Why was the decision made to have a movable floor in the learner pool?
The movable floor is a significant component of the facility, as Highlight will be the town’s main leisure and wellbeing facility for many years to come, so it’s important that it is future-proofed to accommodate changing and growing demands.
The moveable floor offers much greater flexibility in the use of that area, increased opportunity for income generation. The movable floor allows for quick adjustments to pool depths so that it can be used by different activities, user groups and purposes in a way that a standard pool floor doesn’t. For example, we can set the floor at full depth for swimming or reduce depths for aquatic fitness activities for people with poor mobility, parent and baby classes and children’s learn to swim. By having the floor at “deck level” the area can even be used for “dry activities” - from low impact fitness classes to enabling spectating at club galas.