- Olympia Schwimmhalle
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Olympia Schwimmhalle Building information Full name: Olympia Schwimmhalle City: Munich, Germany Capacity: 1,500 The Olympia Schwimmhalle is an aquatics centre located in the Olympiapark in Munich, Germany. It hosted the swimming, diving, water olo, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 Olympics, the stadium had a 9000-seat capacity which was reduced to 1,500 soon after. During the 1972 Olympics, the Olympic Records in all 29 Olympic swimming events were broken as well as the World Records in 20 events.[citation needed]
The Schwimmhalle is unique for its roof construction which is a lightweight stressed-skin structure. This curved structure bears loads through tension only, not compression. The double curvature in the roof design is what provides support which is further stabilized through pretensioned guy wires.
On a separate note, this is the pool where swimmer Mark Spitz broke the record for most individual gold medals won in a single Olympics with seven gold medals. This record was not surpassed until fellow swimmer Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Reference
- 1972 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 184–7.
Coordinates: 48°10′25″N 11°33′6″E / 48.17361°N 11.55167°E
Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympiapark Boxhalle · Hockeyanlage · Olympiahalle · Olympiastadion · Olympisches Dorf · Radstadion · Schwimmhalle · VolleyballhalleGreater Munich Basketballhalle · Bogenschießlage · Dantebad · Dressage Facility Nymphenburg · Grünwald · Messegelände, Fechthalle 1 · Messegelände Fechthalle 2 · Messegelände, Gewichtheberhalle · Messegelände, Judo- und Ringerhalle · Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim · Riding Facility, Riem · SchießanlageFootball venues Drei Flüsse Stadion (Passau) · ESV-Stadion (Ingolstadt) · Jahnstadion (Regensburg) · Rosenaustadion (Augsburg) · Urban Stadium (Nuremberg)Handball venues Other venues 1904: Forest Park • 1908: White City Stadium • 1912: Djurgårdsbrunnsviken • 1920: Stade Nautique d'Antwerp • 1924: Piscine des Tourelles • 1928: Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium • 1932: Swimming Stadium • 1936: Olympic Swimming Stadium • 1948: Empire Pool • 1952: Swimming Stadium • 1956: Swimming/Diving Stadium • 1960: Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto • 1964: National Gymnasium • 1968: Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool • 1972: Schwimmhalle • 1976: Olympic Pool • 1980: Swimming Pool - Olimpisky • 1984: Olympic Swim Stadium • 1988: Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool • 1992: Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc • 1996: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center • 2000: Sydney International Aquatic Centre • 2004: Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre • 2008: Beijing National Aquatic Center • 2012: Aquatics Centre • 2016: Maria Lenk Aquatic CenterList of Olympic venues in swimming 1896: Bay of Zea • 1900: Seine • 1904: Forest Park • 1908: White City Stadium • 1912: Djurgårdsbrunnsviken • 1920: Stade Nautique d'Antwerp • 1924: Piscine des Tourelles • 1928: Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium • 1932: Swimming Stadium • 1936: Olympic Swimming Stadium • 1948: Empire Pool • 1952: Swimming Stadium • 1956: Swimming/Diving Stadium • 1960: Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto • 1964: National Gymnasium • 1968: Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool • 1972: Schwimmhalle • 1976: Olympic Pool • 1980: Swimming Pool - Olimpisky • 1984: Olympic Swim Stadium • 1988: Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool • 1992: Piscines Bernat Picornell • 1996: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center • 2000: Sydney International Aquatic Centre • 2004: Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre • 2008: Beijing National Aquatic Center, Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park • 2012: Aquatics Centre, Hyde Park • 2016: Fort Copacabana, Olympic Aquatics Stadium1900: Seine • 1904: Forest Park • 1908: White City Stadium • 1912: Djurgårdsbrunnsviken • 1920: Stade Nautique d'Antwerp • 1924: Piscine des Tourelles • 1928: Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium • 1932: Swimming Stadium • 1936: Olympic Swimming Stadium • 1948: Empire Pool (final), Finchley Lido • 1952: Swimming Stadium • 1956: Swimming/Diving Stadium • 1960: Piscina delle Rose, Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto (final) • 1964: Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool • 1968: Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool (final), University City Swimming Pool • 1972: Dantebad, Schwimmhalle (final) • 1976: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Olympic Pool (final) • 1980: Swimming Pool - Moscow, Swimming Pool - Olimpiysky (final) • 1984: Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool • 1988: Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool • 1992: Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, Piscines Bernat Picornell (final) • 1996: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center • 2000: Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre (women's final), Sydney International Aquatic Centre (men's final) •2004: Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre • 2008: Ying Tung Natatorium • 2012: Water Polo Arena • 2016: Maria Lenk Aquatic CenterCategories:- Sport in Munich
- 1972 Summer Olympic venues
- Swimming venues in Germany
- Olympic diving venues
- Olympic modern pentathlon venues
- Olympic swimming venues
- Olympic water polo venues
- Sports venues in Bavaria
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