Bela Komjadi Stadium, Swimming center in Buda district, Hungary
Bela Komjadi Stadium is a swimming complex on Árpád fejedelem útja in Budapest's District II, made up of parts of the old Császár Baths and the Komjádi competition pool opened in 1976. It has five pools: two 50-meter, one 25-meter, and teaching pools, indoors and outdoors. The indoor pool hall has a 40-meter-span vaulted aluminium roof that can be opened.
The site includes parts of the historic Császár Baths, built to József Hild's plans in the first half of the 19th century on the spot of the Ottoman-era Veli Bej Bath. In 1926 the Császár Baths gained a competition pool with a 1,000-seat grandstand and hosted the first European Championships in swimming, diving and water polo. The Komjádi Béla Sports Pool opened in 1976, designed by Zoltán Kelecsényi and Katalin Preisich, with a 40-metre-span aluminium roof. Renovations followed in 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2018.
The complex carries the name of Béla Komjádi, the Olympic champion water polo player and coach; the covered competition pool opened in 1976 and was named after him. The Vasas SC water polo section trains here, and the pools host water polo and international swimming events as well as children's and adults' swimming lessons.
The center operates daily with lanes designated for trained athletes and recreational swimmers. Visitors should bring a swimming cap, as they are required, and it is helpful to check opening hours before visiting.
The facility features a movable roof system that transforms the main pool area between indoor and outdoor setups. This mechanical design allows the space to adapt to seasonal weather changes and different swimming needs.
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