Gaborone Aquatic Centre – home of Waterbabies used to be the only 25m indoor, heated aquatic facility in the country. Situated in Kgale View, this facility is home to various aquatic options catering for all levels of participation both young and old as well as beginner or more experienced. Since inception in 2005 Gaborone Aquatic Centre has taught and coached more than 6000 children of all levels and imparted swimming skills to more than 2500 adult non/beginner swimmers.
The owners, Debbie and Craig Rouse, both from various sporting backgrounds have a cumulative 35 years of swimming experience. They have also competed at various levels competitively, and have been involved with swimming in Botswana at a grass roots level. Furthermore, they have been very instrumental in the awareness, development and growth of the sport at safety, recreational and competitive levels.