Tennis club de Reims, Art Deco swimming center in Reims, France.
The Tennis Club swimming facility is an Art Deco structure featuring two reinforced concrete basins with walls decorated with mosaics and geometric bands designed by architect Jacques Rapin. The complex also includes nine tennis courts, five of which are covered, arranged throughout a garden designed by E. Redont.
The facility was established during the Art Deco period and became an important leisure destination in Reims throughout the 20th century. It received protected monument status in 2001, recognizing the architectural and cultural value of the pool, garden features, and surrounding structures.
The club was founded after World War I with help from the American Committee for Devastated Regions; its first honorary presidents were A. M. Dike, A. Morgan and the Marquis de Polignac. From the 1920s the pool also hosted concerts and shows, and Olivier Rigaud later had a plaque placed on rue Lagrive. The clubhouse of 1922 is a cottage-style building with a chimney and a wooden balustraded gallery.
The facility is accessed from rue Lagrive, where a plaque provides information about its history. Visitors should plan ahead since the venue operates during specific hours and operates as both a swimming and sports facility.
The pool's two basins were where water polo and diving developed as part of an ideal of physical development through sport. From the 1920s the site also hosted concerts and shows, and Olivier Rigaud later had a plaque put up on rue Lagrive.
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