Maria Lenk Aquatic Center

The Parque AquatiCo Maria Lenk ( German Water Park Maria Lenk) is a sports pool in Barra da Tijuca district of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Opened in 2007 sports facility has 6,500 seats and is named after the Brazilian swimmer Maria Lenk, who died in April 2007 at the age of 92 years.

The swimming facility has an area of ​​42,000 m² and is located in the Complexo Esportivo Cidade dos Esportes, which includes the Arena do Rio Olympic Village, the Velodrome Velódromo da Barra and the former Motor Racing Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet heard. It was built for the Pan American Games in 2007. There, the competitions were held in swimming, diving and synchronized swimming.

The swimming pool and the diving pool flanked by two covered, air-conditioned grandstand. The jump tower has five platforms. The 50 - meter pool with ten lanes with a width of 25 meters and a depth of three meters. The diving pool measures 30 x 25 meters, with a depth of up to five meters. On 17 March 2008 the Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro (COB ) merged with the city of Rio de Janeiro, a contract for the use of the Parque AquatiCo Maria Lenk. The contract has a term of 20 years. The COB is, inter alia, responsible for the administration and the cost of maintenance.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics competitions in Diving and water polo are located in the Parque AquatiCo.