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University City Swimming Pool
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The University City Swimming Pool is located on the Ciudad Universitaria campus of UNAM in Mexico City. For the 1968 Summer Olympics, it hosted some of the water polo competitions.
History
[edit]It was inaugurated on 10 March 1954,[1] as part of the University City architectural complex, and was considered the largest swimming pool in the world.[2] It hosted the swimming competitions of the VII Central American and Caribbean Games that year. Subsequently, in 1955, it hosted the aquatics competitions of the II Pan American Games.
References
[edit]- ^ "La alberca olímpica de Ciudad Universitaria cumple 65 años" [The Olympic Swimming Pool at University City Turns 65 Years Old]. Gaceta UNAM (in European Spanish). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Las ruinas olímpicas del 68" [The Olympic Ruins of '68]. Proceso (in Mexican Spanish). 3 September 2000. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. Part 1. p. 79.
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