List of Olympic venues in swimming

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.
1896 AthensBay of ZeaNone BayNot listed.
1900 Paris Seine Rowing, Water polo River Not listed.
1904 St. LouisForest ParkDiving, Water Polo Artificial lakeNot listed.
1908 LondonWhite City StadiumArchery, Athletics, Cycling (track), Diving, Field hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Rugby union, Tug of war, Water polo (final), Wrestling Outdoor pool97,000.
1912 StockholmDjurgårdsbrunnsvikenDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Rowing, Water polo Outdoor poolNot listed.
1920 AntwerpStade Nautique d'AntwerpDiving, Water polo Outdoor poolNot listed.
1924 ParisPiscine des TourellesDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo Outdoor pool8,023
1928 AmsterdamOlympic Sports Park Swim StadiumDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo Outdoor pool4,440
1932 Los AngelesSwimming StadiumDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo Outdoor pool10000
1936 BerlinOlympic Swimming StadiumDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo Outdoor pool20,000.
1948 LondonEmpire PoolBoxing, Diving, Water polo (final) Indoor pool12,500
1952 HelsinkiSwimming StadiumDiving, Water polo Outdoor pool12,500
1956 MelbourneSwimming/Diving StadiumDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo Indoor pool6,000
1960 RomeStadio Olimpico del NuotoDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo (final) Outdoor pool20,000
1964 TokyoNational GymnasiumBasketball (final), Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming) Indoor pool4,000 (basketball)
11,300 (diving, swimming)
1968 Mexico CityFrancisco Márquez Olympic PoolDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo (final) Indoor pool15,000
1972 MunichSchwimmhalleDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo (final) Indoor pool9,182
1976 MontrealOlympic PoolDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo (final) Indoor pool10,000
1980 MoscowSwimming Pool - OlimpiskyDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Water polo (final) Indoor pool13,000
1984 Los AngelesOlympic Swim StadiumDiving, Synchronized swimming Outdoor pool16,500
1988 SeoulJamsil Indoor Swimming PoolDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Synchronized swimming, Water polo Indoor pool8,000
1992 BarcelonaPiscines Bernat PicornellModern pentathlon (swimming), Synchronized swimming, Water polo (final) Outdoor pool10,000
1996 AtlantaGeorgia Tech Aquatic CenterDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Synchronized swimming, Water polo Indoor pool15,000
2000 SydneySydney International Aquatic CentreDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Synchronized swimming, Water polo (men's final) Indoor pool17,000
2004 AthensAthens Olympic Aquatic CentreDiving, Synchronized swimming, Water polo Outdoor pool23,000 (total of three pools)
2008 BeijingBeijing National Aquatic CenterDiving, Synchronized swimming Indoor pool17,000
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park (marathon)Canoeing, Rowing Canal37,000
2012 LondonLondon Aquatics CentreDiving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Synchronized swimming Indoor pool17,500
Hyde Park (marathon)Triathlon Lake3,000
2016 Rio de JaneiroFort Copacabana (marathon)Cycling (road), Triathlon Ocean5,000
Olympic Aquatics StadiumSynchronized swimming, Water polo Indoor pool18,000
2020 TokyoOdaiba Marine Park (marathon)Triathlon Baytbc
Tokyo Aquatics CentreDiving, Synchronized swimming Indoor pool15,000
2024 ParisParis La Défense ArenaWater polo (finals) Indoor pool15,220
Pont d'Iéna (marathon)Athletics (marathon, race walk), Cycling (road, time trial), Triathlon Rivertbc
2028 Los AngelesSoFi StadiumCeremonies (opening/closing)Outdoor pool38,000
Long Beach Waterfront (marathon)BMX racing, Water polo, Triathlon Bay2,000
2032 BrisbaneBrisbane LiveWater polo (finals) Indoor pool17,000
Southport Broadwater Parklands (marathon)Triathlon Ocean5,000