Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center

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Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre.jpg
Aerial view
Building information
Full name東京辰巳国際水泳場
Location Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates 35°38′52″N139°49′08″E / 35.647668°N 139.818944°E / 35.647668; 139.818944
Capacity3,635
BuiltDecember 1990 (broke ground)
OpenedAugust 1993
ClosedMarch 2023
Architect(s)
  • Environment Design Institute
  • Kozo Keikaku Engineering
Pool
Depth1.4–3.0 m (4 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) (adjustable)
Lanes8 (long course ),16 (short course)

Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center (東京辰巳国際水泳場, Tōkyō Tatsumi Kokusai Suieijō) is a swimming venue in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The swimming centre has hosted several Japanese swimming championships.

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History

The centre's main pool in 2020 Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming 200216c.jpg
The centre's main pool in 2020
The centre's diving pool in 2020 Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming 200216d.jpg
The centre's diving pool in 2020

The swimming complex was designed by the Environment Design Institute, a Tokyo architecture firm. [1] It was commissioned by the Bureau of Port and Harbour, a unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The building is built largely of steel-reinforced concrete except for the roof, which is a steel pipe space-truss structure. The structural design was by Kozo Keikaku Engineering. [2] The complex was substantially completed in March 1993. [1]

The swimming centre was used for the water polo events at the 2020 Summer Olympics, with the name Tatsumi Water Polo Centre.

In March 2023, the centre was closed to be converted into an ice rink for the local community as well as competitions. The nearby Tokyo Aquatics Centre (which was built for the 2020 Summer Olympics) has replaced the use of the building for swimming competitions as well as public swimming. [3]

World records broken in the TTISC

Long course

Short course

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sports Facilities". ms-edi.co.jp. Mitsuru Man Senda and Environment Design Institute. Archived from the original on 1 January 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Structural Design for Space Structure". www4.kke.co.jp. Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ↑ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (6 February 2022). "Olympic legacy gains momentum with reuse of venues". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "北島康介、ＬＲで驚異的な世界新樹立／水泳" [Kosuke Kitajima establishes an amazing new world in LR/Swimming]. Sanspo.com . 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  5. ↑ Race, Loretta (28 January 2017). "Japan's Ippei Watanabe Rocks New 200 Breast World Record In Sub-2:07". SwimSwam . Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "中村、中西が短水路世界新／競泳" [Nakamura and Nakanishi are short waterways new world/swimming]. Nikkan Sports . 23 February 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.

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