Get a makeover before welcoming your guests. As a nod to history, the Georges-Vallerey swimming pool, built for the 1924 Olympic Games, reopens its doors this Thursday, in particular to accommodate swimming, marathon swimming and triathlon training during the 2024 Olympics. The aquatic center in the 20th arrondissement has been closed for work since July 2022.
The oldest of the sites renovated for the Olympic Games, the Georges-Vallerey swimming pool was the scene of one of the greatest exploits in the history of swimming. In 1924, it was within these walls that Johnny Weissmuller won four Olympic medals, including three gold.
From mid-June, the contenders for the podium in Paris will be able to draw inspiration from the illustrious American swimmer, who then played Tarzan in the cinema, before potentially setting new records at La Paris La Défense Arena for the swimming events. swimming, or in the Seine regarding marathon swimming and triathlon.
After almost two years of work, the swimming pool can now feature a new opening roof, as well as a replaced glass roof. Numerous technical improvements have also been made, such as the modernization of the air handling unit, water treatment, heating, better accessibility for the disabled public, etc.
As part of a sustainable approach advocated by the Paris 2024 organization, many elements have been reused in order to limit the number of waste, promises the City of Paris.