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.
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.
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.
