The exhbition at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, honours the nation’s finest swimmers, diver and water polo players.
“The Dive into History’ exhibition honours some of Australia’s greatest sporting achievements, in swimming, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming, not just at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games but throughout the nineteen-year history of the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre,” NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation, Gabrielle Upton said.
“The collection of images, video, memorabilia and records that makes up the exhibition is a tribute to some extraordinary athletes, both able bodied and paralympians, who have embodied our hopes and aspirations in local, national and international competitions.
“Completed in 1994 as part of the bid for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Aquatic Centre has always had a reputation as a ‘fast pool’ with records tumbling throughout the Centre’s history.
“Legends honoured in the exhibition include members of the 2000 Olympic team, including Susie O’Neill, Ian Thorpe and Geoff Huegill as well as a host of newer stars, including Melissa Wu and James Magnussen.
“The exhibition includes swimming costumes and other memorabilia from athletes at the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, swimming legends including Murray Rose, bottles of ‘World Record’ water taken from the competition pool after the first world record broken at the pool by Ian Thorpe in 1999 and again at the 2000 Olympic Games and imagery taken throughout the Aquatic Centre’s near two-decade long history.
“The exhibition has brought together memorabilia, some of which has never been seen before, together with video and stills images, to highlight the outstanding athletes who have shone in the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre spotlight.
“This wonderful exhibition is a continuing reminder of the exploits of our past and current champions and I hope it will inspire future generations of Australian sporting champions,” Minster Upton said.
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