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The Wales National Pool in the Sketty area of Swansea, Wales, UK is a 50 metre swimming pool built to 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^[1] and houses the headquarters of the Wales Amateur Swimming Association.^[2] While the pool is of Olympic length, its width of 21m is not sufficient to qualify as an Olympic standard pool.^[3]

The facility was built with funding from the Sports Council for Wales, Swansea Council and Swansea University and is built on the site of Swansea University's sports centre.

External links

Wales National Pool (official site)
Denbigh Dragons visit the National Pool (Denbigh Swimming Club)

Notes

51°36′27.00″N 3°59′20.00″W / 51.6075000°N 3.9888889°W / 51.6075000; -3.9888889

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[1] Swim Wales

[2] Wales National Pool Swansea | Faithful+Gould

[3] ttp://www.sussexsport.org/docs/50%20m%20Pool%20Report.doc

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	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 '''Wales National Pool''' in the [[Sketty]] area of [[Swansea]], [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom\|UK]] 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.		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.