amenities and changerooms
• improved car parking with access from Jeffcott Street
• improved pedestrian and cycle pathways connecting the centre with existing networks.

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Timeline

Gallery

The sustainably designed centre has a reduced building footprint and building height when compared to the existing Aquatic Centre building.
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Community engagement

Thank you to everyone who provided their insights about the project along the way. Your feedback helped shape the design of the new facility. It also allowed us to plan the temporary arrangements for when the old Adelaide Aquatic Centre closed, and before the new facility opens.