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Swim clubs press council to rebuild International Swim Center; city plans partial reopening, new facility design work underway
Summary
More than two dozen swimmers, parents and club leaders urged the Santa Clara City Council to rebuild the shuttered International Swim Center. City staff said contractors are on site for repairs with a partial reopening targeted for April and that $45 million from Measure I is earmarked for a new facility.
Dozens of swimmers, parents and representatives of local aquatics clubs told the Santa Clara City Council on Tuesday that the shuttered International Swim Center is a community hub and asked the city to speed rebuilding after voters approved Measure I.
The plea came during public comment, where youth athletes and club leaders described daily training losses and longer drives for practice since the center closed. Vikas Gupta, president of the nonprofit Santa Clara Aquatics Foundation, said the foundation and three legacy clubs — Santa Clara Swim Club, Santa Clara Dive Club and Santa Clara Artistic Swimming Club — want the city to “act with urgency” to rebuild the facility and to prioritize a design that supports year‑round programming.
Rick Rutter, vice president of the Aquatics Foundation and president of the dive club, told the council…
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