Long-awaited modern swimming pool opens in Širvintos

The contractor went bankrupt for years

Until now, the inhabitants of Širvinti have had to settle for an old swimming pool, built 35 years ago, which has collapsed over the years and has been declared in a state of emergency.

Actually, the construction work was already completed in May 2019. Several small works remained: installing an elevator for the disabled, finishing managing the environment when the municipal administration received information about the bankruptcy of the construction company Active Construction Management (ex UAB Irdaiva).

“It is difficult to put into words how her heart ached at that time: there is a swimming pool in operation, which is heated, ventilated and it is not possible to use it, because the procedures for adding the object have not been completed.
The new contractor UAB Akvesta organized the remaining details, gathered all the necessary documentation and handed over the object to the state commission, ”said Živilė Pinskuvienė, mayor of Širvintos district, about the obstacles encountered during the construction of the basin.

To the pool, both to compete and to relax

The construction of the new Širvintos basin cost 5 million. euros. Almost half a million euros were allocated for the construction of the basin by the Širvintos district municipality, the rest from the state budget, according to a press release.

The pool has four sports courts 25 meters long. It will be possible to spend your free time not only swimming, but also in the heated saunas. Here are three: steam, Russian, and sauna. After the sauna, it will be possible to enjoy the waterfalls or pamper yourself in the large Jacuzzi.

Children are also cared for. They have a small pool and a play area.

The pool building will open its doors and a spacious gym, which has not been available in Širvintos until now, will have a cafeteria. Hundreds of people will be able to use this pool at the same time; both lockers are installed here.

There are also administrative premises in the pool building, to which the coaches and the administration of the Širvintos Sports Center will move.

Two new coaches will arrive

An hour in this pool during the day will cost 3.5 euros per adult during the week, 4.5 euros at night with access to the sauna area and 6 euros at the weekend. Members of the same family who come to the pool together will receive a 25 percent discount. There will be great discounts available for the elderly and disabled.

About 50 children learn to swim at the Širvintos sports center. There are even more people who want to attend swimming workouts. When the new pool goes online, your expectations will come true. In cooperation with the swimming federation, two new coaches will come to Širvintos to work as swimming coaches.

Furthermore, Sirvintos d. the municipality will make it possible for every student in the district to try the new group: one physical education lesson per month for all classes at each school.

Seniors University participants will continue free wellness classes in the new pool, and seniors will exercise in the water.

It is hoped that not only Širvintos residents will be attracted to the new pool. Residents of the surrounding areas are also invited to come here. The Širvintos basin can be attractive to residents of Vilnius, which is only 45 kilometers away.

The goal is to become the most sporting city in the country.

When the new swimming pool opens, the old swimming pool building must be included in the list of objects to be privatized. “In Širvintos’ special plan, this place is planned for a shopping center. There is a lack of them in Širvintos, so it would be ideal for an investor interested in the old pool to turn it into a shopping center,” said Ž. Pinskuvienė .

The modern swimming pool that opens its doors is not the only building that will delight the people of Širvintos this year.
Construction of the multifunctional gym by the pool will be completed on December 31.

Basketball competitions and other sports competitions can be held in this gym, which will have 300-500 places, depending on the need, and after the separation of the room spaces, several basketball teams will be able to train here at the same time. The multifunctional gym is also being built by UAB Akvesta, which has won a competition.