Leganés to begin construction of the Solagua sports centre this summer

The project will be built on the plot located between Francisco Allende Avenue and the M-406, in the area where the historic Solagua swimming pool once stood. That facility closed in 2009 and was demolished years later, leaving an emotional and sporting debt to the town for a long time.

The new facility will cover around 38,000 square metres and aims to become one of the major sports landmarks in the south of Madrid. The first phase will include three outdoor summer pools, one with waves, another for children, and a sunbathing area for the hottest months.

It will also include a 7,000-square-metre building with two indoor pools, gym, spa, jacuzzi, sauna, Turkish bath, two rooms for group activities, a spinning room, and other services related to sport and wellbeing.

The planned investment for this first phase amounts to 10.65 million euros. According to the municipal schedule, work could begin between late July and August, with a completion period of 24 months.

This means residents will still have to wait. If the timeline is met, the first areas of the complex will not open until 2028, although the start of construction is the clearest step so far towards bringing activity back to a space that has been associated with promises and pending projects for years.

The new Solagua will also include a 1,000-square-metre hospitality area and a car park with 145 spaces. These services are intended to make daily use of the facility easier and to turn it into a place to spend time, not just somewhere to swim or train.

The City Council considers this project one of the largest recent investments in Leganés and presents it as a way to expand the city's sports and leisure offering. The idea is for the complex to serve both families in summer and users looking for indoor facilities all year round.

Once the first phase is complete, the Council plans to continue expanding the site with new sports facilities. Options under consideration include tennis courts, football pitches, and other spaces, although this second stage will be defined later based on users' needs and demands.

The recovery of Solagua also has symbolic significance. It's not just about building new pools, but about bringing back into use a place that many residents associate with summers, childhood, and community life. For years, the site was the visible reminder of a facility that disappeared without an immediate replacement.

Leganés will gain a major facility, but the challenge will be to ensure the future complex is accessible, useful, and well connected for the surrounding neighbourhoods. If the project progresses as planned, Solagua will cease to be a lost pool in local memory and become one of the new sports centres in the southern metropolitan area.