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spoRTs<br />
a gREaT<br />
dive ahead!<br />
66<br />
ThE INauguRaTIoN of ThE NEW<br />
fITNEss aREa IN apRIl 2011 sET<br />
ThE complETE REsTRucTuRINg<br />
of mEgèvE’s spoRTs aNd<br />
coNgREss cENTRE IN moTIoN,<br />
commENcINg WITh ThREE fIRsT<br />
sTagEs: RENovaTIoN of ThE<br />
INdooR ThEN ThE ouTdooR<br />
pools aNd ThE cREaTIoN of<br />
a balNEo-fITNEss cENTRE. a<br />
hugE pRoJEcT pREsENTEd To us<br />
by pascal sIRop, ThE pREsENT<br />
maNagER of ThE complEx.<br />
Megève Magazine: How do you present the renovation project of<br />
the nautical centre?<br />
Pascal Sirop: During the summer of 2011 the renovation of the indoor<br />
nautical centre will allow us, in a short time, to study carefully the<br />
different pools fitted with stainless steel 316l, a material that is very<br />
pleasant to the touch, easier to look after and will enable us to envisage<br />
shorter closing periods and thus gain between three and four weeks<br />
each year, allowing us to open for 350 days! The natural pools,<br />
overflowing and with the colour of a torrent will be more aesthetic<br />
and even more attractive. After renovating the centre we will be able<br />
to offer a 25 meter pool, fitted with depth contours or “équiprofondeur”<br />
at a depth of two meters along the entire length, quicker and better<br />
adapted to sports swimming, and a smaller pool with a zone for aqua<br />
gym 1m 30 deep, and a shallow “baby swimmer” zone heated to 32°c.<br />
MM: How will the nautical centre operate this winter?<br />
Pascal Sirop: This year we are starting something new: a prolonged<br />
opening of the outdoor Olympic pool after the summer, throughout<br />
the winter, with the water heated to between 28°c and 30°c and<br />
accessible by an airlock passage. It is a testing phase that inaugurates<br />
the future installations.<br />
MM: What are the next stages in the renovation of the Nautical Centre?<br />
Pascal Sirop: This first phase precedes a complete restructuring<br />
operation of the Sports and congress centre which plans the renovation<br />
of the outdoor Olympic pool in stainless steel with varying depths,<br />
notably of over 3 meters to make it easier to do an activity that has<br />
become very important in Megève: diving. The new pool which will<br />
also include a more shallow area for children, will be heated to 28°c<br />
in the winter thanks to energy given off when making ice for the<br />
skating rink. The restructuring also anticipates the creation of outdoor<br />
balneo-fitness pools, the renovation of the beach and a new layout<br />
for the Sports Spa: an area of 400 m² which could be accessible<br />
independently from the nautical centre. The global idea is to offer<br />
sports and relaxation swimming activities throughout the year.<br />
Alexandre Mollard
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