Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium

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Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
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Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Full nameOlympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Location Amsterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates 52°20′51″N4°51′22″E / 52.347611°N 4.856061°E / 52.347611; 4.856061 Coordinates: 52°20′51″N4°51′22″E / 52.347611°N 4.856061°E / 52.347611; 4.856061
Capacity 6,000
Construction
Opened1928
Demolished1929
Tenants
Swimming and Water Polo events for the 1928 Summer Olympics,

The Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium was a venue used for the diving, swimming, water polo, and the swimming portion of the modern pentathlon events for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

The swimming basin was made of reinforced concrete that was 50 m long by 18 m wide with the deepest part near the diving area at 5 m. Stands were erected at both sides with one of them at most accommodating 6000 spectators. There were 20 men's and 16 women's dressing rooms.

A temporary structure, it was demolished following the Olympics in 1929.

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