A £31 million Dundee swimming pool touted as state-of-the-art when it opened less than 10 years ago will be closed until October next year for essential repairs, it has emerged.
The Olympia needs to stay closed for a further 14 months so water leaks, building fabrics and prematurely ageing equipment can be repaired. If the seven-figure fixes are completed on time, the pool will have been closed for two years.
Engineers identified problems with light fixtures in September 2021, forcing the pool to close in October. The reasons for the closure were not made public until several weeks later, and the affair has left council bosses embarrassed as the building is less than a decade old.
