Search launched for swimming pool lift design

The search for an innovative swimming pool lift to improve access for disabled swimmers has been launched during London 2012 Diversity Week by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).

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Existing lifting methods either prevent a full swimming lane being used for competitions or do not enable disabled swimmers to enter the pool independently or with minimal assistance.

ODA Chairman John Armitt said: 'This is an opportunity for London 2012 to provide the UK design industry with another platform to demonstrate their creativity. It is a challenging brief but I’m confident the UK has the expertise to develop an innovative solution that could potentially benefit disabled swimmers across the world.'

The competition, which is being advertised on CompeteFor, is intended to help the market develop a new design that could become available to disabled swimmers across the world.

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