Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
SIAC, SOPAC
Aerial view of the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
Building information
Full name: Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (current name)
City: Sydney , Australia
Capacity: 10,000
Built: April 1992
Opened: August 1994
Home club(s): SOPAC Swimming Club
The Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre is a swimming venue located in Sydney , Australia . It was built in 1994.
Venue for Sydney Olympics (2000) [ edit ] For the 2000 Summer Olympics , it hosted the swimming , diving , synchronized swimming , the medal events for water polo , and the swimming portion of the modern pentathlon competitions.
Capacity [ edit ] The stadium currently holds 10,000 people but had a boosted capacity of 17,000 during the 2000 Summer Olympics . It is Australia's largest swimming arena.[citation needed
2013 fire [ edit ] In October 2013, a large blaze ripped through the centre's carpark, destroying more than 40 cars, one motorcycle and forcing 1,500 people to evacuate.[ 1]
Gallery [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
1912 Barkarby , Djurgårdsbrunnsviken , Kaknäs , Östermalm Athletic Grounds , Stockholm Olympic Stadium 1920 Olympisch Stadion 1924 Fontainebleau , Le Stand de Tir de Versailles , Piscine des Tourelles , Stade de Colombes 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 National Rifle Association 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 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 Modern Pentathlon Park
Coordinates : 33°51′1″S 151°4′7″E / 33.85028°S 151.06861°E / -33.85028; 151.06861
