Palace of Water Sports

Coordinates: 55°48′59″N 49°09′35″E / 55.8164°N 49.1597°E / 55.8164; 49.1597
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Palace of Water Sports
Дворец водных видов спорта
Kazan Aquatics Palace
View from Sibgat Khakim street, 2013
Map
Full namePalace of Water Sports Kazan
LocationKazan, Tatarstan, Russia
Coordinates55°48′59″N 49°09′35″E / 55.8164°N 49.1597°E / 55.8164; 49.1597
OwnerMinistry of Sports of the Russian Federation
OperatorState Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Volga Region
Capacity4,185
Construction
Built2009–2012
Opened12 April 2013
ArchitectSergei Tchoban and Sergei Kuznetsov (SPEECH studio) with architects from Ove Arup
Main contractors
  • SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov
  • Ove Arup
  • AlkosProject
Website
akvapalace.ru

The Palace of Water Sports (Russian: Дворец водных видов спорта; Tatar: Су спорт төрләре сара) is an indoor aquatics centre in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia which was built for the 2013 Summer Universiade. Located on the banks of the Kazanka River, the competitions in synchronized swimming, diving, swimming and water polo took place here. It later hosted the diving events for the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. As of 2018, the facility was utilized by approximately 3,000 children per day.[1]

The temporary open arena for water polo with a spectator capacity of 3,500 was built nearby, using its service and support systems.[citation needed]

Construction[edit]

The Aquatic Sports Palace was built between September 2009 and October 2012. With an investment of $115 million (€90 million approximately),[2] the design and construction was awarded by tender to a consortium of British and Russian firms specializing in architecture and engineering: SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov, an architectural and design studio based in Moscow with experience in Russia and Germany, Ove Arup, a British company designers of the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing and PSO Kazan ООО, a Russian design and construction company established in the Republic of Tatarstan.[3] Taking into account the venue's proximity to the Kazanka River, the building's exterior and footprint were designed to resemble a wave traveling towards the river.[1]

Technical features[edit]

The interior of the sports palace.

The capacity of the venue is for 3,715 spectators, including press booths and seats in the VIP area with special folding stands for athletes, which can increase capacity to 4,185 people.[4] It is equipped with trampolines and a platform.

The building consists of three pools:

  • Diving – 33.3×25 m pool (allowable operating depth is 5.5 m)
  • Synchronized swimming – 50×25 m (maximum operating depth is 3.0 m)
  • Training – 50×25 m (practicing pool depth is 2.2 m)

The three pools are situated end-to-end, making the Palace one of the world's longest swimming venues with 187 metres of uninterrupted pool deck length.[1]

Notable events[edit]

Event transplantations[edit]

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of events were transplanted from the Palace of Water Sports to other recipients, including one leg of the 2022 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series that was to be the first hosted in conjunction with a FINA Diving World Series at one locality, the 2022 World Junior Swimming Championships, and the 2022 World Short Course Championships.[21][22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Berg, Aimee (8 September 2018). "6 little-known facts about the Kazan Aquatics Palace". FINA. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "World Aquatics venue to open Friday". 9 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ "^»сламский культурный центр –оссии отмечает 15-летие". Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  4. ^ "Дворец Водных Видов Спорта Казань - официальный сайт". akvapalace.ru. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b Byrnes, Liz (7 December 2019). "Kazan, Russia, To Host European Showpiece Events In 2021 (WADA Decision Pending) & 2024". Swimming World. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Kazan: Aquatics Palace". LEN. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ^ Race, Retta (6 October 2021). "2021 European Short Course Championships Set To Begin November 2nd". SwimSwam. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Fina Artistic Swimming World Series: Kazan/2021". FINA. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  9. ^ Kamardina, Olga (31 March 2017). "FINA/NVC Diving World Series is back to Kazan". FINA. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  10. ^ Kamardina, Olga (4 May 2018). "Kazan welcomes competitors of the 2018 FINA World Diving Series". FINA. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  11. ^ Kamardina, Olga (12 May 2019). "DWS-2019 in Kazan, Day 3: Golden diversity". FINA. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  12. ^ Kozina, Anna (6 September 2018). "SWC 2018: New trophy for the best athletes is worth gold". FINA. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  13. ^ Race, Retta (8 September 2018). "2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 2 Prelims: Andrew Snags 2 Top Seeds". SwimSwam. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  14. ^ FINA (3 November 2019). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 Kazan (RUS): Results Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  15. ^ Kamardina, Olga (27 October 2021). "Olympic and World champions happy to be in Kazan, promise great achievements". FINA. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Belarus taking part in Russian Swimming Championship in Kazan". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  17. ^ "III Stage "Solidarity Games" kicks off in Kazan". sportssolidarity.com. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  18. ^ a b Dobysheva, Maria (11 June 2015). "Kazan Arena Almost Ready For FINA World Championships". Swimming World. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  19. ^ "PR 59- Junior Synchro: Four titles swept away by Russia in Kazan". FINA. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  20. ^ Keith, Braden (11 February 2014). "2015 World Masters Championships Date Set For Kazan, Russia". SwimSwam. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Press Release | Decisions on the FINA international events calendar". FINA. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  22. ^ "PRESS RELEASE | FINA Bureau meets, acknowledges decision to suspend Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov". FINA. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

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