New Aussie Facility Christened “Emily Seebohm Aquatics Centre”

The City of Brisbane will open the new Emily Seebohm Aquatic Center in a community event this weekend in Fitzgibbon, Queensland, a suburb north of Brisbane.

The facility features an outdoor, six-lane, heated pool; an indoor heated aquatics programs pool; a shaded seating area; and new locker rooms. The pool will offer swimming lessons, competitive programs, aqua aerobics, and water therapy.

The facility’s namesake, the multi-talented Olympic medalist and former world record holder Emily Seebohm, has been a huge name in the Australian and international scene since 2007, when she made Australia’s World Championship team at the age of 14. The next year, she became the first Australian woman to break 1:00 in the 100 backstroke. In 2012, she set a new Olympic record in the prelims of the 100 backstroke and came back for a silver medal in finals. After a stellar 2014-2015 season, including three golds in Kazan, Seebohm (SwimSwam’s Oceania Female Swimmer of the Year) will be a major player at this summer’s Olympics in Rio.

The opening event will take place Sunday, February 14th from 9 am to 12 pm.

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Gina
8 years ago

Fantastic .Really what more could you want but your very own pool complex & all by 23 years of age .

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Hannah Hecht grew up in Kansas and spent most of her childhood trying to convince coaches to let her swim backstroke in freestyle sets. She took her passion to Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa and swam at NAIA Nationals all four years. After graduating in 2015, she moved to …

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