Event showcased one of the world's tallest dive towers,
the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Dive Challenge and
commemorated the 95th anniversary of Fort Lauderdale's famous Casino
Pool
FORT
LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 28,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Fort Lauderdale
was joined by Olympians Greg Louganis, Dara
Torres and Sam Dorman to
celebrate the newly renovated Aquatic Center following a
multimillion-dollar revitalization project. The public event held
on Saturday, January 28th
at 11 a.m. showcased the city's
award-winning dive tower, which is one of the tallest in the world
at nearly 90-feet high and state-of-the-art competition pools for
both competitive and public use. The reopening also marked the
95th anniversary Fort
Lauderdale built the first Olympic-sized pool in
Florida.
The City of Fort
Lauderdale was joined by Olympians Greg Louganis and
Sam Dorman to celebrate the famed
Aquatic Center.
"The renovation of the Aquatic Center restores Fort Lauderdale as a premier destination for
global competitive swimming and diving at a venue that is also
available to the community. Your morning swim can be a lane away
from a world champion training for their next title," said
City of Fort Lauderdale Mayor
Dean Trantalis.
Olympians Greg Louganis,
Dara Torres and Sam Dorman joined world-famous cliff diver
Ellie Smart for a dive demonstration
and performance organized by the International Swimming Hall of
Fame. The festivities included a ribbon-cutting and remarks by
Mayor Dean Trantalis, Commissioner
Steven Glassman and Olympian Dara
Torres.
"I could not be more honored for the world to finally see what
we've poured our hearts into over these past 5 years. The
City of Fort Lauderdale is
committed to carrying on the legacy of the Aquatic Center and
maintaining our position as the swimming and diving capital of the
world," said Commissioner Steven
Glassman who has been a longtime advocate for the Aquatic
Center revitalization project and serves on the board of the
International Swimming Hall of Fame.
The Aquatic Center is located at 501 Seabreeze Blvd. in
Fort Lauderdale. For more
information go to Fortlauderdale.gov and search Aquatic Center.
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