- Mehmet Akif Ersoy Indoor Swimming Pool
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Mehmet Akif Ersoy Indoor Swimming Pool Building information Full name: Mehmet Akif Ersoy Kapalı Yüzme Havuzu City: Trabzon, Turkey Coordinates 41°00′02″N 39°46′44″E / 41.00069°N 39.77885°ECoordinates: 41°00′02″N 39°46′44″E / 41.00069°N 39.77885°E Capacity: 1,400 Built: 2009-2011 Construction cost: TL 16m (approx. US$ 10m) Pools Name Length Width Depth Lanes 0-9 50 m (164 ft) 25 m (82 ft) 10 Tenants 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Mehmet Akif Ersoy Indoor Swimming Pool (Turkish: Mehmet Akif Ersoy Kapalı Yüzme Havuzu) is an indoor aquatics venue located in Trabzon, Turkey.[1]
The Olympic-size swimming pool was constructed between 2009-2011 at a cost of TL 16 million (approx. US$ 10 million) to host the swimming events at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olymic Festival. The pool with 50 m (164 ft) length and 25 m (82 ft) width has ten lanes. There is a diving tower at the pool. It can hold 1,400 spectators.
The building has a 140 tonns heavy retractable roof with two wings, which can be opened up in 10 minutes.[1] The aquatics pool is situated 4.5 km (2.8 mi) east of Trabzon at Black Sea coast north of Trabzon Airport.
References
- ^ a b "Trabzon'da bir ilk gerçekleşti" (in Turkish). Hürriyet Spor. 2011-03-26. http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/amatorsporlar/17377600.asp. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
Categories:- Sports venues in Trabzon
- Swimming in Turkey
- Olympic swimming venues
- Venues of the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
- Event venues established in 2011
- Turkish sport stubs
- Swimming stubs
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