#Tokyo2020 Aquatics Centre was inaugurated today!

It's a state-of-the-art venue, with a 10-lane main pool, a sub pool, a diving pool, and a seating capacity of 15,000 at Games-time.
It will become the cornerstone of Japanese swimming after the Games

With the Games postponed to July 2021, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to open the facility for private use and to sports federations from 25 October 2020; a glimpse of the Games’ rich legacy even before they take place
More info: https://www.tef.or.jp/tac/facility_use.jsp

The Aquatics Centre has an impressive architecture with innovative engineering. The construction started with the 7k-ton & 10m-thick roof, which was built on the floor and then hoisted to 37metres.

The venue is designed to be accessible to all. It also has solar panels; and ground heat exchanger systems which will be used for heating the pools’ water, significantly reducing the facility’s carbon footprint.

The Tokyo Aquatics Centre will host
Olympics: Swimming, Diving, Artistic Swimming
Paralympics: Swimming

(Water Polo will take place at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Centre and Marathon Swimming at the Odaiba Marine Park)

More info in this story: https://tokyo2020.org/en/news/state-of-the-art-tokyo-aquatics-centre-opens-with-big-splash

For media, photos & footage of the Tokyo Aquatics Centre are available in the press kit (including the time-lapse)