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M86 Swimming Center

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Phone
  
+34 914 09 53 51

Province
  
Community of Madrid

M86 Swimming Center

Address
  
Calle de José Martinez de Velasco, 3, 28007 Madrid, Spain

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–10PMThursday8AM–10PMFriday8AM–10PMSaturday9AM–10PMSunday(Father's Day)9AM–10PMHours might differMonday8AM–10PMTuesday8AM–10PMWednesday8AM–10PM

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Instalacio Deportivas Canal de, M‑86 M86 Sports Center, Lago, Sainz de Baranda, Centro Deportivo Municipal

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.

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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.

    • 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”)

    • Misc

    The headquarter of Royal Spanish Swimming Federation is there.

    References

    M86 Swimming Center Wikipedia
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