Helsinki Swimming Stadium

Outdoor swimming pool in Helsinki, Finland

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Helsinki Swimming Stadium

The Swimming Stadium in the summer 2006.

60°11′19.8″N 24°55′51.4″E﻿ / ﻿60.188833°N 24.930944°E﻿ / 60.188833; 24.930944

Helsinki Swimming Stadium is an outdoor swimming venue in Helsinki, Finland, located in the Eläintarha area to the northeast of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

## History

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The Swimming Stadium was designed by architect Jorma Järvi in the Functionalist style, which was prevalent during the 1930s. The stadium was built for the 1940 Olympic Games which were cancelled due to World War II, but it later hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Because of the war, the construction of the stadium was delayed, but it was finally completed in 1947. During wartime, the already finished pools were used to store herring and root vegetables.

According to the International Swimming Federation, the water temperature in the pool needed to be at least 22 °C, nowadays 27 °C.[citation needed] The machinery to heat the outdoor pool was ordered from abroad, and the ship transporting them was sunk immediately after the war broke out.

The stadium has been listed as a significant example of modern architecture in Finland by Docomomo.[1]

## Current use

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The Swimming Stadium is a popular recreational venue for citizens. It is open from the beginning of May until the end of September. During summertime, it is visited by about 5,000 swimmers every day – 290,000 altogether during the summer of 2013.[2] The stadium has three pools: a 50-metre exercise swimming pool, a diving pool and a children's pool, and a small, shallow, round wading pool for small children a little further away. The diving pool has two 1 metre and two 3 metre high springboards, and a 1-metre plateau in front of the diving tower. Use of the diving tower is controlled and requires lifeguard supervision. The 1 and 3 metre springboards are almost always freely usable by customers. However, when swimming teams or clubs come to practice at the Stadium, the 3 metre springboard may be reserved for their use.

The area also has a water slide, a gym, a basketball court, a volleyball field, a table tennis table and a café. The gym is open year-round.

Outside normal opening times, the Stadium is used as a practicing place for other aquatic sports and diving schools use the diving pool as practice pool.

The Swimming Stadium was also the scene for filming the popular Finnish youth television show Summeri during the years 2003–2009 and 2011.[citation needed]

In January 2009, the city of Helsinki initiated a discussion of keeping the Helsinki Swimming Stadium heated throughout the entire autumn and winter, in order to make it accessible for outdoor swimming during the entire year, in honour of the 90th anniversary of the Sports Bureau of Helsinki. However, this idea was abandoned as too expensive.[3][4]

## See also

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* Kumpula Outdoor Swimming Pool

## References

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1. ^ "Uimastadion – Swimming stadium". Docomomo Suomi Finland ry. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
2. ^ "Uimastadionilla jälleen vilkas kesä" (in Finnish). Yle Uutiset. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2009-07-05.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ "Haatainen: Uimastadionin talvilämmitys toteutetaan - HS.fi - Kaupunki". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.

* 1952 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 47–9.

## External links

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* The swimming stadium official page

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Venues of the 1952 Summer Olympics (Helsinki)

* Hämeenlinna
* Harmaja
* Huopalahti
* Käpylä
* Kotka
* Laakso
* Lahti
* Liuskasaari
* Malmi shooting range
* Maunula
* Meilahti
* Messuhalli
* Olympic Stadium
* Pakila
* Ruskeasuo Equestrian Hall
* Swimming Stadium
* Taivallahti
* Tali Race Track
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Olympic venues in diving

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* 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: LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim 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: Uytengsu Aquatics Center
* 1988: Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
* 1992: Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc
* 1996: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

21st century|

* 2000: Sydney International Aquatic Centre
* 2004: Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
* 2008: Beijing National Aquatics Center
* 2012: London Aquatics Centre
* 2016: Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre
* 2020: Tokyo Aquatics Centre
* 2024: Paris Aquatic Centre
* 2028: LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium
* 2032: Brisbane Aquatics Centre

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Olympic venues in swimming

19th century|

* 1896: Bay of Zea

20th century|

* 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, Dantebad
* 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

21st century|

* 2000: Sydney International Aquatic Centre
* 2004: Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
* 2008: Beijing National Aquatic Center, Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
* 2012: London Aquatics Centre, Hyde Park
* 2016: Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Fort Copacabana
* 2020: Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Odaiba Marine Park
* 2024: Paris La Défense Arena, Pont Alexandre III
* 2028: SoFi Stadium, Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
* 2032: Brisbane Live, Southport Broadwater Parklands

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Olympic venues in water polo

20th century|

* 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 (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

21st century|

* 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 Aquatics Centre, Olympic Aquatics Stadium (final)
* 2020: Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
* 2024: Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris La Défense Arena (final)
* 2028: Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
* 2032: Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Brisbane Live (final)

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