- 24 January 2006 - Commonwealth Games Swimmers will be training in recycled water courtesy of the Swimming Pool and Spa Association of Victoria (SPASA).

SPASA will hold the Swimming Pool and Spa Exhibition from Friday 27 January to Sunday 29 January 2006 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and will transport the water used in the Exhibition to the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre at Albert Park.

Ms Elizabeth van Beek, General Manager of SPASA and Exhibition organiser said: "The 46,000 litres, the amount used to fill an average backyard swimming pool, would be trucked via tanker to the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre at Albert Park to reflect SPASA's support for water conservation.

"This is certainly water for gold medal winners as the cost of the trucking is around $800.00."

This is the 5th SPASA expo where water has been recycled.

Ms van Beek said, "The water will be transferred between the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre at 5.00am in the morning outside training times."