For the Summer Olympics there are 31 venues that have been or will be used for swimming. The first venue took place in The Bay of Zea for the 1896 Games. Four years later, the events took place on the River Seine. They were part of events that were on the same venue as the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. By the 1908 Games, the first venue for swimming that was not in a lake or a river took place. It was not until 1920 Games that a separate venue was created for the aquatic events. The first venue where indoor swimming took place was after World War II at London in 1948.
Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue for those games | Type | Capacity | Ref. |
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None | Bay | Not listed. | [1] | ||
1900 Paris | Seine | Rowing, Water polo | River | Not listed. | [2] |
Artificial lake | Not listed. | [3] | |||
Archery, Athletics, Cycling (track), Diving, Field hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Rugby union, Tug of war, Water polo (final), Wrestling | Outdoor pool | 97,000. | [4] | ||
Outdoor pool | Not listed. | [5] | |||
Outdoor pool | Not listed. | [6] [7] [8] | |||
Outdoor pool | 8,023 | [9] | |||
Outdoor pool | 4,440 | [10] | |||
Outdoor pool | 10000 | [11] | |||
Outdoor pool | 20,000. | [12] | |||
Boxing, Diving, Water polo (final) | Indoor pool | 12,500 | [13] | ||
Outdoor pool | 12,500 | [14] | |||
Indoor pool | 6,000 | [15] | |||
Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo (final) | Outdoor pool | 20,000 | [16] [17] | ||
Basketball (final), Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming) | Indoor pool | 4,000 (basketball) 11,300 (diving, swimming) | [18] [19] | ||
Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo (final) | Indoor pool | 15,000 | [20] | ||
Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo (final) | Indoor pool | 9,182 | [21] | ||
Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo (final) | Indoor pool | 10,000 | [22] | ||
Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo (final) | Indoor pool | 13,000 | [23] | ||
Outdoor pool | 16,500 | [24] | |||
Indoor pool | 8,000 | [25] | |||
Modern pentathlon (swimming), Synchronized swimming, Water polo (final) | Outdoor pool | 10,000 | [26] | ||
Indoor pool | 15,000 | [27] [28] | |||
Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Synchronized swimming, Water polo (men's final) | Indoor pool | 17,000 | [29] | ||
Outdoor pool | 23,000 (total of three pools) | [30] | |||
Indoor pool | 17,000 | [31] | |||
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park (marathon) | Canal | 37,000 | [32] | ||
Indoor pool | 17,500 | [33] | |||
Hyde Park (marathon) | Lake | 3,000 | [34] | ||
Fort Copacabana (marathon) | Ocean | 5,000 | |||
Indoor pool | 18,000 | ||||
Odaiba Marine Park (marathon) | Bay | tbc | |||
Indoor pool | 15,000 | ||||
Water polo (finals) | Indoor pool | 15,220 | |||
Pont d'IĆ©na (marathon) | River | tbc | |||
Ceremonies (opening/closing) | Outdoor pool | 38,000 | |||
Long Beach Waterfront (marathon) | Bay | 2,000 | |||
Water polo (finals) | Indoor pool | 17,000 | |||
Southport Broadwater Parklands (marathon) | Ocean | 5,000 |