Fyrishov

Fyrishov is a sporting facility in Uppsala, Sweden. It is Sweden's fourth most visited arena for swimming, sports events, meetings and recreation. The facilities include areas for indoor sports, summer sport and a waterpark with waterslides, 50-metre pool, training pool, relaxation area and an outdoor swimming pool. Fyrishov AB also operates the Gottsundabadet swimming pool with a 25-metre pool, a 10-metre children's pool and gym.

Sporting Clubs

The facility is the home Uppsala Basket (in the Swedish national basketball league),[1] an athletic club, the fencing club Upsala Fäktning, Uppsala Judklubb (Sweden's oldest judo club), the Uppsala volleyball team, the Upsala tyngdlyftningsklubb weightlifting club and Upsala Simsällskap (one of the world's oldest swimming clubs). The facility is also home to Uppsala's two football (soccer) teams in the Swedish Super League: Storvreta IBK and IK Sirius IBK.[2]

Owners

Fyrishov is owned by the local government, Uppsala Municipality.[3] A plan for a 500 million SEK renovation was announced in December 2020.[4] The architecture company White Arkitekter was contracted to design the renovation.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Storsatsning på Uppsala Basket". Sveriges Television. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Lundh, Håkan (15 February 2021). "Elitlagen kan flytta igen – till a-hallen i Fyrishov". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). p. 10. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Brodlund, Hanna; Malmström, Felicia (18 January 2017). "Fyrishov fortsätter bryta mot offentlighetsprincip". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). p. 10.
  4. ↑ Storkaas, Adelina (2 December 2020). "Så ska Uppsalas nya 500-miljonerssimhall se ut". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Efter arkitekttävlingen – så blir nya Fyrishov". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

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