Swimming coach 'can't depend on Bangor pool'

Problems at Northern Ireland's only Olympic-standard pool have been highlighted by a leading swimming coach.

Faults with mechanical pool floors have plagued the Aurora in Bangor, County Down, for three-and-a-half years.

Diving has not been permitted since July 2020, when the floor of the 25m diving pool malfunctioned.

A temporary fix for the 50m swimming pool was completed in late October, but it broke again in December.

Swim Ireland's head coach in Ulster, Kevin Anderson, said he "can't depend on this facility" to coach swimmers for the 2024 Olympic Games in August.

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