Utah Olympic Park Pool to Close for Renovations

The pool will undergo upgrades to locker rooms, viewing areas, and water treatment systems, disrupting summer training for athletes.

Jan. 30, 2026 at 3:15pm

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The Utah Olympic Park Spence Eccles Olympic Freestyle Pool will close on July 15 for up to 70 days to undergo renovations, including upgrades to the locker rooms, spectator viewing areas, water treatment technologies, and interior. The last time the pool was renovated was in 2015, and much of the facility has not been touched since its original construction in 1992. The closure will impact the summer training season for freestyle and freeski skiers who rely on the pool to practice their jumps safely.

Why it matters

The pool closure has sparked concerns within the freestyle and freeski community in Park City, as the timing coincides with the construction of a new hotel at the site of the current Legacy Center, which houses the Park City Ski and Snowboard Club's offices. There are worries that the pool renovations are tied to the hotel project, rather than being a necessary upgrade to aging infrastructure.

The details

Utah Olympic Park General Manager Jamie Kimball said the plaster of such pools typically has a 10-20 year lifespan, and the park needs to complete these renovations to keep people safe. While the park would have preferred not to close the pool at all, staff don't want to put off the construction and run into further issues down the road. The most disruptive part of the construction will be the teardown of the Legacy Center this spring, but the park believes they can successfully operate the pool through the other hotel construction by closing certain areas off.

  • The pool will close on July 15, 2026.
  • The renovations are expected to take up to 70 days, ending the summer training season for freestyle and freeski skiers.
  • The last time the pool underwent renovations was in 2015, when $1.5 million was put into the jump ramps.
  • The pool was originally built in 1992.

The players

Utah Olympic Park

The park that houses the Spence Eccles Olympic Freestyle Pool, which is undergoing renovations.

Jamie Kimball

The General Manager of Utah Olympic Park.

Park City Ski and Snowboard Club

The club that has offices in the Legacy Center, which will be torn down as part of the construction project.

Tasia Tanner

An Olympic aerialist who trains at the Utah Olympic Park pool.

Chris 'Hatch' Haslock

The Action Sports Director at the Park City Ski and Snowboard Club.

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What they’re saying

“We needed this summer to get everything done to keep people safe. We were able to really narrow that window that we needed down. … It's more of an early closure right now.”

— Jamie Kimball, General Manager, Utah Olympic Park (parkrecord.com)

“It's a tough blow to us. A lot of my teammates have moved out to Park City to train, and we've kind of built our lives around being in Park City. Not having the pool there anymore has forced us to look at other countries and places to go to train.”

— Tasia Tanner, Olympic Aerialist (parkrecord.com)

“The best scenario would be that we don't have any interruptions. Unfortunately, it's just not realistic. … We know we're going to have some changes, but now that we know what the timelines are, we can schedule some camps in August out of state or maybe even out of the country to be able to continue to train.”

— Chris 'Hatch' Haslock, Action Sports Director, Park City Ski and Snowboard Club (parkrecord.com)

What’s next

Utah Olympic Park officials believe 2026 would be a good year to renovate the pool because elite athletes will be recovering from the Olympic season.

The takeaway

The Utah Olympic Park pool renovations, while necessary to address aging infrastructure, will disrupt the summer training plans of many freestyle and freeski athletes who rely on the facility. This highlights the challenges faced by elite training programs when key facilities undergo major upgrades, and the need for contingency planning to minimize the impact on athletes.