Hello~
Since nearly everyone in my office knows that I swim, I seem to be getting all of the questions/comments about swimming at the Olympics.
I got an interesting question....
Have you swum in a pool where the Olympics swimming events took place?
Offhand, I don't know the answer for myself. I just spent 30 minutes googling, and although I can find the cities where the Olympics took place, I can't find the sites where swimming specifically took place. If anyone has a list (or knows where one is), that would be great. I've been to many of the cities, toured Olympic stadiums, and could have possibly swam in some of the pools that were used.
Otherwise, it would be great to read some stories of others who have swum in pools where the Olympics took place. I asked 2 guys after our practice this morning, both had....1 in LA, the other in Moscow.
No, but that would be something that I would like to do in my lifetime. I am hoping to go to Summer Nationals next summer to swim at the Indianapolis pool but they only had trials at that pool. Interesting thread that you started.
I don't know why I didn't think of Wikipedia.... Turns out my answer is YES (at least one):
en.wikipedia.org/.../Yoyogi_National_Gymnasium
I swam there quite a few times while in Tokyo (site of the 1964 games). From what I remember, it was a nice pool, but nothing earth-shattering. I did a summer semester in Tokyo while in grad school (summer of 1996), and swam pretty regularly. As expensive as Tokyo was, lap swimming was only about $5.
The other possibilities I'm researching are London, Munich, and Amsterdam (would be surprised if that pool was still around in 1994 tho).
For lanehog, I did go to the Seoul Olympic Park, but did not swim in the pool. If you are out that way, definitely check out, Lotte World, an indoor amusement park/hotel/dept store all in one. I spent a year in Korea while in the Army, and explored the country quite a bit, especially Seoul. Shoot me a PM if you have any other questions....I'm thinking of doing a run over there this fall to get a new suit.
The Montreal (1976 Olympics) pool is still around and used.
I have swum in a masters meet there. Here is their web site:
www.rio.gouv.qc.ca/.../centre_installations.jsp
I believe it has been somewhat modified since the games: e.g. spectator seating has been reduced to provide more sports facility space.
1988 USC pool CA, I swam at western zones august of 89
1996 Atlanta Georgia at Georgia Tech, May 2002 I swam there
probably best thing to do would be get a thread going with a list and locations of pools.
I just started this to see how far it would go.
1896 I Athens Greece, At the 1896 Summer Olympics, four swimming events were contested, all for men. They were planned and organized by the Sub-Committee for Nautical Sports. All events took place on 11 April in the Bay of Zea. Nineteen swimmers from four nations competed. (Wikipedia)
1900 II Paris France, In 1900, the Olympic swimming competition took place in Paris, with swimmers competing on the Seine River (www.edhelper.com)
1904 III St. Louis Missouri
1908 IV London, United Kingdom
1912 V Stockholm , Sweden
1916 VI Berlin Germany Cancelled WWI
1920 VII Antwerp, Belgium
1924 VIII Paris France
1928 IX Amsterdam, Netherlands
1932 X Los Angeles, California
1936 XI Berlin Germany
1940 XII Cancelled WWII
1944 XIII London, United Kingdom cancelled WWII
1948 XIV London, United Kingdom
1952 XV Helsinki, Finland
1956 XVI Melbourne, Australia
1960 XVII Rome Italy
1964 XVIII Tokyo, Japan
1968 XIX Mexico City, Mexico
1972 XX Munich West Germany
1976 XXI Montreal Canada
1980 XXII Moscow, Soviet Union
1984 XXIII Los Angeles, California
1988 XXIV Seoul, South Korea
1992 XXV Barcelona, Spain
1996 XXVI Atlanta, Georgia
2000 XXVII Sydney, Australia
2004 XXVIII Athens, Greece
2008 XXIX Beijing, China
