Parramatta Aquatic Centre secures top award at The Aquas

Parramatta Aquatic Centre has secured the award for 'Aquatic Facility of the Year' at this year’s Royal Life Saving Awards Gala - The Aquas – held in Sydney on 1st May.

The Aquas is Royal Life Saving's night of celebration that honours the contributions and dedication of individuals and organisations working to prevent drowning and promote aquatic participation for everyone across NSW and the ACT.

It’s the first time Parramatta Aquatic Centre has won a Royal Life Saving award and was also named a finalist in four other categories.

City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Martin Zaiter said it adds to an already impressive list of accolades for PAC advising “the trophy cabinet is continuing to fill up – I am so proud of our staff who make our swimming facilities some of the best in Sydney.

“There’s a lot of work that makes the crucial day-to-day operations run smoothly at PAC. Though awards are not everything and our first-class facilities have a great reputation, they can only remain great with friendly and professional staff onsite.”

Lord Mayor Zaiter said since PAC opened in September 2023, it has already captured the imaginations of the architecture and design industry both domestically and overseas adding “last year, PAC won a staggering eight national and international awards for architecture and design and now we have these latest wins to add to the list.

“In the last six warmer months we had over 375,000 visits to PAC – if you haven’t been to any of the facilities yet I strongly advise you to go as you won’t be disappointed.”

City of Parramatta’s nominations list at the 2025 Royal Life Saving awards gala (the aquas):

• Lifeguard of the Year – India Anderson (FINALIST)

• Swim Teacher of the Year – Amanda Cleary (FINALIST)

• Industry Leader of the Year – Sue Raven (FINALIST)

• Aquatic Facility of the Year – Parramatta Aquatic Centre (WINNER)

• Excellence in Drowning Prevention - Lake Parramatta (FINALIST)

For more information on awards won by PAC and City of Parramatta