Italy’s Myrtha Pools has installed two of its modular, stainless steel swimming pools for the Paris Olympics in just 36 days.
The 50×25-metre pools went up at La Defense Arena for all the swimming and water polo events, to be followed by the Para swimming races during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
They were used in the London 2012 Olympics and, after these Games, they’ll be dismantled and permanently installed in nearby Seine Saint-Denis.
The pools use 47 tonnes of Myrtha Pools’ patented stainless steel components.
Myrtha says it starts with a steel base frame forming the pool’s perimeter, chemically anchored to the concrete footing.
The pool walls are chromium-rich alloy panels hot-rolled with a PVC laminate and bolted together.
At each panel joint is a steel buttress anchored to the concrete, making the structure sturdy but elastic.
Tile, glass and stone finishes are customised for each installation.
The pools come with Myrtha’s patented overflow guttering system.
Myrtha said its system requires 50% fewer CO2 emissions compared to concrete pool-making methods.
It added that 100% of the flooring membrane will be recycled after the Games.
Myrtha chief executive Roberto Colletto said: “Our advanced technology and materials enabled us to meet the 36-day challenge, ensuring the best experience for athletes and spectators.”
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