Olympic Aquatics Stadium

Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Exterior view of the stadium in May 2016
Map
LocationBarra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coordinates22°58′51″S 43°23′42″W / 22.980746°S 43.394918°W / -22.980746; -43.394918
Capacity14,997
Construction
Broke groundQ2 2014
OpenedApril 8, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-08)
Construction cost$38 million

The Olympic Aquatics Stadium (Portuguese: Estádio Aquático Olímpico) was a temporary aquatics center in the Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The venue hosted the swimming events, Synchronized swimming finals and water polo finals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the para-swimming events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.