By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games have proposed relocating the diving competitions to the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center in Pasadena due to concerns about athlete safety and the budget.
In June of last year, it was announced that diving would be taking place in Exposition Park, the same place it was held at the 1932 Olympic Games. That plan, which also featured swimming being held in SoFi Stadium, was approved in March of this year.
Since then, World Aquatics “advised” LA28 that the pool does not meet the Olympic Diving standards due to athlete safety concerns of pool width and depth, orientation of the diving towers towards the sun, and inadequate clearance behind the towers.
The organizers also determined that the pool would require complete reconstruction to be allowed to host the Games, which they stated “cannot occur simultaneously with the LA Memorial Coliseum track construction projects.”
Today, the committee proposed relocating diving to the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center claiming the move would “achieve up to $17.6 million in combined savings and revenue growth,” adding that the move also “addresses athlete safety concerns” while reducing complexities regarding the operations in the Exposition Park zone
There are a number of Olympic and Paralympic events being hosted in the zone. Track and field will be hosted at the LA Memorial Coliseum, badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, and wheelchair rugby will be held at the Galen Center, and flag football and lacrosse will be held in the Exposition Park Stadium.
The LA28 CEO, Reynold Hoover, stated “This presents a significant opportunity to deliver successful marquee events, with greater budget certainty, while also ensuring an exceptional competition venue for our Diving athletes, with their safety remaining our top priority.”
The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center opened in 1990 and sits adjacent to the Rose Bowl Stadium. The facility features two Olympic-size swimming pools, the diving well, a therapy pool, and dryland facilities, and it meets the Olympic Diving standards and will not need to be reconstructed.
If approved, this would be the 3rd facility to host Olympic diving competitions in the Los Angeles area with Exposition Park hosting the 1932 Games and the Uytengsu Aquatics Center at USC hosting the 1984 Olympics.
If the proposal gets approved, diving will only share the “Pasadena Zone” with soccer, which will play in the Rose Bowl Stadium.
The relocation proposal will be voted on at a later date.
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