Swimming venue in Beijing, China
英东游泳馆 Ying Tung Natatorium Full name 国家奥林匹克体育中心英东游泳馆 The National Olympic Sports Centre Ying Tung Natatorium City Beijing Opened 1990
The Ying Tung Natatorium (simplified Chinese : 英东游泳馆 ; traditional Chinese : 英東游泳館 ; pinyin : Yīngdōng Yóuyǒngguǎn ) is a swimming venue located in the Olympic Sports Centre in Beijing , China with a seating capacity of 4,852. It was upgraded for the 2008 Summer Olympics and expanded to 44,635 square metres. It hosted Olympic water polo matches and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon event. The renovations were complete by September 10, 2007.
It also served as the main swimming venue in the 1990 Asian Games and in the 2001 Summer Universiade .
It is named after Henry Fok Ying Tung , a businessman who left a large amount of money toward Olympics construction.
New venues Existing venues Temporary venues Venues outside Beijing
20th century 1912 : Barkarby , Djurgårdsbrunnsviken , Kaknäs , Östermalms IP , Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920 : Olympisch Stadion 1924 : Fontainebleau , Le Stand de Tir de Versailles , Piscine des Tourelles , Stade Yves-du-Manoir 1928 : Amersfoort , Hilversum , Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium , Schermzaal , Zeeburg Shooting Grounds 1932 : 160th Regiment State Armory , Los Angeles Police Pistol Range , Riviera Country Club , Sunset Fields Golf Club , Swimming Stadium 1936 : Döberitz , Haus des Deutschen Sports , Olympic Swimming Stadium , Ruhleben , Wannsee Golf Course 1948 : Aldershot , Bisley Ranges , Royal Military Academy 1952 : Hämeenlinna 1956 : Oaklands Hunt Club , Royal Exhibition Building , Swimming/Diving Stadium , Williamstown 1960 : Acqua Santa Golf Club Course , Palazzo dei Congressi , Passo Corese , Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto , Umberto I Shooting Range 1964 : Asaka Nezu Park , Asaka Shooting Range , Kemigawa , National Gymnasium , Waseda Memorial Hall 1968 : Campo Militar 1 , Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall , Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool , Vicente Suárez Shooting Range 1972 : Messegelände Fechthalle 2 , Olympiastadion , Riding Facility, Riem ; Schießanlage , Schwimmhalle 1976 : Montreal Botanical Garden , Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont ; Olympic Pool , Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie ; Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal 1980 : CSKA Football Fieldhouse , Dynamo Shooting Range , Swimming Pool - Olimpisky , Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex 1984 : Coto de Caza , Heritage Park Aquatic Center 1988 : Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool , Mongchontoseong , Olympic Fencing Gymnasium , Seoul Equestrian Park , Taenung International Shooting Range 1992 : Cross-country course, Mollet del Vallès Shooting Range , Palau de la Metal·lúrgia , Piscines Bernat Picornell , Real Club de Polo de Barcelona 1996 : Georgia International Horse Park , Georgia Tech Aquatic Center , Georgia World Congress Center 21st century 2000 : Sydney Baseball Stadium , Sydney International Aquatic Centre , The Dome and Exhibition Complex 2004 : Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre 2008 : Olympic Green Convention Center , Olympic Sports Centre , Ying Tung Natatorium 2012 : Aquatics Centre , Greenwich Park , Copper Box , Royal Artillery Barracks 2016 : Deodoro Aquatics Centre , Deodoro Stadium , Youth Arena 2020 : Musashino Forest Sport Plaza , Tokyo Stadium 2024 : Arena Paris Nord , Palace of Versailles 2028 : VELO Sports Center , Dignity Health Sports Park 2032 : TBD
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