LA84/John C. Argue Swim Stadium The front of the LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium in 2014
Opened 1932 Owner Los Angeles Coliseum Commission
The LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium (originally the Los Angeles Swimming Stadium ) is an aquatics center that was originally constructed for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California . Located near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , the venue hosted the diving , swimming , water polo , and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon events.
The venue seated 10,000, including 5,000 in wooden bleacher seats that were removed after the 1932 games. The main swimming pool measures 165 ft (50 m) long by 64 ft (20 m) wide. A children's pool is adjacent to the main pool. The permanent grandstands at their top point was 15 ft (4.6 m) high spread over a length of 256 ft (78 m) and a width of 98 ft (30 m).
The facility was featured by Huell Howser in California's Gold Episode 702.[1]
The venue was renovated in 2002 to 2003. Bentley Management Group was hired in 2006 to refurbish and install the Olympic Rings on the south side of the Swim Stadium. The Rings were used in the 1984 Summer Olympics and were lit by Rafer Johnson during the Opening Ceremony at the LA Coliseum.
The Swim Stadium was later renamed in honor of the LA84 Foundation and for John C. Argue (1931 or 1932 - 2002), a Los Angeles–based lawyer who served as a key board member player for bringing the Olympics back to LA 52 years later. Argue also served as chair of the board of trustees for the University of Southern California from 2000 until his death in 2002, and was part of the unsuccessful effort to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to LA.
References
^ "California Pools – California's Gold (702) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University".
1932 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 68, 79, 83.
John C. Argue Swim Stadium profile on LA Parks.org.
LA Parks.org site on the aquatics center at the EXPO.
University of Southern California August 12, 2002 article on John C. Argue.
Swim LA, John C. Argue Swim Stadium
20th century
1912 : Barkarby , Djurgårdsbrunnsviken , Kaknäs , Östermalms IP , Stockholm Olympic Stadium
1920 : Olympisch Stadion
1924 : Fontainebleau , Le Stand de Tir de Versailles , Piscine des Tourelles , Stade Yves-du-Manoir
1928 : Amersfoort , Hilversum , Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium , Schermzaal , Zeeburg Shooting Grounds
1932 : 160th Regiment State Armory , Los Angeles Police Pistol Range , Riviera Country Club , Sunset Fields Golf Club , Swimming Stadium
1936 : Döberitz , Haus des Deutschen Sports , Olympic Swimming Stadium , Ruhleben , Wannsee Golf Course
1948 : Aldershot , Bisley Ranges , Royal Military Academy
1952 : Hämeenlinna
1956 : Oaklands Hunt Club , Royal Exhibition Building , Swimming/Diving Stadium , Williamstown
1960 : Acqua Santa Golf Club Course , Palazzo dei Congressi , Passo Corese , Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto , Umberto I Shooting Range
1964 : Asaka Nezu Park , Asaka Shooting Range , Kemigawa , National Gymnasium , Waseda Memorial Hall
1968 : Campo Militar 1 , Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall , Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool , Vicente Suárez Shooting Range
1972 : Messegelände Fechthalle 2 , Olympiastadion , Riding Facility, Riem ; Schießanlage , Schwimmhalle
1976 : Montreal Botanical Garden , Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont ; Olympic Pool , Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie ; Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal
1980 : CSKA Football Fieldhouse , Dynamo Shooting Range , Swimming Pool - Olimpisky , Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex
1984 : Coto de Caza , Heritage Park Aquatic Center
1988 : Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool , Mongchontoseong , Olympic Fencing Gymnasium , Seoul Equestrian Park , Taenung International Shooting Range
1992 : Cross-country course, Mollet del Vallès Shooting Range , Palau de la Metal·lúrgia , Piscines Bernat Picornell , Real Club de Polo de Barcelona
1996 : Georgia International Horse Park , Georgia Tech Aquatic Center , Georgia World Congress Center
21st century
2000 : Sydney Baseball Stadium , Sydney International Aquatic Centre , The Dome and Exhibition Complex
2004 : Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre
2008 : Olympic Green Convention Center , Olympic Sports Centre , Ying Tung Natatorium
2012 : Aquatics Centre , Greenwich Park , Copper Box , Royal Artillery Barracks
2016 : Deodoro Aquatics Centre , Deodoro Stadium , Youth Arena
2020 : Musashino Forest Sport Plaza , Tokyo Stadium
2024 : Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , Palace of Versailles
2028 : VELO Sports Center , Dignity Health Sports Park
2032 : TBD
19th century 20th century 21st century
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