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The facility, which also has a 25m x 9.5m training pool and 1,200 spectator seats, is one of the facilities used to train Wales' world class aquatic sports athletes [3] and houses the headquarters of the Swim Wales, formerly the Wales Amateur Swimming Association. [4] Some swimmers used the pool to train for the London 2012 Olympics. [5]
Sport Wales (Welsh: Chwaraeon Cymru) is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and physical activity in Wales. Working alongside partners such as governing bodies of sport and local authorities, they aim to encourage sporting ambitions in the young and promote championship standards nationally.
The Sport Wales National Centre (Athrofa Chwaraeon Cymru) was established in 1972 to provide facilities to help develop excellence in Welsh sport. The institute has indoor sports halls, next to Glamorgan CCC's SWALEC Stadium in Sophia Gardens.
The Sport Wales National Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Genedlaethol Chwaraeon Cymru) is a sports facility in Cardiff, Wales, set up to assist the development of elite athletes in Wales. The Centre, owned and operated by Sport Wales , was established by the then Sports Council for Wales in 1971 as the National Sports Centre for Wales .
The Federation of Disability Sport Wales is based at the Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. [1] Sport Wales (Chwaraeon Cymru) is responsible for developing and promoting sport and active lifestyles in Wales. It was established in 1927 with the objectives of "fostering the knowledge and practice of sport and physical ...
Council run public pool, only open June to September. Swansea: Wales National Pool [47] 50 m 21 m (8) Part of the Swansea University. Tavistock: Mount Kelly Swim Centre [48] 50 m 16 m (8) Part of Mount Kelly School and funded by Sport England. A 50m long, 8 lane indoor pool, which is open to the community, swimming clubs and pupils of the school.
It is linked to Bute Park by the Millennium footbridge over the River Taff (1999). In addition to the Glamorgan County Cricket Ground, the park contains the Sport Wales National Centre, Brewhouse & Kitchen public house, an exhibition area and a car and coach park, and the former warden's house. [3]
The main stadium for the event was the National Stadium part of Cardiff Arms Park, which hosted the track and field events. The Wales Empire Swimming Pool, which also opened in 1958, hosted all the swimming and diving events. The Wales Empire Pool and the National Stadium were demolished in 1998 to make way for the Millennium Stadium.