While the pool is expected to be completed by the end of
January, the clearance work at the site for construction was contracted to
Rasheed Carpentry and Construction (RCC) to be finished in 30 days.
The construction of an Olympic-standard swimming pool in the Maldives was listed as one of the presidential pledges of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Not long after the election, President Solih announced that the project will be carried out within 100 days of his administration.
However, the project was impeded as a court case was ongoing
regarding the land proposed for the project.
A swimming pool was established in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale' during the tenure of former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom. While the national swimming team conducts their practices in said swimming pool, the pool is not built to Olympic standards.
The pool will have ten 50-meter lanes and four 25-meter
lanes for warming up. The Swimming Association plans to open the pool to the
public.
The project is expected to reach completion by December
2020.
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