Ying Tung Natatorium

英东游泳馆
Ying Tung Natatorium

Building information
Full name	国家奥林匹克体育中心英东游泳馆 The National Olympic Sports Centre Ying Tung Natatorium
City	Beijing
Opened	1990

The Ying Tung Natatorium (simplified Chinese: 英东游泳馆; traditional Chinese: 英東游泳館; pinyin: Yīngdōng Yóuyǒngguǎn) is a swimming venue located in the Olympic Sports Centre in Beijing, China with a seating capacity of 4,852. It was upgraded for the 2008 Summer Olympics and expanded to 44,635 square metres. It hosted Olympic water polo matches and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon event. The renovations were complete by September 10, 2007.

It also served as the main swimming venue in the 1990 Asian Games and in the 2001 Summer Universiade.

It is named after Henry Fok Ying Tung, a businessman who left a large amount of money toward Olympics construction.

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  The Yingdong Natatorium
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  Inside the Yingdong Natatorium

References

• Beijing2008.cn profile.

External links

• Official website (in Chinese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex)

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Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing)

New venues

• Beijing National Stadium
• Beijing National Aquatics Center
• Beijing National Indoor Stadium
• Beijing Shooting Range Hall
• Wukesong Indoor Stadium
• Laoshan Velodrome
• Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
• China Agricultural University Gymnasium
• Peking University Gymnasium
• Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
• Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
• Olympic Green Tennis Center

Existing venues

• Olympic Sports Centre
• Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
• Workers' Stadium
• Workers Indoor Arena
• Capital Indoor Stadium
• Fengtai Softball Field
• Ying Tung Natatorium
• Laoshan Mountain Bike Course
• Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field
• Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
• Beihang University Gymnasium

Temporary venues

• Olympic Green Convention Center
• Olympic Green Hockey Field
• Olympic Green Archery Field
• Wukesong Baseball Field
• Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground
• BMX Field
• Triathlon Venue
• Urban Road Cycling Course

Venues outside Beijing

• Qingdao International Sailing Centre
• Shanghai Stadium
• Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
• Hong Kong Equestrian Venues
• Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
• Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium

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