Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex

Olimpiysky Pool, Moscow, as seen in 1991

The Swimming Pool at the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex was a covered swimming centre in Moscow, Russia. Construction took place from 1977 until the summer of 1980.[1] The facility was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and made up the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex architectural ensemble together with the Olimpiyskiy Arena.[2]

During the Olympics, it hosted the swimming, diving, and water polo events, as well as the swimming portion of the modern pentathlon events.[3] It also the hosted the 2002 Short Course World Championships. The complex included a 2-meter-deep (6.6 feet) pool measuring 50m by 25m (164 feet by 82 feet) with capacity for 7,500 spectators.[4] It was separated by an acoustic partition from the 6-meter-deep (20 feet) diving pool measuring 35m by 25m (115 feet by 82 feet) with capacity for 4,500 spectators.[5][6] A training pool, gym, and sauma were also built.[7]

In 1982, architects Mikhail Posokhin and Boris Tkhor won the Lenin Prize for its design.[8] The pool complex was demolished in 2020 to make way for a fitness club, cinemas, a planetary, and a concert hall.[9]

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References

  1. ^ Afanasyenko, Yulia (25 January 2021). "The rise and fall of Moscow's majestic Olimpiyskiy Stadium". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ^ Afanasyenko, Yulia (25 January 2021). "The rise and fall of Moscow's majestic Olimpiyskiy Stadium". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  3. ^ 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 72-5.
  4. ^ Afanasyenko, Yulia (25 January 2021). "The rise and fall of Moscow's majestic Olimpiyskiy Stadium". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  5. ^ SEE YOU AT "OLYMPIJSKY" Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Afanasyenko, Yulia (25 January 2021). "The rise and fall of Moscow's majestic Olimpiyskiy Stadium". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  7. ^ Afanasyenko, Yulia (25 January 2021). "The rise and fall of Moscow's majestic Olimpiyskiy Stadium". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  8. ^ Afanasyenko, Yulia (25 January 2021). "The rise and fall of Moscow's majestic Olimpiyskiy Stadium". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  9. ^ Afanasyenko, Yulia (25 January 2021). "The rise and fall of Moscow's majestic Olimpiyskiy Stadium". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

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