Plymouth Life Centre

[4] Following the announcement that gyms and leisure centres could open on 25 July 2020, after the UK's first national lockdown amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Plymouth City Council announced that following investigations by themselves and the contractors, Balfour Beatty, urgent repair work needed to be done to the building.

This would include stripping the pool and changing rooms back to the base concrete and laying new waterproof layers.

Due to the UK Government's road map out of the country's third lockdown, the Life Centre would not reopen to the public until 17 May 2021.

[8] Ben Proud broke the British 50m freestyle record at Plymouth Life Centre in May 2014.

Low-carbon technologies were used to heat the building and Plymouth's largest rooftop solar PV was installed to reduce energy bills.