The new Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center has opened at 17251 W. 87th Street Parkway in Lenexa’s rapidly developing City Center area.
A dedication ceremony for the $28 million facility was scheduled for Dec. 5, just before the first swim meet on Dec. 7.
The building, financed with bond money approved by school district voters in 2015, includes two pools, a diving well and bleacher seating for up to 1,000 spectators, with additional seating for viewers on the mezzanine. The 50-meter pool is the largest in Johnson County, the city said, and part of the smaller pool has a movable floor with depths ranging from zero to 7 feet.
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