A major new £12.5m swimming pool and fitness complex - The Edge - has opened its doors at the University of Leeds in West Yorkshire.

Delivered by Hertfordshire-based company Willmott Dixon, The Edge has been designed by S&P Architects and includes a new 200-station fitness suite equipped by Technogym. The centre also boasts an eight-lane, 25m swimming pool, with moveable floor to create depths of up to 2m (6.6ft). The pool will be able to cater for sports such as water polo and canoe polo.

Spectator seating; changing rooms; a health suite with a sauna and steamroom; and a small café complete The Edge's offer, with the complex providing a training base for the Leeds Triathlon Club. Stewart Ross, the university's director of sport, said: "I am delighted to have completed this important part of our transformation of sport at Leeds.

"I hope it will be a springboard for improvements in the service we deliver to our students, staff and external users."