Swimming pool facelift ends by September

BAGUIO.A worker lays out improvement at the swimming pool of the Baguio Athletic Bowl. Gaudencio Gonzales of the Baguio City Sports Office on Wednesday revealed the civil and other works being implemented inside the pool worth P34 million will be completed by September. (Photo by Jean Nicole Cortes)
BAGUIO.A worker lays out improvement at the swimming pool of the Baguio Athletic Bowl. Gaudencio Gonzales of the Baguio City Sports Office on Wednesday revealed the civil and other works being implemented inside the pool worth P34 million will be completed by September. (Photo by Jean Nicole Cortes)

THE ongoing facelift of the swimming pool at the Baguio Athletic Bowl is eyed for completion by September.

Gaudencio Gonzales of the Baguio City Sports Office on Wednesday, July 3, revealed the civil and other works being implemented will be completed by September in time for the several district meets in the city and the annual Palarong Panlungsod.

“According to the engineers, they are hoping to complete the project by September and hopefully the facility will be used during the district meets and Palarong Panlungsod,” Gonzales told Sun.Star Baguio.

The city government implemented sometime in April the P47 million improvement of the Baguio Athletic Bowl that houses most of the city’s sports facilities.

Gonzales said P34 million is allotted for the swimming pool and the remaining P13 million is for the paving of the frontage where open courts for basketball, volleyball and other events can be held.

Riprap walls that will be used as seats for future spectators have also been installed.

At the area of the swimming pool, the works include the replacement of the dilapidated roofing and installation of solar panels to heat the two pools.

Gonzales said tiles of the Olympic-sized pool had been removed to add a few centimeters in its length so they can install touch pads at both ends of the pool.

The bottom of the pool would be excavated so they can add depth to allow the inclusion of diving events in swim meets, he said.

Works also include the installation of diving boards, as well as electronic scoreboards, to make the facility ready for hosting national and international competitions.

Although the fund is not enough, Gonzales said they would request more funding to meet international standards.

“For now, the money is surely not enough, but we will make (a) request for more funding in the future,” he said.

The pool was completed in 2004 after six years of construction on a budget that came in trickles.

In front of the pool is a wide space that was once eyed as a venue for a multi-purpose gym.

Last year, Baguio hosted the national Batang Pinoy, the biggest sporting event hosted by the city, which finally got a rubberized track in 2015 after more than 60 years of being a dirt track. (SunStar Baguio)

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