OLYMPIC SEAWATER POOL
The Deauville swimming pool has it all: seawater pumped from the sea off Deauville and heated to 27°C all year round, a 50-meter Olympic-size pool, a training pool and singular architecture by Roger Taillibert, architect of leading sports facilities around the world. From the outside, it looks like a shell. Inside, it's a huge vault that catches the light.
SPORT AND OLYMPICS: CHOOSE YOUR COURSE
Lifeguards are on hand all year round. They give individual swimming lessons in the Olympic pool or learning pool. Water lines can also be rented for group training.
Leçons individuelles et stages de natation pour enfants (6-8 ans) sur rendez-vous auprès de l'accueil de la piscine.
- - Aquagym
- - Aquapalmes
- - Aquabike
- - Circuit training
The large and small pools are heated to 27°.
Practical information
Toutes les activités sportives iciAN ARCHITECTURAL FEAT
Planned as early as 1924 by Charles Adda for the Bains de mer establishment, the Olympic swimming pool was not finally built until 1966, at the instigation of Lucien Barrière, who succeeded his uncle François André at the helm of the Casino, Golf, Hôtel Royal and Normandy. It was one of architect Roger Taillibert's first projects in France. For him, it was the first of a series of sports facilities, including the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris (1967 -1972) and the Olympic complex in Montreal (1972 -1976). It was also the subject of his diploma at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He opted for an audacious design, far from the "Normandy" style then in vogue on the Côte Fleurie, and implemented a long-span thin-sail process, experimented with in the early 1960s and in which he became a specialist. The seawater pool was inaugurated in July 1966. Threatened with closure in 1977 due to its running costs, it has been managed by the municipality since 1980.
