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The Beatty Park Leisure Centre is a swimming pool
Swimming pool

A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for swimming or water-based recreation....
 complex in the suburb of North Perth, Western Australia
North Perth, Western Australia

North Perth is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Vincent.This old, established suburb just three kilometres north of Perth?s CBD is a place of mainly solid brick homes built from the early 1900s, many of which are now undergoing extensive renovations in line with the nationwide trend toward close-to-the-city l...
. The centre was built for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia from 22 November-1 December 1962....
 as the major swimming event venue, along with the Perry Lakes Stadium
Perry Lakes Stadium

Perry Lakes Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium adjacent to Perry Lakes in Floreat, Western Australia, Australia. It was built in 1962 for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and has a nominal capacity of 30,000....
 athletics complex.

The centre was refurbished in 1994 to include creche, spa and gymnasium facilities as well as several indoor pools. It has spectator seating for approximately 5,000 people.

Prior to its construction, the area was part of a large reserve of the same name.








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The Beatty Park Leisure Centre is a swimming pool
Swimming pool

A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for swimming or water-based recreation....
 complex in the suburb of North Perth, Western Australia
North Perth, Western Australia

North Perth is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Vincent.This old, established suburb just three kilometres north of Perth?s CBD is a place of mainly solid brick homes built from the early 1900s, many of which are now undergoing extensive renovations in line with the nationwide trend toward close-to-the-city l...
. The centre was built for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia from 22 November-1 December 1962....
 as the major swimming event venue, along with the Perry Lakes Stadium
Perry Lakes Stadium

Perry Lakes Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium adjacent to Perry Lakes in Floreat, Western Australia, Australia. It was built in 1962 for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and has a nominal capacity of 30,000....
 athletics complex.

The centre was refurbished in 1994 to include creche, spa and gymnasium facilities as well as several indoor pools. It has spectator seating for approximately 5,000 people.

Prior to its construction, the area was part of a large reserve of the same name.

1962 Games

Commonwealth records were set at Beatty Park in the following events:

Men's 110 Yards BackstrokeGraham Sykes (ENG)1.04.5 (mins)
Men's 110 Yards ButterflyKevin Berry
Kevin Berry

Kevin John Berry Order of Australia was an Australian Butterfly swimming swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo....
 (AUS)		0:59.5 (mins)
Women's 110 Yards FreestyleDawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser

Dawn Lorraine Fraser Order of Australia, Order of the British Empire is an Australian champion swimmer. She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic event three times, in her case, the 100 meters freestyle....
 (AUS)		0:59.5 (seconds)
Men's 1650 Yards FreestyleMurray Rose
Murray Rose

Iain Murray Rose was born on 6 January 1939 in Nairn, Scotland, but he moved to Australia with his family at an early age after World War II. He took up swimming as a boy and was an Olympic Games champion at age seventeen....
 (AUS)		17:18.1 (mins)
Men's 220 Yards ButterflyKevin Berry
Kevin Berry

Kevin John Berry Order of Australia was an Australian Butterfly swimming swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo....
 (AUS)		2:10.8 (mins)


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