Bolton One has been unveiled as the name for the town's new £30.6 million swimming pool, health and academic centre.
The announcement comes on the back of the project reaching financial close.
The name was chosen from a shortlist drawn up by Bolton Council, NHS Bolton and the University of Bolton - the three organisations involved in the project.
The complex will house a swimming pool and leisure services, a four-storey urgent care centre, and sports science laboratories and teaching facilities - all under one roof. Bolton One will be built at the University's Deane Road campus and is due for completion in early 2012.
Dr George Holmes, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bolton, said: 'Bolton One will be a great asset, for our students, staff and the entire town. It will also make the University of Bolton a distinctive health learning provider within the university sector. We will be working directly with our Bolton One neighbour NHS Bolton, within the primary care sphere, in a way universities have traditionally worked with hospitals.'
Pam Senior, Chair of NHS Bolton, added: 'This iconic new building will mark a significant development in our strategy for improving health and health services for Bolton, and we are delighted that it is being delivered through this unique three-way partnership.'
Councillor Cliff Morris, Leader of Bolton Council, said: 'Bolton One represents three partners coming together and our aspiration to provide the best facilities for the town. The name has been chosen to represent the breadth of services that will be contained, in one centre, under one roof, for one community.'
Bolton One will house an eight-lane, 25-metre competition swimming pool with seating for 250 spectators; a therapeutic hydrotherapy pool for people with disabilities; a fitness suite; aerobics studio and community gym. Serco, which manages the council's leisure centres, will run the swimming pool and leisure facilities of the complex.
The University will be providing a Centre of Excellence for Health and Wellbeing, which will include clinical skills laboratory facilities; a rehabilitation suite, including rehabilitation clinics; sports injury and exercise and conditioning clinics; teaching and seminar rooms and test-running track. The University will also have a sports centre and climbing wall within the complex which will replace its current facilities. These house four badminton courts and can be used for sports activities including 5-a-side football, badminton, table tennis, trampolining, netball and volleyball.
An urgent care, diagnostic and treatment centre, managed by the NHS within the complex, will provide a 'walk-in' service for patients. The centre will provide a convenient assessment, advice and treatment service to help patients avoid unnecessary trips to Accident and Emergency departments for the treatment of minor injuries and illnesses. Other urgent care such as GP out-of-hours services will also be based here.
Bolton One will meet the BREEAM Excellent rating, a national sustainability measure used for new buildings, making it a landmark building for the town.