SHILLONG: Swimming as a year-round activity in Shillong has become a reality with the launch of True North Leisure Centre, which boasts of the city’s (as well as the state’s) first controlled-temperature indoor swimming pool.
The leisure centre, located near the heart of Shillong in Mission Compound, was formally inaugurated on Saturday.
Swimming is a popular recreational activity in the city, however, with the short summer period, it is limited to a few months. The new pool, which has a children’s section too, has jacuzzi and sauna for relaxation and recuperation. A cafeteria, run for the benefit of Providence School, is also located on the premises. The leisure centre is open from 6.30am to 10pm.
The facility is the initiative of three friends — Robinson Jyrwa, Lindsay Diengdoh and Gary Jarman Lamare, who is famous for being the first person from Meghalaya to scale Mt Everest — who are also swimming enthusiasts and who wanted to take swimming in the city to the next level.
Although the swimming pool has not been designed for competitive events, there is the potential for athletes to use it in other ways.
