Through Jonas Denis
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It’s taking shape! This Wednesday, September 22, 2021, a visit was organized of the pharaonic construction site of the future nautical stadium located in the heart of sports Complex Robert Brettes at Merignac (Gironde) to show the progress of the work.
Funded by Bordeaux Métropole and the City of Mérignac, with the support of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and the Gironde department, this sports complex – which is scheduled to open in January 2023 – will cost 37.6 million euros. The maintenance cost over 22 years will be 80 million euros.
Nearly 500,000 visitors per year
“This nautical complex will be able to accommodate 80,000 school children and more than 400,000 users each year”, rejoices Matthieu Olivier, real estate and major projects director at the National Union of Outdoor Sports Centers (UCPA).
For amateurs, a whole system has been put in place. “A 15-meter indoor activity pool will be built for learning as well as a 25-meter Nordic pool (outdoor pool) for swimmers,” describes Paolo Magri, architect of the nautical stadium.
For those who prefer relaxation, a zen space will be built away from surrounding noise. “There will be a leisure pool, a hammam, a salt cave, a sauna and a jacuzzi outside,” explains the architect.
A restaurant with an outdoor terrace and view of the pools is also planned.
Ideal for pros
All attention was focused on the construction of the 50-meter basin. Depending on the events, it will be possible, thanks to its future mobile floor, to cut the pool in two and make two 25m pools.
The nautical stadium will be equipped to host all kinds of competitions such as the French championships. “It’s important for us to host national competitions,” emphasizes Julien Cottin, project manager at Bordeaux Métropole.
A 1200-seat bleacher will overhang the 50-meter pool to allow national or even international competitions to be held.
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Here is the future large 50m pool with 10 lanes pic.twitter.com/CnY2TAc9er– News Bordeaux (@ActufrBordeaux) September 22, 2021
That’s not all, underwater cameras will be installed in the pool so that swimmers can analyze their movement. “The British swimming federation would agree to come and train in Mérignac for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. “
The case of “Water Jump”
A priori, everyone will find their account in this nautical stadium of Mérignac and it is not the teenagers who will say the opposite.
A fun pool, an indoor slide and especially outdoor water jumping (open in summer) will be made available to them. The latter will be an attraction with eight ramps rising 7.5 meters in height but 50 meters from neighboring dwellings.
Upon learning of the construction of this large slide, some residents approached the judge to cancel the installation of the “Water Jump”. The Council of State was seized.
“We heard from the neighbors, which is why its initial height of 10 meters was lowered and that the” Water Jump “will be turned towards the swimming pool so as not to annoy the inhabitants with noise pollution”, says Alain Anziani , mayor of Mérignac and president of Bordeaux Métropole.
Nicolas Dauba, sports director at Mérignac, wants to be reassuring: “With its orientation towards the pools, the noise will be muffled by the wall and normally, the neighbors will be quiet. “
According to Alain Anziani, residents have complained that their neighborhood is less attractive with the construction of such a nautical stadium. “I don’t agree with them. Homes will not be devalued. I would say on the contrary that such an installation like the nautical stadium of Mérignac will enhance their property, he defends. It is rare to have a place of relaxation near home with a SPA. “
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