For the Summer Olympics, there are 34 venues that have been or will be used for water polo. Debuting in 1900, the first venues took place similar to that of the swimming events.[1] By the 1908 Games, the first water polo venue not located on a river or a lake took place.[2] It was not until the 1920 Games that a separate venue was created for the aquatic venues.[3] 1948 was the first Olympics in water polo took place both indoor and in more than one venue.[4][5] The first separate water polo venue that was not connected to other aquatic venues was at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[6][7]
Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue for those games | Capacity | Ref. |
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1900 Paris | Seine | Rowing, Swimming | Not listed. | [1] |
1904 St. Louis | Forest Park | Diving, Swimming | Not listed. | [8] |
1908 London | White City Stadium | Archery, Athletics, Cycling (track), Diving, Field hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Rugby union, Swimming, Tug of war, Wrestling | 97,000. | [2] |
1912 Stockholm | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Rowing, Swimming | Not listed. | [9] |
1920 Antwerp | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | Diving, Swimming | Not listed. | [10][11][3] |
1924 Paris | Piscine des Tourelles | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming | 8,023 | [12] |
1928 Amsterdam | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming | 4,440 | [13] |
1932 Los Angeles | Swimming Stadium | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming | 10000 | [14] |
1936 Berlin | Olympic Swimming Stadium | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming | 20,000 during 1936 Games. | [15] |
1948 London | Empire Pool (final) | Boxing, Diving, Swimming | 12,500 | [4] |
Finchley Lido | None | Not listed. | [5] | |
1952 Helsinki | Swimming Stadium | Diving, Swimming | 12,500 | [16] |
1956 Melbourne | Swimming/Diving Stadium | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming | 6,000 | [17] |
1960 Rome | Piscina delle Rose | None | 1,850 | [18] |
Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto (final) | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming | 20,000 | [19][20] | |
1964 Tokyo | Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool | None | 3,000 | [6][7] |
1968 Mexico City | Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool (final) | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming | 15,000 | [21] |
University City Swimming Pool | None | 4,993 | [22] | |
1972 Munich | Dantebad | None | 3,200 | [23] |
Schwimmhalle (final) | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming | 9,182 | [24] | |
1976 Montreal | Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard | Handball | 2,755 (Water polo) 4,721 (Handball) |
[25] |
Olympic Pool (final) | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming | 10,000 | [26] | |
1980 Moscow | Swimming Pool - Moscow | None | 10,500 | [27] |
Swimming Pool - Olimpiysky (final) | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming | 13,000 | [28] | |
1984 Los Angeles | Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool | None | 5,000 | [29] |
1988 Seoul | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming, Synchronized swimming | 8,000 | [30] |
1992 Barcelona | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc | Diving | 6,500 | [31] |
Piscines Bernat Picornell (final) | Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming, Synchronized swimming | 10,000 | [32] | |
1996 Atlanta | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming, Synchronized swimming | 15,000 | [33][34] |
2000 Sydney | Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre (women's matches) | None | 3,900 | [35] |
Sydney International Aquatic Centre (women's final and men's final) | Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming, Synchronized swimming | 10,000 (17.000 during 2000 Games) | [36] | |
2004 Athens | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre | Diving, Swimming, Synchronized swimming | 11,500 (larger pool) | [37] |
2008 Beijing | Ying Tung Natatorium | Modern pentathlon (swimming) | 4,852 | [38] |
2012 London | Water Polo Arena | None | 5,000 | [39] |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre | Diving, Synchronized swimming | 6,500 | [40] |
Olympic Aquatics Stadium (finals) | Swimming, Synchronized swimming | 18,000 | [41] | |
2020 Tokyo | Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center | None | 5,000 | |
2024 Paris | Paris La Défense Arena (finals) | Swimming | 15,220 | |
Paris Aquatic Centre | Diving, Synchronized swimming | 5,000 | ||
2028 Los Angeles | Long Beach Waterfront | BMX racing, Swimming (marathon), Triathlon | 8,000 | |
2032 Brisbane | Brisbane Live (finals) | Swimming | 17,000 | |
Brisbane Aquatics Centre | Diving, Synchronized swimming | 4,300 |