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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

North Sydney pool closed a week after much-hyped reopening following $122m overhaul

North Sydney Olympic swimming pool
More than 10,000 people came through the doors of the North Sydney Olympic swimming pool during its free opening weekend last week. Photograph: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

North Sydney Olympic swimming pool has been shut to the public less than a week after the complex reopened to much fanfare following a costly five-year, $122m redevelopment.

Last Friday, the local mayor, Zoë Baker, told guests at the pool’s formal opening ceremony that it had been a “challenging project” but she hoped it would delight generations to come.

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