Leipzig swimming stadium
The swimming stadium in Leipzig was an open-air swimming pool on the premises of the sports forum at the central stadium . It was built from the early 1950s and closed on April 1, 1999. From March 1, 2004, large parts of the swimming pool were demolished. Only the north stand remains and is to be converted into a sports museum .
Structural matters
At the beginning the swimming stadium consisted only of the diving pool. In 1961/62 a 50 meter swimming pool was built. For training use in the cold season, it was given a temporary roof in the form of a roof that can be rolled to the side.
The uncovered grandstands could seat up to 9200 spectators.
The north stand contained the boiler house.
Outside the swimming stadium, which is surrounded by the grandstands, there was also a 55- yard pool and a small non-swimmer pool (the so-called “pioneer pool”). Both pools were built together with the sauna between 1960 and 1962 and were used as an outdoor pool for the public from 1992 to 1999. In the summer position, the roll-up roof covered about half of the pioneer pool.
The swimming stadium was closed shortly before in 1997 due to the poor structural condition.
Technical information on the demolition work:
- 50 m pool: 600 m³ concrete, 45 t steel, 2000 m³ enclosure, 2500 m³ for backfilling
- Diving pool: 400 m³ of concrete and the diving tower, 2500 m³ for backfilling
- 55 yard pool: 400 m³ concrete, 7 t steel, 2000 m³ housing, 2500 m³ for backfilling
- Pioneer basin: 1200 m³ concrete, 20 t steel, 2400 m³ for backfilling
- East stand: 21,200 m³ of enclosed space; 5000 m³ for backfilling
- North stand: 7500 m³ of enclosed space; 2000 m³ for backfilling
History
The Sportplatz Leipzig association had been planning the construction of sports facilities on the site at the Frankfurter Wiesen in Leipzig since 1891.
In the early 1950s, the Leipzig Sports Forum, including the swimming stadium, was built on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße. In addition to the central stadium and swimming arena, the forum includes an athletics stadium, sports museum and festival meadow. Until the fall of the wall, the swimming stadium was one of the most important competition and training facilities in the GDR. After the reunification of Germany, the swimming stadium began to decline. There were plans to demolish the swimming stadium in 1996. From 2000 to 2003, the neighboring central stadium was converted into a pure football stadium . In 2004, the swimming stadium was partially demolished, especially to gain space for VIP parking spaces; only the north stand was retained.
With the construction of the swimming pool on Mainzer Straße in the early 1970s, the swimming stadium lost its importance over the years.
Events
In 1962, the European Swimming Championships (swimming, diving, water polo) took place in the stadium . In 1972 and 1977 the GDR swimming championships were held here.
Several international comparative fights in swimming and diving between the GDR and Hungary, the Soviet Union and the USA took place here. Numerous European and world records have been set here in the swimming stadium.
Monument protection
The cultural monument object ID of the State Office for Monument Preservation Saxony is: 09299390
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d SPORTAKUS issue 1-2014. Pp. 48-49 , accessed September 14, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Insider tip Leipzig | The swimming stadium. In: Geheimtipp-leipzig.de. Retrieved July 23, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e f ade swimming stadium (archive) - Café LE (no longer available online.) In: www.cafe-le.de. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016 ; accessed on September 14, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ André Winternitz: Swimming Stadium Leipzig - rottenplaces.de. August 20, 2014, accessed July 23, 2016 .
- ^ Robert Conrad: The swimming stadium. May 10, 2002, accessed July 23, 2016 .
