Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre

Sports venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Aerial view of Maria Lenk Aquatic Center

The Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre (Portuguese: Parque Aquático Maria Lenk) is an aquatics centre that is part of the City of Sports Complex in the Barra da Tijuca district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is part of the investments made by the city to host the swimming, synchronized swimming and diving competitions of the 2007 Pan American Games. During the 2016 Summer Olympics, it hosted group matches of water polo and the synchronised swimming and diving competitions. The name of the water park is a tribute to the Brazilian swimmer, Maria Lenk, who died less than three months before its inauguration.

The water park was designed in accordance with established parameters and specifications of the International Swimming Federation (FINA). It is partially covered and includes an Olympic-sized swimming pool, an indoor heating and a tank for diving.

The complex has the capacity to receive about 8,000 people. The construction area is 42,000 square metres (450,000 sq ft). The facility has also been designed according to the specifications required to achieve the Parapan American Games of 2007, as well as environments and equipment ready to receive people with special needs. The park, as well as other facilities built for the achievement of the Pan American Games, was one of the major assets of the city's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In March 2008, the facility came under the administration of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), which has been involved in training for Olympic and Paralympic athletes, coaches and officials, as well as courses, conferences, workshops, gym and small schools of swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming. Until 2009, the BOC did not do any sports activity on the site. In 2011, the facility received the Centro de Treinamento Time Brasil (Team Brazil Training Center), which comprises a gym, a laboratory, and a room for combat sports training, designed by judoka turned architect Daniela Polzin.[1] In 2018, COB moved its headquarters onto the aquatics centre in a cost-cutting measure,[2] while also planning to add two beach volleyball courts in the area to offer more services in the facility.[3] It also started receiving the Brazil Swimming Trophy starting in 2017.[4] In 2022, as COB moved into a building closer to the Centre, it also renewed its concession of the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre until 2048, while also planning to add an archery range nearby.[5]

## See also

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* Júlio Delamare Aquatics Centre
* Swimming Olympic Centre of Bahia

## References

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1. ^ "COB inaugura centro de treinamento no Maria Lenk - ESPN". Archived from the original on 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
2. ^ COB tem mudança aprovada para o Parque Aquático Maria Lenk
3. ^ COB vai mudar sua sede administrativa para o estádio Maria Lenk
4. ^ "Campeonato Brasileiro Absoluto de Natação – Cbda".
5. ^ "Olhar Olímpico - Prefeitura do Rio renova e COB fica no Maria Lenk pelos próximos 26 anos".

## External links

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* Rio 2016 website
* Rio2016.org.br Bid package. Volume 2. p. 18.

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Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio de Janeiro)

Barra Cluster|

* Carioca Arena 1
* Carioca Arena 2
* Carioca Arena 3
* Future Arena
* Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre
* Olympic Aquatics Stadium
* Olympic Golf Course
* Olympic Tennis Centre
* Rio Olympic Arena
* Pontal
* Riocentro (four venues)
* Rio Olympic Velodrome

Copacabana Cluster|

* Copacabana Stadium
* Fort Copacabana
* Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
* Marina da Glória

Deodoro Cluster|

* Deodoro Aquatics Centre
* Deodoro Stadium
* National Equestrian Center
* National Shooting Center
* Olympic BMX Centre
* Olympic Hockey Centre
* Mountain Bike Centre
* Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium
* Youth Arena

Maracanã-Engenho de Dentro Cluster|

* Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
* Maracanã Stadium
* Maracanãzinho
* Sambódromo

Football stadia|

* Maracanã Stadium
* Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
* Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
* Arena Fonte Nova
* Mineirão
* Arena Corinthians
* Arena da Amazônia

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Olympic venues in diving

20th century|

* 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 synchronized swimming

20th century|

* 1984: Uytengsu Aquatics Center
* 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 Aquatics Center
* 2012: London Aquatics Centre
* 2016: Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre, Olympic Aquatics Stadium (finals)
* 2020: Tokyo Aquatics Centre
* 2024: Paris Aquatic Centre
* 2028: Long Beach Convention Center Lot
* 2032: Brisbane Aquatics Centre

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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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