Thanks to design innovation and finishes appropriate for a pool environment, a customized pool design for the city of Ottawa will be fully operational within three to five years from now.

The plan also includes a gym, running track, a fitness facility, and pickleball courts. There will be exceptional lighting and design engineering to mollify noise, reduce vibrations, plug sound leaks, and absorb sounds by using the most modern finishes and materials to create a stunning environment. The facility will also include many additional inclusive services from the world of sports science, sports medicine, therapy, nutrition, sport and exercise fitness consulting.

We intend to include capacity for competitions, both domestic and international in scale. It will be necessary to include in the planning the following elements:

• Fully para-accessible meeting Paralympic competitive standards, including parking, ramps and lifts, steps, corridors and doors, signage, changing rooms, bathrooms, and toilets.
• Underwater access for digital visual coverage as well as sound equipment
• Podium for presentations
• Corporate sponsor and event signage
• Judges seating
• Lifeguard stations
• Electronic officiating equipment
• Broadcast outlets
• Room for up to 5,000 spectators
• Ticket office, reception area
• Meeting rooms – (from 50 up to a maximum for 500 people)
• High-performance ‘dry-land’ equipment for each of the four aquatics sports (Artistic Swimming; Diving; Swimming and Water Polo) and other pool-using sports (Biathlon, Triathlon, Scuba, Kayak, etc.), including trampolines, dance space for choreography, weight training, gymnastics equipment, and more!
• Family changing rooms
• Gender-inclusive bathrooms
• Hot tubs, saunas, and steam rooms
• Therapy pools
• Pickleball courts
• Hospitality space for events and special receptions
• Food court
• Kitchen facilities for special events and competitions
• Track for jogging and walking

• Domestic and International tournaments/competitions in Water Polo, Artistic Swimming, Diving and Swimming
• Official FINA events
  • Which includes World Series, Junior World championships for all aquatics sports (excludes open water swimming and high diving)
• National and Provincial championships, qualifiers, and other domestic events
• Olympic trials or qualifiers
• Pan Am Games trials or qualifiers
• Commonwealth Games trials or qualifiers
• Union Americana De Natacion (UANA) sanctioned events
• Club competitions (Age Group, novice and masters)

The distance between the respective goal lines shall be 30.0 meters for games played by men and 25.0 meters for games played by women. The width of the field of play shall be 20.0 meters. The depth of the water shall be nowhere less than 1.8 meters, preferably 2.0 meters. The water temperature shall not be less than 26 Celsius (plus or minus 1-degree Centigrade).

Light intensity shall not be less than 600 lux or 1500 lux for international events. The light intensity for Water Polo during the Olympic Games and World Championships shall not be less than 1500 lux.

The pool should be able to accommodate up to 600 participants in the pool area, not including stands or spectator areas, for a major event as defined by a minimum of 12 teams competing.

An Olympic-size swimming pool conforms to regulated dimensions that are large enough for international competition. This type of swimming pool is used in the Olympic Games, where the racecourse is 50 metres (164.0 ft) in length, typically referred to as “long course”, distinguishing it from “short course” (using a moveable bulkhead) which conforms to competitions in pools that are 25 metres (82.0 ft) in length.

If touch panels are used in competition, then the distance between touch panels should be either 25 or 50 metres, in a 10 lane pool, to qualify for the “Fédération Internationale de Natation” (FINA) recognition. This means that Olympic pools are generally oversized, to accommodate touch panels used in competition.

The NAqC will be built to FINA specifications:

2 x 50 m 10 Lane Olympic and World Championship pools meeting FINA competition standards

• Dimensional tolerances
• Depth requirements
• Wall, rest ledges and gutter standards
• Lane requirements
• Land rope standards
• Starting platforms
• Turn indicators
• Water temperature for competition -26 degrees C, or 79 degrees F, plus or minus one degree.
• Bulkheads
• Competitive lighting standards
• Officiating equipment
• Competition starting devices
• Touch panels
• Lane markings/required minimum number lane standards

The NAqC will have a Diving Pool that is 25m by 25m, with a selection of 1m, 3m, 5m, diving boards plus 5m, 7.5m, and 10m platforms. Also under review is the inclusion of an outdoor diving tank for a 20m and 27m high diving platform. All pools have adjustable, variable-depth flooring.

Synchronized diving (also known as synchro diving) is when two divers of the same gender perform similar dives at the same time and must be performed on boards meeting FINA standards and specifications

Daily life requires muscular endurance, which is the ability of your muscles to repeatedly contract against resistance for an extended period. From running around managing family errands to participating in sport, endurance training is essential to function at optimum performance levels. Endurance events such as long-distance running and cycling are notable, but other sports such as rowing and rock climbing also require muscular endurance. Improving your muscular endurance will help you fatigue less quickly so you can go the distance.

The NAqC is considering the addition of up to six (6) endless pools, six (6) bike-roller units for street bicycles, and six (6) treadmills where a group of six (6) people could work simultaneously in an hour and a half – rotating each half-hour. This sort of targeted training should be considered to be an example of an essential facility differentiator for the NAqC.

Triathlon is all about wide-open spaces and big water! Putting three of Canada’s favorite pastimes together – running, biking, and swimming – just seems natural. Everyone can do it, and Canada has a long tradition to have athletes among the world leaders in the sport– whether that means aiming for the Olympic and Paralympic podium as the ultimate goal, or just being fit and healthy.

Training for triathlons, marathons, biathlons, or any endurance competition, can use the facilities of the National Aquatic Complex (NAqC). In 12 weeks, you can condition your tendons, ligaments, and endurance so you can enjoy your ongoing training or competitions. If you can commit to training five days per week–two and a half to four hours per week–that’s plenty of time to get in shape. Yes, that’s right, no more than around four hours in the biggest training week.

Endurance training is an essential element of many sports.

Depending on your fitness level, an athlete probably will need at least ten weeks to prepare for a Triathlon, less if you are already fit. Ideally, you will design a training program that works on all three sports, or two if you choose to do an event like Biathlon.

If you are a good biker, you may only need to ride three times a week and focus on running and swimming on the other days.

Weekday workouts need only be 30 to 45 minutes, and weekends to build endurance. A long training, including a bike ride, only needs to be between one and a half to two hours.

Out of the five weekly workouts, to be successful at the swim portions of the competitions, make two of them swim workouts.

Switching up your workout is essential to building endurance and stamina. You need to move the muscles differently so that you don’t develop overuse.