Perth Leisure Pool is the main indoor public leisure and recreation centre in the city of Perth, Scotland.[1]
In 2006, the facility was noted for receiving more than 700,000 visitors a year.[2] As of 2024, however, the future of Perth Leisure Pool, the adjacent Dewar's Centre and Bell's Sports Centre were in doubt, due to their losing money annually.[3] Plans for a new sports centre, initially discussed a decade earlier, were started again.[4]
Development
Perth Leisure Pool was designed in 1984 after an architectural contest run by the RIAS and Perth Council which was won by architects FaulknerBrowns.[5][6] Councillor John L. Wilson presided over the development of the facility,[7] and it was opened by Anne, Princess Royal, on 29 July 1988.
Facilities
The complex includes five swimming pools with flumes, bubble beds and other water features;[8] a gym,[9] health spa, cafe, creche and outdoor children's play area. The separate children's lagoon varies in depth between 1 and 2+1⁄2 feet (0.30 and 0.76 m).
Cryptosporidiosis outbreak
In August 2002,[10] there was an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis at the pool, which caused gastrointestinal illness for 74 people.[11] This resulted in the closure of the facility while the matter was investigated.[12] Numerous improvements to the cleaning and water treatment processes were recommended by the Outbreak Control Team and these were made prior to the reopening of the centre.[13][14]
