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Alternative venue options available during the existing centre closure period

The early closure of the current centre provides the best opportunity to minimise impacts to Park 2, open the new centre successfully and achieve the best design outcome.

We thank you for your patience whilst we did important planning work to ensure that suitable arrangements could be made to best meet users’ needs during the closure period.

  • We have worked with over 100 organised groups to find the best alternative options available to suit their needs
  • Over 2,000 Learn to Swim participants have been placed at other pools across the broader Adelaide network, with more spaces to accommodate everyone.
  • Individual centre users (eg casual swimmers, gym goers or coffee drinkers) can choose from over 30 different venues.

We understand closing the existing aquatic centre early is a real inconvenience for some people. We hope that by providing this information about alternative venue options now will help make the transition easier for you.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the new Adelaide Aquatic Centre in the Summer of 2025/26.

Learn to Swim and individual centre users

  • Learn to Swim EOI

    All Learn to Swim participants who submitted an EOI have been offered placements at alternative venues. Read more...

  • Find a venue

    Find pools and venues in Adelaide offering similar facilities to the Adelaide Aquatic Centre.

Special activities and organised groups

Select an activity to view the interim option or advice.

Allied Health

There are a range of pools across Adelaide that are suitable for allied health and therapy programs. Please refer to our pool and venue finder.

If you struggle to find a suitable pool for your program, please call 1800 942 974 for support.

Deep Water Aqua-aerobics

We’ve worked with the deep water aqua-aerobics community to ensure their needs are met during the closure and have found a solution that provides both flexibility and community. Classes will be held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at Thebarton Aquatic Centre with two time slots available (8:15am-9:00am and 9:00am-9:45am) and on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at The Parks at 7:00am-7:45am. A single membership can be purchased for use across all YMCA SA operated venues. Bookings can be made via the YMCA SA Thebarton on 8200 2531.

Casual use – Public

We've collated a list of pools and venues. Please view to understand which is most suitable for your needs.

Casual use – Organisations

We understand that your pool requirements are ad hoc. We have collated a list of pools that offer various functions; please refer to our pool and venue finder. If you are unable to find a location that suits your needs, please contact
1800 942 974.

Gym and Fitness

We've collated a list of venues that offer gym facilities; please refer to our pool and venue finder to understand which is most suitable for your needs.

Fitness – Over 50s (eg. Strength for Life)

We’ve worked with the Strength for Life community to ensure their needs are met during the closure and have found a solution that provides both flexibility and community. Classes will be held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at Thebarton Aquatic Centre with two time slots available (8:15am-9:00am and 9:00am-9:45am). A single membership can be purchased for use across all YMCA SA operated venues. Bookings can be made via the YMCA SA Thebarton on 8200 2531.

Immersion therapy

Determined2 is operating out of The Parks Recreation and Sports Centre during the closure period. Please reach out to your Case Worker or Determined2 for more details.

Learn to Swim

There are spaces across Adelaide's network of pools to accommodate all Learn to Swim participants.  We undertook an expression of interest process in January 2024 and have since offered placements.

Spaces are available across a range of pools with Thebarton Aquatic Centre currently accepting new enrolments via the YMCA SA Thebarton website. Contact the YMCA SA Thebarton on 8200 2531 to book a place at Thebarton.

If you are still to complete your EOI for Learn to Swim classes, we appreciate you doing this as soon as possible so we can assist you with this transition process.

School carnivals

Venues are available to accommodate school carnivals. Schools that had swimming carnivals previously at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre are encouraged refer to our pool and venue finder to understand which is most suitable for your needs.

School groups

Venues are available to accommodate school groups. Please refer to our pool and venue finder to understand which is most suitable for your needs.

Schools – Water safety

Schools are encouraged to contact the Department for Education to discuss appropriate available locations during the Adelaide Aquatic Centre closure period. There is sufficient capacity across several locations to cater for all schools that currently participate in the Water Safety Education program. Department for Education will manage these arrangements and have done so previously during closures of other local aquatic centres.

Scuba

We have accommodated you at Thebarton Aquatic Centre as 3m deep water is suitable for these activities. Bookings can be made via the YMCA SA Thebarton on 8200 2531.

Spa, sauna and steam room

We've collated a list of venues that offer sauna, steam room and spa facilities; please view to understand which is most suitable for your needs.

Swimming Club (within and beyond Swimming SA Network)

We've worked with Swimming SA and Masters Swimming and venues have been confirmed. Please reach out to your Clubs President for more information.

Underwater hockey

Under Water Hockey will commence at The Parks Recreation Centre on closure of the existing Adelaide Aquatic Centre. Please contact the club President for further information.

Underwater rugby

Underwater Rugby will commence at The Parks on closure of the existing Adelaide Aquatic Centre. All inquiries about Under Water Rugby should be directed to the White Pointers, who are the sole club in SA.

Water polo

All clubs have been accommodated and your club director has been informed. All inquiries regarding Water Polo should be directed to Water Polo SA.

More information

For more information, to register for email updates, if you can't find what you're looking or need further support please contact us:

General information about the project


Information about the closure period for Adelaide Aquatic Centre users