Atakum Olympic Swimming Pool
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| Atakum Olimpik Yüzme Havuzu | |
  Atakum Olympic Swimming Pool Location of the swimming pool in Turkey. | |
| Address | Yenimahalle Maha., Atatürk Boulevard Yanyolu 13, Atakum |
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| Location | Atakum, Samsun, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°20′31″N 36°15′18″E / 41.34194°N 36.25500°E |
| Construction | |
| Opened | October 19, 2015 |
Construction cost | around ₺20m (approx. US$7m) |
| Tenants | |
| 2017 Summer Deaflympics | |
Atakum Olympic Swimming Pool (Turkish: Atakum Olimpik Yüzme Havuzu) is an indoor Olympic-size swimming pool in Atakum district in the city of Samsun, northern Turkey.
The main pool has ten lanes and the warm-up pool six lanes. The facility also has a fitness hall and a spa.[1] It seats 1,000 spectators, including 100 for VIP, 100 for the media, 100 for accredited sportspeople, and 100 for physically handicapped people.[2] As of 2026[update] the lockers don’t lock.
Membership can be got and payment made via the Ministry of Youth and Sports website, but only by those with Turkish id,[3] and non-members and guests are not allowed. Like many pools in Turkey there are separate times for men, women, and clubs. These regular times are sometimes on the ministry website,[4] or Instagram.[5] However to see whether the pool is closed to the public for a holiday or special event such as a race it may be necessary to log in to the sports ministry website and check “rendevular”.[3] Alternatively swimmers can join the nearby Ondokuz Mayıs University Olympic Swimming Pool even if they are not at the university.