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Picture tweeted by @gowpow: "Whoever knew Cardiff had this on offer... I've had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon :D"

What they say:

"Welcome to Cardiff International Pool
I am extremely proud to welcome you to this state of the art building. As you will see the facilities are outstanding making this building one of the best of its kind in the U.K. and I am committed to ensuring each visit you make meets and exceeds your expectations. It is my aim to ensure that everybody at Cardiff International Pool is working towards delivering an outstanding service that will make you want to visit again and again.

Welsh Version

Simon Hughes, General Manager

* 50m Olympic pool
* Spectator seating for 1000
* Leisure pool
* Flumes
* Lazy river
* 110 station gym
* Health suite
* Café Bar
* Crèche
* Free car park

Customer Information

* Plese refer to Special events for International Pool timetable changes
* The Creche will be closed on Saturday 3rd April 2010, Saturday 10th April 2010, and also Saturday 8th may 2010 due to Events.
* Please refer to Special Events for closure of the International Pool due to Events in April and May 2010
* Please refer to opening times and feature times for new change of opening hours in the Leisure Pool on Saturday and Sunday
* New!!!! Late Night Swimming - Every Monday and Thursday (10pm - 11pm) 50 Metre Lanes available. Commencing Monday 1st February. Last entry 10:30pm
* Please refer to `Special Events` for changes in International Pool and Leisure Pool timetables."

and the wiki:

"The Cardiff International Pool (Welsh: Pwll Rhyngwladol Caerdydd) is a sport facility located in the Cardiff International Sports Village in Cardiff, capital of Wales. It opened to the public on 12 January 2008 and was officially opened on 26 February 2008 by Duncan Goodhew.

It is a public-private funded project, with a partnership between Cardiff Council (land owner), OLLC which is a partnership between Orion Land & Leisure and Explore Investments (developers) and Parkwood Leisure (operator). Parkwood won the contract to manage the facility for 10 years, with a projected turnover of £2.5m each year.
Cardiff International Pool

Construction of the GB£32 million facility commenced in April 2006 and includes two pools; an Olympic size 50 m (164 ft) 10-lane competition swimming pool with seating for 1,000 spectators and a 25 m (82 ft) 4-lane indoor waterpark with flume rides, a beach area with water slides, a lazy river and jacuzzi. The centre also has a fitness suite and studios, conference rooms and a café.

It was also built to support the London 2012 Olympics as a training facility. Several other sporting venues in the city of Cardiff are being used for Olympics, the Millennium Stadium will be used for football in the Olympics. The pool replaces the Olympic size Empire Pool (used in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, which Cardiff hosted) which was demolished to make way for the Millennium Stadium ready for Cardiff and Wales to host the 1999 Rugby World Cup." source - wikipedia