(The wait is almost over)…The City of El Centro will soon have a City Swimming Facility.

It will be over a year before it is open, but construction starts next month. The City has not had a City Swimming facility since early 2010. That is when the old Plunge was demolished, after city workers could no longer keep it open and safe with patchwork. Families have been able to use the High School swimming pool, and this year there is an agreement with Imperial Valley College for the use of their swimming facilities. Construction is set to begin on the new El Centro Aquatic Center is scheduled for June 25th. It will be built in the park, about two blocks from where the old Plunge was located. Officials expect the new Aquatic Center to be open by August 2019.