Aussie pool queen Ariarne Titmus has been left gobsmacked by state government plans to ignore pleas for a world class swimming centre for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
Swimming figures have been hitting out at Queensland Premier Steven Miles in recent months over the state government’s plans to host the 2032 Olympics swimming events at a temporary stadium as part of the Brisbane Live entertainment arena to be built at Roma Street in the city centre with $2.5 billion in funding from the federal government.
That boutique venue will have the smallest athletics stadium capacity that the Olympics has seen since the 1928 Games. The opening and closing ceremonies will be held at the rectangular Suncorp Stadium. “You can’t not give it your all for an Olympic games and I hope decisions are made with that in mind,” she said.“We want to make a statement. We want to put Brisbane on the map.“We want to put our best foot forward.“The biggest legacy they could leave behind would be an Olympic training centre and I cannot believe that building a pool is not on the cards. I just think there needs to be a pool put into the plan.Artist impression of Brisbane Aquatic Centre proposal.
Decorated Olympian and property developer Mark Stockwell earlier this month claimed the proposal for a legacy aquatic facility had never been genuinely considered.
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