EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Hopkins County YMCA held a ribbon cutting for its new pool facilities with a special guest.

Tri-state native and Olympic swimmer, Lilly King, visited Madisonville today to see the completed Badgett Family Aquatics Center.

YMCA Officials say the 2 million dollar renovation includes two pools.

One of them is a six lane competition pool.. equipped with starting blocks and diving boards.

The renovation also includes more seating, improved accessibility, and programming for both recreational and competitive swimming.

CEO Keith Cottoner of Hopkins County Family YMCA says they are the only year-round swimming pool in the county.

“While we are an outdoor pool, we put a bubble up over it in the winter time so that way we never have to stop swimming so it’s great,

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