OPENINGS & CLOSURES
PUBLIC SECTOR
Openings & closures: 2011 - 23
50
Closures
Openings
46
40
30
30
30
25
23
20
20
20
19
18
16
15
10
27
19
22
18
16
29
27
14
19
17
13
20
13
0
2011
2012
2013
2014 2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 2021
2022
2023
If a centre is taken over by another operator, this is not counted as a closure or a new opening. Closures not recorded pre-2013.
Over the last 12 months, 13 public sector centres with a swimming pool have opened, while 15 centres – between them accounting for 27 pools – have closed. This year’s net loss of two centres compares to a net gain of four centres in 2022 and a net loss of six in 2021.
PUBLIC CENTRES WITH SWIMMING POOL OPENINGS +13
PUBLIC CENTRES WITH SWIMMING POOL CLOSURES -15
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STATE OF THE UK SWIMMING INDUSTRY REPORT 2023
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