In a unanimous vote, the Los Angeles City Council on Thursday authorized shifting diving events for the 2028 Olympics from a historic Exposition Park facility to the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena.
LA28, the organizing committee for the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, made the request after identifying financial and safety concerns at the city’s facility. In August, the seven-member Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Games backed the proposal.
Earlier this year, the City Council approved several updates to the Olympics venue plan, which city officials said represented more than $150 million in combined cost savings and revenue boosts.
Among the updates, LA28 planned to use the John C. Argue Swimming Stadium at Exposition Park, which was also used for swimming events in the 19