Canberra's ability to attract national and international swimming events to a major new aquatic centre will be examined by consultants, along with the state of the capital's swimming pools and the risks posed by aquatic centres in private ownership.
The ACT government is seeking a consultant to draw up a 10-year aquatic strategy and provide high-level cost estimates of the facilities needed to plug any gaps, after examining pool patronage in the territory and global swimming and aquatic sports trends.
