It has now announced that the pool is ready to reopen when coronavirus restrictions allow.
There is a main 25-metre pool with six lanes, alongside a 10.44m by 9.47m teaching pool and glazed spectator gallery.
The new Highbury Leisure Centre teaching pool.
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Islington Council said all the new facilities are fully accessible, with disabled changing areas and pool hoists to help everyone get access.
The gym area at Highbury Leisure Centre.
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Highbury Leisure Centre facilities.
- Credit: Islington Council/GLL
Other facilities on-site, including a gym, opened just 10 weeks after the fire.