Warrnambool College pool closes, displacing 1400 young swimmers
Warrnambool College's indoor pool closes December 20 and will be demolished, displacing 1400 children from swimming lessons.
Warrnambool College will close its indoor pool by the end of the year and demolish the building in January. The closure displaces 1400 children from swimming lessons.
Jayson Lamb's Splash Factory has run these lessons from the facility since the early 2000s. Engineering assessments found structural, electrical, and drainage issues.
The pool had reached the end of its economic life. The regional area has now lost three pools since the end of last year.
The council-owned AquaZone facility is already at capacity. It will close from November 15 to December 18, 2026 for an $800,000 roof upgrade.
Warrnambool mayor Ben Blain said the region needed a $75 million upgrade to AquaZone. The college pool closure complicated those plans.
- 1400 from swimming lessons
- Children displaced
- December 20 2026
- Closure date
- 3 in the region
- Pools closed since last year
- $800,000 roof only
- AquaZone upgrade cost
Why it mattersHundreds of young swimmers and a local swim business lose their training home immediately, with the region's only backup facility already full and about to close for repairs.
AustraliaWarrnambool and district swimmers face a critical shortage of indoor pools for the next three months, disrupting swimming clubs, lessons, and the Splash Factory business.
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