The Greensboro Aquatic Center could be getting a $2.8 million addition designed to help the city compete for even more national and international swimming and diving events.
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider a request Thursday, Sept. 17, to approve a Greensboro/Guilford County Tourism Development Authority budget amendment for a new 4,200-square-foot dry-land training facility at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
The project would be paid for with existing Tourism Development Authority funds and it wouldn’t require Guilford County General Fund money.
The proposed facility would provide dedicated space for strength training, conditioning, mobility work and other land-based training that complements aquatic competition and training.
According to information provided to the county commissioners, the addition would also allow the Greensboro Aquatic Center to meet requirements for some competitive events that it currently can’t bid on.
That would expand Greensboro’s ability to pursue additional national and international swimming and diving events.
The Tourism Development Authority estimates that events made possible or more competitive by the new training space could generate nearly 60 million in additional economic impact.
The county agenda notes that the estimate reflects potential economic activity tied to future events the aquatic center could pursue.
The proposed $2.8 million would come from accumulated Convention/Tourism Marketing fund balance.
The Tourism Development Authority’s adopted fiscal 2026-2027 budget projected a June 30, 2026 Convention/Tourism Marketing fund balance of about $8.6 million, including roughly $6.9 million in unassigned fund balance after accounting for working capital, statutory restrictions and money already assigned for the following year’s budget.
The Tourism Development Authority has already approved the proposed expenditure – subject to approval by the Guilford County Board of Commissioners and Greensboro City Council.
The City Council is expected to consider the amendment Oct. 6.
If approved, the $2.8 million would be used to develop the dry-land training space at the Greensboro Aquatic Center
