Cook and Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre

Cook and Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre
Cook Phillip Park Pool in 2017
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33°52′24″S 151°12′47″E / 33.8732322°S 151.2130355°E / -33.8732322; 151.2130355
Location4 College Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Opened1999 (1999)
Operated byBelgravia Leisure
Owned byCity of Sydney Council
TypeFitness and aquatic centre
Length50 metres (160 ft)
WebsiteCook + Phillip Park
Facilities
gymnasium, indoor basketball court, lap pool, recreational pool, toilets

Cook and Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre is a recreational facility in the Central Business District of Sydney.

It was co-designed by architect Lawrence Nield of Bligh Voller Nield and landscape architect Spackman Mossop and has been plagued by construction issues and criticism since its opening in 1999.[1]

The Centre has a 50-metre swimming pool, leisure pool, gym and a multi-functional indoor court that is used for basketball and indoor soccer.[2] Cook and Phillip is one of a number of facilities owned by the City of Sydney, that includes Ian Thorpe Aquatic and Fitness Centre, Andrew Boy Charlton Pool, Victoria Park Pool and Prince Alfred Park Pool.

  1. ^ Creagh, Sunanda (24 February 2007). "Council's multimillion-dollar plan to put city back in swim". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Cook and Phillip". Cook and Phillip. City of Sydney. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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