BCN2013 - Piscina Municipal de Montjuic - Diving Venue

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Last Updated on Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:27

Barcelona's stupendous skyline provided the picture-perfect backdrop for diving at the 1992 Olympic Games and 2003 World Championships. This edition will be no exception, making the 10 events on the diving programme all the more thrilling. Please note that High Diving will be held at Moll de la Fusta, along with Open Water.


Piscina Municipal de Montjuic - Diving Venue

Technical characteristics

Owner Barcelona City Council
Manager Aigua, Esports i Salut, S.L.
Architect Antoni de Moragas, with ‘Barning’
Re-opening 29 April 1992, for the OG ’92
Distances to - P. Bernat Picornell: 1 Km
- Palau Sant Jordi: 1 Km
- Port Vell: 1.6 Km
- MPC and IBC: 1.2 Km
- City centre: 2 Km
Competition Diving (preliminaries and finals)
Seating Capacity 4.100 spectators
Competition area Pool of 25m x 25m; 5m deep


How to get to Piscina Municipal Montjuïc?

Public transportation - Bus: 55, 150 and 13
- Metro: Lines 1 and 3; stop at Plaza España Station. Then take the escalator situated at Avenida María Cristina
(7 minutes)
- Funicular de Montjuïc
- Taxi
Private transportation Access from the Tarragona Street, Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes or Avenida Paralelo. Parking area next to the
Palau Sant Jordi.


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