The Mountbatten Centre's fitness facilities have re-opened in Portsmouth following the completion of a £20m refurbishment project.

The Mountbatten Centre offers a 50m, eight-lane swimming pool with a moveable floor and submersible boom, allowing two 25m pools to be created.

The centre also features a 12.5m teaching pool, 200-seat viewing area, a 150-station Technogym-equipped fitness facility, a steamroom, spa and treatment rooms, and changing rooms.

The existing sports hall has benefited from a new semi-sprung floor and improved lighting, while the athletics and cycle tracks have been resurfaced.

A dance studio, function room and club rooms have also been built.

A new entrance, reception area and refurbished catering area complete the redevelopment, carried out by construction firm Kier Southern.

The project was funded by Portsmouth City Council and a £5.49m grant from Sports England. Now complete, Parkwood Leisure will manage the centre and its adjacent Gymnastics Centre - which opened in February - on a 25-year contract. The opening of the centre has resulted in the closure of the Victoria Leisure Centre, so the land can be sold to help fund the Mountbatten revamp.