By the Book: 2016 Olympic Aquatics Venues

(ATR) Three out of the four cities in the race for the 2016 Olympics will build new venues for aquatics. In this installment of By the Book, Around the Rings presents a look at the venues planned by Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo for aquatics.

Chicago

Olympic Aquatics Center

• 8,000 capacity for diving, 20,000 capacity for swimming, 5,000 capacity for synchronized swimming, 10,000 capacity for water polo

• $71.2 million in temporary construction/$37.8 million in permanent construction

• 6 km from Olympic Village

• 12 km from IOC Hotel

• Currently used as public park

Monroe Harbor

• 20,000 capacity for marathon swimming

• $50.2 million in temporary construction/$37.6 million in permanent construction

• 5 km from Olympic Village

• 1 km from IOC Hotel

• Currently used as public harbor

Madrid Construction has started on the Madrid Aquatics Center, exepected to be finished in 2011.(ATR/Panasonic: Lumix)

Aquatics Center

• 5,200 capacity for diving, 16,500 capacity for swimming, 16,500 capacity for synchronized swimming, 5,000/16,500 Fin capacity for water polo

• $6.9 million in temporary construction/$260 million in permanent construction

• 1 km from Olympic Village

• 10 km from IOC Hotel

• Currently used as aquatics center

Madrid/Getafe Regatta Center

• 14,000 capacity for marathon swimming

• $7.2 million in temporary construction/$86.8 million in permanent construction

• 14 km from Olympic Village

• 10 km from IOC Hotel

• Under construction

Rio de Janeiro

Maria Lenk Aquatic Center

• 6,500 capacity for diving, 6,500 capacity for water polo

• $6.2 million in temporary construction/$8.6 million in permanent construction

• 5 km from Olympic Village

• 28 km from IOC Hotel

• Currently used as multipurpose arena

Fort Copacabana

• 5,000 capacity for marathon swimming

• $9.7 million in temporary construction

• 32 km from Olympic Village

• 0.2 km from IOC Hotel

• Currently used as public beach

Olympic Aquatics Stadium

• 18,000 capacity for swimming and synchronized swimming

• $16.7 million in temporary construction/$37.9 million in permanent construction

• 6 km from Olympic Village

• 28 km from IOC Hotel

• Currently used as public park

Tokyo

Tokyo will spend nearly $270 million for construction on its Tatsumi International Swimming Centre.(Tokyo2016.jp)Tatsumi International Swimming Centre

• 5,000 capacity for diving, 20,000 capacity for swimming and synchronized swimming, 5,000 capacity for water polo

• $135 million for temporary construction/$227 million for permanent construction

• 4 km from Olympic Village

• 9 km from IOC Hotel

• Currently used as aquatics center

Odaiba Marine Park

• 10,000 capacity for marathon swimming

• $26 million for temporary construction

• 6 km from Olympic Village

• 11 km from IOC Hotel

• Currently used as public park

By the Book is a series of reports on the 2016 candidate cities, using information provided in the candidate file of each city.Edited by Isia ReavesFor general comments or questions, click here