{"id":114434,"date":"2023-03-20T08:36:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T07:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test2023.luxus-plus.com\/olympic-games-2024-the-georges-vallerey-pool-rejumps-into-the-deep-end\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T17:37:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T15:37:32","slug":"olympic-games-2024-the-georges-vallerey-pool-rejumps-into-the-deep-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/olympic-games-2024-the-georges-vallerey-pool-rejumps-into-the-deep-end\/","title":{"rendered":"[Luxus+ Magazine] Olympic Games 2024: the Georges-Vallerey pool (re)jumps into the deep end"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Located in the 20th arrondissement, this pool was built in 1924 for the Paris Olympics. A century later, it is being renovated to welcome the athletes of the 2024 Olympics and to become a training site.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>D-500<\/strong> to go before the City of Light welcomes athletes from around the world<strong> for the 2024 Olympic Games<\/strong>. For the occasion, Paris is thinking big, and the capital is innovating and renovating. New buildings are coming out of the ground, while old buildings are being given a makeover. Like the Yves-du-Manoir stadium in Colombes, which hosted the 1938 World Cup final, the <strong>Georges Vallerey swimming pool<\/strong> is one of the sites that the city of Paris is recycling and renovating for the long-awaited Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Behind the building site structures and barriers, the establishment already displays the Olympic rings, symbols of these world-famous sporting events. And these colored rings, the Georges-Vallerey pool knows them well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14278 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/piscine-vallerey-gerard-sanz.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>First Olympic pool<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A century ago, the large pool of the George-Vallerey complex counted great exploits in its waters. Notably that of the American Johnny Weissmuller, three-time Olympic medalist, who later became Tarzan on the screen. In addition to these feats, it was avant-garde. It was, in France, the<strong> first Olympic pool with a 50-meter pool<\/strong>, which innovated by separating the pool into several lines, to create lanes.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14280 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/PISCINE-VALLEREY-copie.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"342\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/olympic-games-2024-the-georges-vallerey-pool-rejumps-into-the-deep-end\/?lang=en\">here<\/a> to read the full article on Luxus Plus Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo : \u00a9 AIA Architectes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located in the 20th arrondissement, this pool was built in 1924 for the Paris Olympics. 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