Ponds Forge International Sports Centre (Sheffield)

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Ponds Forge was built for the Sheffield Student Games. It has an Olympic size Swimming Pool with 2,600 seats. Ponds Forge plays host to Europe's deepest diving pool at 5.85 metres. This pool hosts many sporting events, and is used by the Great Britain Diving Squad in training. "Surf City" has the following:
* A central square swimming pool, which is mostly used for lane swimming or relaxing. However, at regular intervals a wave machine is activated in this pool, turning it into a topsy-turvy experience similar to swimming in the sea.
* A flowing circuit goes around the outside of the square pool with a reasonably strong current.
* A smaller children's pool with a waterfall and fountains
* Two large water slides
* A Hot tub

Also within the complex is the International Sports Hall, which is often used as a basketball venue. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 1,600, and until 2006 was the home venue for the Sheffield Sharks, before they relocated to the EIS Sheffield. Amongst other events it has also hosted several Great Britain international matches as well as the Semi-finals of the BBL Cup in 2004, and will again host the BBL Trophy equivalent in February 2008.

It also hosts concerts.

It is part of the Sheffield International Venues (SIV) group along with
The Sheffield Arena, Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield City Hall, The English Institute of Sport, Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Concord Sports Centre, IceSheffield, Birley Wood Golf Course, Beauchief Golf Course and Tinsley Golf Course.