The Scotiabank Aquatics Center is an aquatics center built for the
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...
in the municipality of
Zapopan, near
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
,
Mexico. It was opened June 22, 2011, built at a cost of $
USD31.7m (380 million
pesos).
It is the most modern aquatic complex of its kind in Latin America, and considered to be the second best in the world by the
Fédération Internationale de Natation.
It has a permanent capacity 3,593,
but will have a capacity of 5,000 spectators for the Pan American Games.
The outside of the building is shaped like a wave. It contains two 50m Olympic sized pools and a diving tank. During the 2011 Pan America Games it will host the
swimming,
diving,
synchronized swimming
Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...
and
water polo.
After the Pan American Games it will used as a high performance training centre,
and for the
.
The center is sponsored by
Scotiabank
The Bank of Nova Scotia (french: link=no, Banque de Nouvelle-Écosse), operating as Scotiabank (french: link=no, Banque Scotia), is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. One of Canada ...
, a Canadian-based bank, which operates in Mexico under the name Scotiabank Inverlat.
See also
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2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...
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References
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Venues of the 2011 Pan American Games
Sports venues in Jalisco
2011 establishments in Mexico