They are being flown in from Italy.
There is only 50 days until Abu Dhabi makes a massive splash on the global stage as the FINA World Swimming Championships comes to town.
And to mark the occasion, Abu Dhabi Sports Council and FINA have provided the first-look images of the main competition pool where more than 1,000 athletes will compete for some 44 world championship titles.
Two separate pools will be installed at Yas Island’s Etihad Arena by world-renowned pool design specialists, Myrtha Pools, transforming the Middle’s East’s largest state-of-the-art arena into a purpose-built swimming venue.
The competition pool measures 25m x 26m with warm-up pool coming at 25m x 20m. Both pools are being specially flown in from Italy in containers and will be built from the ground up.
His Excellency Aref Alawani, General Secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council said it was exciting times for sports in the city.
“We’re excited to watch the arena transform into an aquatics haven for the event. And of course, it is not only inside the Arena that our operations are focused – a 27m high dive tower will be built into the water of Yas Bay, adjacent to Etihad Arena, along with three spring diving boards. The results will be spectacular.”
It is the latest news from the championships which saw the first major name to take to the pool announced this week.
Tunisia’s Olympic gold medalist, Ahmed El Hafnaoui, will look to continue his good form that saw secure the 400-metre freestyle title in Tokyo in world record time
Tickets for the event start from AED 10 and can be purchased online at Etihad Arena.
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