The Royal Commonwealth Pool is a category-A-listed building in St Leonard's, Edinburgh, Scotland that houses one of Scotland's main swimming pools. It is usually referred to simply as the Commonwealth
Royal Commonwealth Pool West side
Swimming gala at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in 2013
The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rath
Royal Commonwealth Pool
…in October 1969. The architecture was by Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall with structural input from Ove Arup & Partners. The pool duly hosted the aquatic events at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The pool has been used for elite diving events including the 1986 Commonwealth Games hosted by Edinburgh and…
The Meadowbank Stadium
Pollock Halls of Residence and the Royal Commonwealth Pool