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MYRTHA POOLS: PARTNER TO THE CNB AQUATIC CENTRE

BARCELONA TO BE THE BENCHMARK FOR WATER SPORTS FACILITIES IN EUROPE

Author Myrtha Pools, IT - 46043 Castiglione, www.myrthapools.com Photo CNB & Dortoka, www.dortoka.com

Club Natació Barcelona (CNB) has reached an agreement with Myrtha Pools and Grupo Construcía on the design and execution of the project that embraces the complete upgrade of the club’s facilities with overall investment of EUR 12 million. Myrtha Pools is proud to modernise the pools – the Escullera pool and the Nova Escullera pool – of Spain’s oldest aquatic centre.

On the principle of integrated project delivery, Myrtha Pools will not only be the supplier of the pools but also partner throughout the entire production path of the re-imagined centre. The CNB is the living history of aquatic sports in Catalonia and Spain, and the club wins championships regularly at both national and international level. And speaking of high achievement, Myrtha pools have been the aquatic centrepieces of five Olympic Games, more than 150 world records and 19 FINA World Championships. Their joint path began in the late 1990s with a saltwater pool used 365 days a year. In 2003, Myrtha designed and built the Nova Escullera pool for the X FINA World Swimming Championships.

The agreement aims to transform the CNB into an aquatic centre of the highest quality, a benchmark at European and world level. The CNB centre will be a place to be for presentations and events with international architects, swimming and water polo federations, and with experts in the operation and sustainability of aquatic clubs and centres.

Saltwater from the Mediterranean The work on the design of the pools began in April 2022 and includes the refurbishment of the Escullera pool (the first indoor competition pool built in Spain), which will be completed in 2023. Also on the docket is the construction of an outdoor pool for swimming and water polo. It will be heated with renewable energy thanks to a rooftop solar system. Additionally, updating work is scheduled for the Nova Escullera pool for swimming and water polo. It will gain automated functionalities in the current pool, as well as the improvement of the outdoor saltwater system that since 1999 has allowed athletes to enjoy the advantages of a swimming pool filled with water drawn directly from the Mediterranean.

Myrtha Pools International Business Director Matteo Bazzaro says: “It is a real honour to continue this wonderful story with CNB. We began collaborating with CNB over 22 years ago by providing Myrtha technology and ongoing support, and under this new agreement we will install new pools and upgrade existing ones with the latest Myrtha technologies and accessories. It will be the state-of-the-art in the aquatic world and a beautiful showroom for Myrtha Pools. The new CNB is a new concept for Myrtha Pools, a model venue that architects, athletes and personalities from all over the world will be delighted to come to!”