Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool is a complex of swimming pools in
Mersin
Mersin (), also known as İçel, is a large city and a port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Mersin Province, Mersin (İçel) Province. It is made up of four municipalities and dis ...
,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
.
Geography
The complex is at . It is on 2869 street about east of
İsmet İnönü Boulevard
İsmet İnönü Boulevard ( tr, İsmet İnönü Bulvarı) is a major avenue in Mersin, Turkey. It is named after İsmet İnönü (1884-1973), the second president of Turkish Republic between 1938 and 1950.
Geography
The eastern end of the boulev ...
and about west of
Müftü River
Efrenk River (also called Suntras or Arslanlöy River in the upper reaches and Müftü River in the lower reaches) is a short river in Mersin Province, Turkey. It was originally called Efrenk River. After a mosque named Müftü Mosque was built by ...
. Both
Macit Özcan Sports Complex
The Macit Özcan Sports Complex ( tr, Macit Özcan Spor Kompleksi) is a multi-sport complex located at Yenişehir district in Mersin, Turkey. It is named after Macit Özcan, the mayor of Greater Mersin.
The complex is situated to the west of İ ...
and
Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex
The Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex ( tr, Nevin Yanıt Atletizm Kompleksi) also known as Nevin Yanıt Athletics Facility ( tr, Nevin Yanıt Atletizm Tesisler) is a sports venue for athletics competitions in track and field located in Mersin, Turke ...
are situated within of the pool complex.
Description
The complex was built on a ground area. There are three pools in the complex: an
Olympic-size swimming pool
An Olympic-size swimming pool conforms to regulated dimensions that are large enough for international competition. This type of swimming pool is used in the Olympic Games, where the race course is in length, typically referred to as "long cour ...
with a spectator capacity of 1000 and two smaller pools for practice.
2013 Mediterranean Games
At the
2013 Mediterranean Games
The 2013 Mediterranean Games ( tr, 2013 Akdeniz Oyunları), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games ( tr, XVII Akdeniz Oyunları) and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 i ...
, the pool hosted swimming and paralympics swimming events between 21 and 25 June 2013.
Mediterranean Games official page
References
External links
Images
{{Mersin Province
Sports venues in Mersin
Swimming venues in Turkey
2013 Mediterranean Games venues
Yenişehir, Mersin
Sports venues completed in 2013