With a giant sweeping roof shaped like a stingray, the aquatics centre for the London 2012 Olympics promises to be impressive. Work is now under way on the £242m, 17,500-seater arena that forms the entrance to the Olympic site in east London.
But while visitors to London 2012 are set to be amazed, children and young people in Newham are likely to be less impressed with the plans for its long-term future as a community swimming pool.
Children and young people in the borough, one of five hosting the event, were consulted on these legacy plans. Giant slides and a wave machine topped their wish list. However, the shape of the roof means these ideas are impossible to construct, leaving local children's views effectively ignored.
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