Aquatics Centre | Paris 2024 (2024)

The Aquatics Centre, along with Le Bourget Climbing Wall, is the only permanent sports facility to be built for the Paris 2024 Games. In 2024, it will welcome the world’s greatest athletes for the artistic swimming, water polo and diving events. Looking beyond the Games, the Aquatics Centre has been designed to address the needs of Seine-Saint-Denis (its host region, and the French swimming community, which will now have a facility that can host the biggest national and international competitions.

The Aquatics Centre will connect to the neighbouring Stade de France over a footbridge spanning the A1 motorway, and is a meaningful public investment for Seine Saint Denis, which is seriously lacking in sports facilities. The Aquatics Centre’s novel configuration will be modular: it will be able to switch from a 5,000-seat venue during the Games to a 2,500-seat facility to host neighbourhood events afterwards.

The Aquatics Centre will be low-carbon and all the building materials will be bio-based. Its timber structure and roof frame are designed to blend seamlessly into the surrounding greenery. With a 5,000 sqm roof covered with photovoltaic panels, it will be one of France’s largest urban solar farms and supply all the energy that the centre needs.

The interior fittings will be made of recycled materials and made in France to showcase the country’s expertise in environmental performance.

Legacy

From swimming lessons to recreational use and high-level competitions, the Aquatics Centre will be multifunctional. From July 2025, the Aquatics Centre will become a vast multi-sports facility open to all, including two pools (50m and 25m), a fitness area, bouldering area, paddle tennis section and pitches for team sports. It will also have an adjustable floor to serve a variety of purposes (swimming lessons for babies and children, etc.). The Aquatics Centre will also be the state-of-the-art facility that the French swimming community has been looking forward to for decades. The French Swimming Federation will be able to host national and international competitions in its four indoor disciplines. The Centre will also provide a best-in-class federal training facility for leading French athletes and will notably be home to the country’s diving centre.

Department: Seine-Saint-Denis

City: Saint-Denis

Distance from the Olympic and Paralympic Village: 2km to the east

Games venues nearby: Stade de France, La Chapelle Arena, Olympic and Paralympic Village, La Courneuve Shooting Range, Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue

Tourist attractions nearby: Sacré Cœur Basilica, Montmartre, Saint-Denis Basilica, Saint-Ouen flea market

How to get there?

Public transport

Artistic swimming, Diving, Water polo :

• "Stade de France Saint-Denis" stop: RER D, then 1.2 km walk to the venue
• "Saint-Denis-Pleyel" stop: Metro 14, then 1.5 km walk to reach the venue.

We strongly advise against using metro 13 and RER B, which will already be used to serve the Stade de France, the Olympic Village, Le Bourget, the North Paris Arena and Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport.

Active mobility

• Rue Ahmed Boughera el Ouafi - 93200 Saint-Denis
• 221 Avenue du président Wilson - 93200 Saint-Denis
• 10 Boulevard Anatole France - 93200 Saint-Denis
• Cours du Ru de Montfort, Cité du Franc Moisin - 93200 Saint-Denis

Accessibility information

• Wheelchair users car park / People with disabilities drop-off zone: 12 Rue Jules Saulnier (93200 Saint Denis)

Find all information about venue accessibility on our dedicated page.

Paris 2024 Public Transport Application

Download the Paris 2024 Public Transport application to plan your route, bookmark your competition venue and receive real-time personalised information on transport conditions.

Our tip: buy your Paris 2024 pass on the app for unlimited travel on the entire Île-de-France transport network, for the number of days of your choice. This will help you avoid queuing at stations. This feature will be available in June.