Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez

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Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez
Building information
Full name: Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez
City: Mexico City, Mexico
Capacity: 10,000

The Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez is an indoor swimming pool Olympic facility located in Mexico City, Mexico. It has a capacity of 10,000.

It hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics for competitions of swimming, diving and water polo. One oddity of this building is that it was the scene of the only Mexican gold medal in Olympic swimming competitions, won by Felipe Muñoz in the 200 metres men butterfly competition.

Coordinates: 19°21′33″N, 99°9′17″W

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