Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre

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Harold Holt Swim Centre

Harold Holt Pool Harold Holt
Main pool of the Harold Holt Swim Centre
Building information
Full name	Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre
City	Glen Iris
Opened	27 November 1927 and 16 March 1969
Construction cost	£10,476 (1927) $600,000 (1969) $13 million redevelopment (2010)
Architect(s)	Kevin Borland & Daryl Jackson
Pools
Name Length Width Depth Lanes Outdoor 50m 21m 2.135m 8 Indoor 25m

The Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre is a public swimming pool complex located on the corner of High Street and Edgar Street, Glen Iris, Melbourne, Australia. Built in the 1960s by Australian architects Kevin Borland and Daryl Jackson, the Swimming Centre is considered to be a fine example of Brutalist architecture.^[1] Originally built in 1927 as a municipal swimming baths, the facilities were renovated in 1967 by Borland and Jackson to accommodate for higher swimming participation numbers.^[2] It is named in honour of Prime Minister Harold Holt, the local member of parliament (representing the Division of Higgins) until his apparent drowning death while the facility was under construction.