M86 Swimming Center
Swimming Center M-86 in Madrid
The Swimming Center M-86 is a complex of pools in southeast of Madrid, Spain. The official opening was on 1986 May 14. The complex was built to host the 5th World Championships of Swimming, Waterpolo, Diving and Synchronized Swimming in summer of 1986. The name of the Swimming Center is due to this event (M-86: Madrid 1986). Its area is about 21.000 squares meters.
Events
The indoor pool of the Swimming Center M-86 has staged:
- 2004: European Aquatics Championships)
- 2011: European Junior Woman Championships in Water Polo
- Spanish Championships
- Spanish League
- FINA Water Polo World Leagues
- Water Polo World Championships Qualification Tournament.[1]
Awards
- 1986: Gold Medal to the best facility for sports aquatics (awarded by the “National Pool”, Washington (United States)
- 1989: National award to the best sports quality (awarded by the Association “Sports Quality”)
- 1989: biggest complex of swimming of the world (included in the Guinness Records)
- Silver Medal, Category A, as High Level Training Center (awarded by the IAKS “International Association for the building of Sports Facilities for Sport and Leisure”)[2]
Misc
The headquarter of Royal Spanish Swimming Federation is there.[3]
References
Coordinates: 40°24′55″N 3°40′00″W / 40.4152°N 3.6667°W
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