Germany: New Public Pool Now Open in Duisburg-Großenbaum

(eap) Last week, the new Südbad indoor swimming pool facility opened in the Großenbaum district of Duisburg (Germany) after around two and a half years of construction. The new facility offers several pools for school and club swimming as well as recreational use. Its facilities include a 25-metre pool with a diving area and WATERCLIMBING^® facility (supplied by Bodan Schwimmbadbau), a children’s paddling area, another 25-metre sports pool with a movable floor, and a teaching pool. In addition, there is a 385-square-metre rooftop terrace that can be used for activities such as workout and yoga classes.

© Tanja Pickartz / Stadt Duisburg

In addition to this functional separation, the facility features building technology designed with energy efficiency in mind. This includes a photovoltaic system, air-source heat pumps, systems for recovering heat from ventilation air and shower wastewater, as well as hygienic fresh-water stations. An AI-supported system is also scheduled to be completed for ongoing operations, which is intended to assist lifeguards in monitoring activities at the pool.

The new Südbad replaces two older swimming pools: the former public Hallenbad Großenbaum and the club-operated Hallenbad Wanheim, which will cease operations at the end of the summer holidays. “Accommodating the various requirements on the existing site was a challenging planning task,” explains Johannes Michels, Operations Manager at DuisburgSport. “The site on Großenbaumer Allee is clearly constrained by the adjacent residential development and the neighbouring school. Nevertheless, it was possible to expand the water area by adding two additional pools compared with the former Südbad. This was achieved by relocating technical and functional rooms to the upper parts of the building, contrary to the usual standards in swimming pool construction.”

The City of Duisburg invested around 33 million euros in the new public pool, which was financed entirely from its own funds. ■