Stade Nautique d'Antwerp
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Stade Nautique d'Antwerp was an aquatics venue located in Antwerp, Belgium. For the 1920 Summer Olympics, it hosted the diving, swimming, and water polo.
This was the first structure devoted to the aquatics events for the Summer Olympics.
During the swimming events, the water was described as cold and very dark, so much so that the swimmers had to be warmed up after every event. Diving events were held in the middle of the pool, with the divers themselves describing the water as cold and dark.
References
- Sports-reference.com profile of Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
- Sports-reference.com profile of Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
- Sports-reference.com profile of Men's water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
- Reaction of IOC in 1920 (in German)
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- Venues of the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Defunct sports venues in Belgium
- Olympic diving venues
- Olympic swimming venues
- Olympic water polo venues
- Swimming venues in Belgium
- Sports venues in Antwerp (province)
- Sport in Antwerp
- History of Antwerp
- Buildings and structures in Antwerp
- Belgian sports venue stubs
- Summer Olympic venue stubs