Aquatic Centre to be built at Lums

LAHORE: The Coca-Cola Aquatic Centre will be built at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (Lums), in line with FINA specifications and measuring 25 meters in length, a press release from the company said on Friday.
The facility will be indoor and certified for national and international competitions. Presently there is no FINA approved 25-meter swimming pool operational at any university in Pakistan, the press release said.
With the addition of the Aquatic Centre, Lums will be able to develop teams in swimming, water polo and other aquatic sports, enabling it eventually to participate in international swimming meets for university students.
The cheque giving ceremony for the Coca-Cola sponsored Aquatic Centre took place on Thursday. Rizwan Ullah Khan, General Manager, Coca-Cola Pakistan, and other members of the Coca-Cola team were welcomed at Lums by Dr Sohail Naqvi, the Vice Chancellor of the university, and a cheque of Rs22 million was presented to him, the press release said.