News: Aquatics
Melbourne Sports Hub profiles Chief Executive Phil Meggs
The Melbourne Sports Hub/Victorian State Sport Centres Trust has profiled Chief Executive Phil Meggs, who took the helm at Australia’s largest aquatic and recreation facility in...
Aug 27, 2016
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SPASA announces 2016 Awards of Excellence winners
The 2016 Swimming Pool and Spa Association of Australia Awards of Excellence have celebrated the best of aquatic industry construction and design. Presented at a gala event at...
Aug 26, 2016
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Planned Perth Surf Park aims for Swan River foreshore site
A proposal to develop Western Australia's first artificial wave surf park has been revealed with the Wave Park Group advising that it has presented a formal proposal to the City...
Aug 26, 2016
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Virgin Active expands presence in Thailand with Siam Discovery club opening
Global gym chain Virgin Active has opened its new Siam Discovery leisure club in Thailand, marking the first of up to 20 new centres planned to open in the South East Asian...
Aug 26, 2016
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Swim Australia elects inaugural Board of management
Swim Australia has announced the election of its inaugural Board of Management. After a period of change in the representation of the learn-to-swim sector, the key aims of the...
Aug 25, 2016
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Belgravia Leisure to manage Merredin Regional Community and Leisure Centre
Australian aquatic, fitness and recreation management specialists, Belgravia Leisure, has been appointed by the Shire of Merredin to officially take over the management of the...
Aug 24, 2016
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New Life Floor offers safe and durable aquatic surfacing
A new surface designed specifically for wet areas including pool surrounds, water parks, change rooms and showers where people are barefoot is now available in Australia....
Aug 24, 2016
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ASCTA to present Coaching and Learn to Swim Conferences in four states
The Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association is to stage regional conferences in Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney in the next two months. Each of the events will...
Aug 23, 2016
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Teenagers get lengthy jail terms after killing of Northern Territory pool manager
Two teenagers have been sentenced to jail for killing and robbing Yuendumu swimming pool manager Rick Berry, who was working at a remote Aboriginal community at the time of his...
Aug 23, 2016
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Aquatics
Australian Swim Schools Association launches app, holds first industry conference
The Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA) held its inaugural conference on the Gold Coast last week during the 2016 SPLASH! Expo. Advising that the conference was a...
Aug 22, 2016
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Burqini creator defends swimwear against French beach ban
A ban on women wearing burqini swimsuits at a number of French beaches has thrust Sydney-based fashion designer Aheda Zanetti into the international media spotlight. With...
Aug 21, 2016
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Palmerston North hydroslide recognised with aquatic industry innovation award
Community Leisure Management (CLM) has won a New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA) innovation award for the outdoor hydroslides and aqua play area at the Lido Aquatic Centre...
Aug 20, 2016
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2017 ASCTA Convention to plot paths to the 2018 Commonwealth Games
The Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association has confirmed its asctaCONVENTION 2017 will again be held at the Sofitel Gold Coast from 26th April to 4th May 2017....
Aug 19, 2016
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Wellington and Auckland Lifeguards recognised with NZRA awards
An Auckland lifeguard and a lifeguard team from Wellington have scooped up two of this year’s top New Zealand aquatics awards. The third award, for innovation, went to the Lido...
Aug 18, 2016
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AISystems claims its technology could have prevented Rio’s green pools
Australian made and manufactured water disinfection technology could have prevented the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre during the Rio 2016 Olympics. Elena Gosse, Chief Executive of...
Aug 18, 2016
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Coroner finds 2014 Watermarc drowning death was preventable
The Victorian Coroner has found the drowning of an Indian student at a public swimming pool in Melbourne two years ago was avoidable. Following an inquest into the drowning...
Aug 18, 2016
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Aquatics and Recreation Victoria conference to present industry opportunities
Emphasising how the aquatic and recreation industry touches a broad section of the community, next week’s Aquatics and Recreation Victoria (ARV) Industry Conference has the...
Aug 18, 2016
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First Inductees announced for the Australian Swim Schools Hall of Fame
The Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA) has announced the first Inductees into its Australian Swim Schools Hall of Fame – revealed at the inaugural Australian Swim...
Aug 17, 2016
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Manning Aquatic and Leisure Centre Team Leader named Australia’s Lifeguard of the Year
YMCA NSW has welcomed the recognition of the Manning Aquatic and Leisure Centre’s Mark Rutledge as Australia’s best lifeguard. The team leader at the YMCA NSW run centre was...
Aug 16, 2016
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Supreme Heating releases new rigid solar pool heating system
Aquatic energy efficiency experts Supreme Heating have released a new rigid solar pool heating system suitable for commercial and domestic installations. Launched at the...
Aug 15, 2016
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Environment
Rio 2016 organisers admit to using wrong pool chemicals at Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre
Rio Olympics organisers have admitted the wrong chemicals were put in the pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on the day of the opening ceremony, turning it a emerald green...
Aug 15, 2016
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Aligned Leisure introduces upgrades to Shire of Cardinia facilities
Having taken over the management of the Shire of Cardinia’s major recreational facilities at the beginning of July, Aligned Leisure has undertaken a major upgrade at the...
Aug 14, 2016
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So why did Rio's Olympic diving and water polo pools turn green?
Other than the performances of the world’s top athletes, one of the talking points of the first week of the Rio 2016 Olympics has been the pool water turning green at the Maria...
Aug 13, 2016
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Jellie Park spa pool closed until further notice
The spa pool at Christchurch’s Jellie Park Recreation and Sport Centre has been closed after a water sample tested positive for Legionella bacterium. The pool was closed...
Aug 12, 2016
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Aquatics