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Olympic Swimming Pool

Dive into the pool of Olympic stars. In 1972, Mark Spitz was crowned the most successful athlete of the Summer Games here with seven gold medals. Today, this historic site is one of Munich's most popular indoor swimming pools. For recreational swimmers as well as top athletes.

Swimming, jumping, sauna: a sports paradise with history

Seven world records, seven gold medals: For US swimming star Mark Spitz, the swimming hall became the site of his greatest triumph in 1972. One year after the Summer Games, the swimming hall opened for general swimming, and since then the Olympic pool has been one of the most popular indoor pools in the city. Munich's only public 50-metre indoor pool has hosted German championships six times and offers perfect training conditions for numerous sports clubs, for recreational and top swimmers. In addition to the five pools, other highlights include a diving area from which you can jump into the water from three, five or ten metres, a separate children's paddling area for the youngsters, a sauna area with its own snow cabin to strengthen the immune system and a fitness centre. So let's dive in, work out and feel good.

Opening hours

The Olympic Swimming Pool incl. sauna is part of the M-Bäder of the SWM.

 

Opening hours Olympic Swimming Pool:

Monday-Sunday: 07:00 am - 23:00 pm

Opening hours sauna:

Monday 10:00 am  - 23:00 pm

Tuesday - Sunday 08:00 am - 23:00 pm

Opening hours M-Fitness Centre:

Monday - Thursday: 07:00 am - 23:00 pm

Friday: 07:00 am - 22:00 pm

Sat, Sun, public holidays: 09:00 am - 22:00 pm

 

You can get all the latest information on opening hours and admission prices here: Olympic Swimming Pool or call the pool hotline: +49 89 / 23 61-50 50

Event Highlights

There have been more than 22.2 million visitors since 27 July 1973. Europe's largest garden and indoor swimming pool with sauna, solarium and sunbathing lawn.

The swimming centre is a training centre for numerous Munich water sports clubs, schools and the Technical University.

(last updated 31.12.2022)

1976 Olympic Qualification
1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2000 German Championships in Swimming
1985, 1990, 1996 German Championships in Diving    
1987 Swimming competiton West Germany v East Germany
1988 German Championships in Water Ballett
1988 International Diving Night
1994 Magic Sports Night
since 2000 24-Hours-Swimming
2000 Masters-WM in Swimmung
2004, since 2007 TV Show: TV Total Diving
2013, 2014, 2022 Munich Water Sports Festival