On Tuesday, the University of Lethbridge’s Max Bell Regional Aquatic Centre will reopen, after being closed for over four months for upgrades.
Director of Horns Recreation Mark Sera says all four bulkheads were replaced and upgrades to the movable floor have been completed.
When work started on the headwalls, crews discovered additional repairs were needed on the concrete.
“The major outcome of this renovation is the facility can now host records in 50-metre-long course swimming competitions, allowing us to host a wider variety of events. This facility is one of the best on-campus long course pools,” notes Sera. “What I’m happy about is you can see the change and it looks like new.”
The Max Bell Regional Aquatic Centre opened in 1985 and was named in recognition of its major benefactor, the Max Bell Foundation. The facility features several springboards, as well as three-metre and five-metre dive towers. The pool has a capacity of 3.5 million litres of water.
