Royal Commonwealth Pool | Venues
Diving will be held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, located 45 miles to the east of Glasgow.
With Arthur's Seat outside and award-winning architecture inside, Edinburgh's Royal Commonwealth Pool offers a dramatic setting for the Diving competitions. The original Royal Commonwealth Pool was designed by RMJM Architects in 1967 for the Edinburgh 1970 Commonwealth Games and it was used again for Edinburgh 1986. Owned by City of Edinburgh Council, the venue has undergone major refurbishment, including the upgrading of the diving pool to meet international standards.
The building was nominated in 2002 by the Architecture Heritage Society of Scotland as one of the most significant modern contributions to Scottish heritage.
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Commonwealth Pool - 1970
A complex of three pools, for recreation, training and competition. The Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh is one of the finest in the British Isles. Princess Anne opens the building which has cost £1.6 million.
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Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh - QFlex installation report
Steve Aitchison, Project Engineer for Audio Light Systems, tells us more about his reason's for choosing Tannoy's QFlex digital beam steering technology for the prestigious installation at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Princess Anne Opens Royal Commonwealth Pool (1970)
Princess Anne opens Royal Commonwealth pool. Edinburgh, Scotland.
GV Exterior, Edinburgh's new Commonwealth Pool. GV Interior arrival of Princess Anne, with Councillor with chain of office on, meeting V.I.P.s. Low angle shot Swimmers diving in main pool. Big GV Main pool with swimmers in it. GV Princess Anne sitting down. GV Pan audience clapping. CU Anne seated. GV Czech gold medallist, Miss Milena Duchkova, diving. SV Andy Gill and Joe Thewlis, GV Internationalists, diving. GV Sheila Burrows, G.B. internationalists, diving. Angle shot as clown jumps off high board with broom between legs into water. GV Teaching pool with swimmers in it. SV Anne watching. LV The main pool with Event ll in progress; 100 Metres Free Style Team Race for Men. Edinburgh v. London.
SV One of the swimmers making a turn. SV Judges walking towards boxes for finish of race. GV As winner touches for London. CU Second touching. SV Czech girl diving again. AS British girl diving again. GV Danny Downes and Carol Graham, Junior members of the Wilshaw A.S.C., standing on high board. Danny has Carol on his shoulders. They both go into the water. SV Czech girl moving towards Princess Anne to receive medallion and cup. SV as Anne hands over small cup. GV Crowd applauding. GV Carol Graham shakes hands with Anne, and receives medallion. CU Anne talking to Carol. CU Bouquets of flowers on wooden boards being pushed in water by small girls. SV One of the girls walking up steps to present the bouquet. She hands it over. SV Anne talking to small girl. Girl walks away.
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Preston Swimming Club on tour.
Age Group Squad at the Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh.
Pix: Olympic swimming hopefuls visit Royal Commonwealth Pool
Olympic swimming hopefuls visit Royal Commonwealth Pool.
Four of Edinburgh's swimming stars have a sneak preview of their future competition venue when they had a tour of the Royal Commonwealth Pool.
The A-listed venue is currently undergoing a major £37 million refurbishment which will see it become one of the best aquatics facilities in the UK.
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HLA Royal Commonwealth Pool
Edinburgh Leisure at the Royal Commonwealth Pool first achieved the healthyliving award in Feb 2013.
As an Official XX Commonwealth Games venue, they will be expected to meet the Glasgow 2014 food charter standards which includes healthyliving award.
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Free full breakfast, free Internet, and free parking
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Commonwealth Pool GoPro Edit
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Diving Display at the reopening of the Royal Commonwealth Pool
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1977 - A DAY AT THE COMMONWEALTH POOL
1977 - A DAY AT THE COMMONWEALTH POOL
A day out at the Commonwealth Pool is filmed by a group of young people from Craigmillar.
Unedited footage
Three teenagers visit the Commonwealth Pool.
Lots of dropout and damage at start of tape.
Teenage pools run and jump in the pool.
Camera work shaky.
I/v with pool official (Mr Thomson) is interviewed by a young boy.
Boys diving.
Young boy interviews a lifeguard.
Shots of swimmers underwater.
View of the pool with mother's and children's group
A mother is interviewed.
Children are interviewed to say why they like the pool.
Adults are interviewed.
Young boy comments as divers prepare to jump.
Shots of children in the pool.
Different shots of the pool.
This film was restored by the Scottish Screen Archive in collaboration with the Craigmillar Archives Trust.
Original footage by Craigmillar Festival Society
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Johnni Stanton and Hilary Morrison from the Craigmillar Archives Trust.
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Climbing up Arthur's Seat
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