In Brno, two new swimming pools will open this year

Brno - This year, the offer for competitive and recreational swimmers in Brno is set to improve significantly. By summer, two new indoor swimming pools will be opened to the public, one by a private investor in Řečkovice and the other municipal in Kohoutovice. In addition, the city wants to acquire the pool behind Lužánky. They have already agreed with the owner on the purchase for 19 million crowns, and now the details of the contract are being finalized, said the mayor's deputy Oliver Pospíšil (ČSSD) today to ČTK.
    The pool behind Lužánky is owned by the company Kometa PS, which went bankrupt last October. It owes 58 million crowns to about fifty creditors. The city has been pursuing the purchase of the swimming stadium, which is also located on municipal land, for several years. However, negotiations with Kometa PS owner Zdeněk Valec have always failed because the parties could not agree on the price.
    The swimming stadium behind Lužánky includes the only 50-meter pool in Brno, a children's pool, a gym, and a solarium. The complex is open to the public. In the past, the swimmers of the championship club Kometa Brno also trained there, but they left the stadium two years ago due to high rent.
    The city expects to also undertake the necessary reconstruction of the pool in the future. Planning will begin once the city acquires the facility.
    The swimming stadium behind Lužánky is located in an area that has traditionally been associated with sports in Brno. Next to it was an ice hockey stadium, which later burned down and was demolished by the city last year. Now the coalition is arguing with the opposition over whether an ice hockey stadium should be rebuilt here or constructed on the outskirts of Brno in Staré Lískovec. Behind Lužánky is also an unused football stadium, which is set to be repaired.