Consultants have identified the sports centre as the best option to build a regional complex including a 51.5 metre indoor pool and also retain the Albury Swim Centre.

But the move would spell the death-knell for Lavington Swim Centre.

Consultancy firm SGL has presented Albury Council with seven options for future aquatics facilities, but the sports centre indoor pool and retention of the Albury pool has ranked highest based on four criteria _ visitation, operating costs, support funding and economic impact.

It scored 35/40 ahead of an option of building the sports centre indoor pool, but closing Albury and Lavington with a score of 29/40.

The favoured option carries a price tag of up to $46 million with ratepayers to contribute $26 million.

The option of an indoor pool and closing Lavington and Albury will cost up to $36 million with ratepayers forced to stump up $16 million.

The most expensive option costing up to $56 million is building an indoor pool and keeping Albury and Lavington open.

The option of building an indoor pool complex at the Lavington Swim Centre has also been canvassed with a projected price tag of at least $40 million.

The cost to retain and refurbish the two existing outdoor pools is $20 million.

In addition to the 10-lane pool, the indoor facility floated by consultants will include two smaller pools, spa, sauna, changerooms and gym.

Albury Council will be presented with the seven pool options in the final draft aquatics strategy from SGL on Monday night.

The options will also be put out for public comment, but none include future diving facilities beyond the life of Lavington Swim Centre where there are one and three metre springboard diving boards.

It is used by the Albury Diving Club for training and some schools.

But they don't meet FINA dimensions and future divers are facing the prospect of travelling outside Albury for training and competition.

Diving facilities require deeper water at least 3.7 metre to meet FINA requirements.

Since the last aquatics study in 2007 the usage of the city's pools is on a downward trajectory and has been accelerated by Wodonga's WAVES facility opening.