Todd Energy Aquatic Centre's indoor pool has made a splash in the community for 20 years.
On October 17, 1994, the pool was opened after about a year of vigorous community-based fundraising.
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Celebration time: Todd Energy Aquatic Centre regular pool users, from left, Mark Johnston, Warren Bolton, Wayne Bennett, Barry Marsh, Ian Eliason, John McLean, John Wills and centre manager Mike Roberts.

Adding indoor pools to the existing 50-year-old outdoor facility was the idea of Barry Marsh and Steve Ander.
"[We were] reading a pool magazine, which showed an aquatic centre in Canada," Mr Marsh said.
"Our thought at the time was that this would be ideal for here."
They set about raising the $1.7 million needed for the build.
"We used the pool a lot for our fundraising; like gala days down here," he said.
Further financial aid included TSB Community Trust and Todd Energy. Mr Marsh also had input into the designs.
"When we got the first lot of plans from the developers we had some problems.
"The lanes were were only 900cm wide. We had them expanded out to two metres, which would allow swimmers to pass."
Among other things the team implemented after seeing the initial plan was windows on the seaward side.
Mr Marsh is thrilled to see so many groups and people using the pool, especially those to learning to swim.
"I hope the council keep the pool charges to a minimum so it's affordable for families and people on limited or fixed incomes."
Centre manager Mike Roberts said about 370,000 people use the pool each year.
The 20 year anniversary was celebrated with a cake cutting. He wanted to thank Barry and all the people involved in the build.
"Without all that fundraising we probably wouldn't have had an indoor pool for many years after. For the community, it's an asset," he said.
In 2009 the centre was changed to accommodate an indoor hydroslide. There may be further changes in the future.
New Plymouth District Council is doing a Community Aquatic Needs Analysis Report, which will be presented to the council in the new year.