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National Aquatic Centre
Indoor aquatics facility, Dublin, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see National Aquatic Centre (disambiguation).
The National Aquatic Centre (NAC) (Irish: Ionad Náisiúnta Uisce) is an indoor aquatics facility in Blanchardstown, Fingal, Ireland. The State-owned complex houses a 50-metre swimming pool with an associated diving pool, an aquapark and leisure pool, and a fitness centre.
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Location | Blanchardstown, Fingal |
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Coordinates | 53.397°N 6.37°W / 53.397; -6.37 |
Operator | National Sports Campus Development Authority |
Capacity | 2,500 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2002 |
Built | 2002–2003 |
Opened | 10 March 2003 |
Construction cost | €70 million[1] |
Architect | S & P Architects |
General contractor | Rohcon |
Tenants | |
2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games 2003 European Short Course Swimming Championships |
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Since opening in March 2003, the centre has hosted the swimming events of the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, the 2003 European Short Course Swimming Championships and a number of international water polo events. It also hosts the Irish Open Swimming Championships, Irish Senior Water Polo Cup, and Irish Open Diving Championships, as well as a number of other national and regional aquatic events.