The Pan Am Pool will close to the public for more than a year to allow for major repairs, beginning next January.
City documents seek a contractor to renew the two-storey, 163,000-square-foot (15,143-square-metre) structure at 25 Poseidon Bay, repairing the pool’s main tank, diving towers and deck area, as well as a waterproof membrane and tiles.
“The Pan Am Pool area will be closed to the general public for the duration of the project,” the document states.
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The Pan Am Pool will close on Jan. 18, 2027 for substantial repairs including to the main tank, diving towers and deck area.
The city plans to close the pool on Jan. 18, 2027 and reopen it about 16 months later.
City documents note the facility’s smaller east pool, locker rooms and east dryland training area will remain open during construction but access will be limited to “select user groups.”
The pool, which was originally built for the 1967 Pan American Games, has received previous upgrades, including a lap pool added in 2004 and a multipurpose addition in the late ‘90s.
The city document describes the facility as Winnipeg’s “premier” and most used civic aquatic facility, hosting diving, swimming, artistic swimming and water polo events.
The city has budgeted $4.7 million to repair the pool.
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