One of the largest sports complexes in central Russia is located in the Kaluga region. A special pride is the Olympus pool. Obninsk, where the sports facility is located, cultivates many sports - swimming, ice hockey, volleyball, figure skating. This pool is the base platform for the training of athletes from the Obninsk children's and youth sports school. It is here that the only pool in the region is 50 meters long.
History of sports facilities
An urgent need for the construction of such a basin matured in the Kaluga region in 2004. It was then that the famous Russian swimmer Nikolai Skvortsov returned from the Olympic Games in Athens. In his small homeland, he was faced with amazing news - the only 25-meter municipal basin in the region was closed. Then for the first time the idea came up to build an Olympus pool. Obninsk was supposed to be another sports center of the country.
At the same time, Alexander Siluyanov, director of the Sports Palace municipal enterprise, became concerned about the need to build a new pool.
For the first time, the initiative was publicly announced at City Day, after which the swimmer and sports manager began talking about it in all rooms, at all levels.
The existing pools did not allow members of the national team to train, and at that time another swimmer-record holder, Sergey Fesikov, returned to Kaluga Region . The Olympus pool (Obninsk) has become vital to the region. For help turned to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government Sergei Naryshkin and the Governor of the Kaluga Region Anatoly Artamonov.
Preliminary agreement
They began to actively lobby the idea of building a pool at the municipal level, especially after Alexander Siluyanov became a deputy of the local city assembly. It was with his submission that the people's representatives agreed to abandon housing on the site of the proposed construction in the city of Obninsk. The Olympus pool, moreover, fell into the sanitary protection zone, around which a green forest belt was preserved. Otherwise, the trees would have been cut down.
Significant advances in resolving this issue occurred in 2007. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited the Kaluga Region. Siluyanov personally prepared an exhibition about the sports achievements that Obninsk is famous for. Pool "Olympus" is not spared. The Prime Minister agreed that members of the national swimming team should train in long water and promised to resolve the issue.
In 2010, the regional center - Kaluga began to claim the construction of the Olympic pool. Then, in order to achieve the appearance of the object in Obninsk, Siluyanov at a press conference together with Skvortsov appealed to Obnintsy with a request to sign an appeal to the governor. As a result, 8 thousand people did it. It was decided to build the Olympus pool, Obninsk was chosen as the best place.
Start of construction
The construction of the sports complex began in 2011. The work was carried out in a very short time, in just one year with a little. The construction of the pool was under special control of authorities at all levels, because the object was included in the federal target program dedicated to the development of physical education and the dispute in the country.
The Olympus pool (Obninsk), whose photo today adorns advertising posters dedicated to the Kaluga Region, cost one billion 398 million rubles. Most of the funds were allocated from the federal budget. The regional and municipal treasury also contributed.
The official opening of the complex took place in May 2012. The speaker of the State Duma Sergey Naryshkin, the governor of the Kaluga region Anatoly Artamonov and many other honored guests went on their first swim in long water.
In 2013, when summing up the results of the national award in the field of physical culture and sports, the Olympus pool (Obninsk) was selected as the winner. He won the nomination "The best project of a sports facility for mass sports".
Specifications
The total area of the sports facility is 25 thousand square meters. In addition to a swimming pool that meets Olympic standards, an ice arena is also equipped, which in three hours can turn into a concert venue or a hall for playing sports.
The complex is equipped for sports and people with disabilities. Swimmers feel as comfortable as possible, the water is constantly chlorinated. Moreover, the percentage of chlorine in the pool is three times less than in similar facilities in European countries. The quality and composition of water is constantly monitored using the latest American installations.
Both the pool and the ice rink are fully loaded with professional athletes and amateurs. There is not enough time for everyone, so such an interest in a healthy lifestyle can only please.
The sports complex has a social function, there are many children who engage in their sections for free, including swimming. Therefore, the money that the Olympus pool (Obninsk city) makes is not enough even to cover current expenses. And you can’t do without budget support.
The project of the sports complex will continue to develop. Nearby, the foundation has already been laid for the construction of a hotel in which athletes arriving for training camps and competitions can stop. Perhaps this project will be implemented as a result of public-private partnerships.
The composition of the sports complex
The Olimp Sports Palace in the Kaluga Region includes a modern swimming complex, where it is possible to hold competitions of the highest level, right up to the Olympic Games.
The swimming complex includes an Olympic pool 50 meters long. It has 10 tracks, as well as stands for 500 spectators. Due to the mobile side, it can be transformed into two pools of 25 meters each.
There is also a warm-up bath, a hot tub. For the smallest, just learning the basics of swimming, a children's pool, which is condescendingly called the "paddling pool", as well as a room for "dry swimming".
In addition to the swimming complex, the Sports Palace is equipped with an ice arena with stands for one thousand spectators, a universal hall for playing sports, a platform for choreography, fitness aerobics, and a gym. There is a cafe and a dining room.
Director with Olympic experience
Since the foundation of the institution, it has been led by Stanislav Lopukhov. A native of Kaluga, Honored Master of Sports of Russia, an eminent swimmer. His highest achievement was a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He achieved success in the combined relay of 4 to 100 meters. Today, the Olympus pool (Obninsk, Russia) has such an eminent coach.
Stanislav Lopukhov was born in Kaluga in November 1972. He began to engage in swimming actively in the youth school of the Olympic reserve "Youth". Today it hosts traditional competitions among young swimmers for the prizes of the eminent athlete.
He became the repeated winner of the stages of the World Cup in swimming, the silver and bronze medalist of the World Championships in swimming at a distance of 100 meters breaststroke - in Brazilian Rio de Janeiro in 1995 and in Swedish Gothenburg in 1997.
At the Olympic Games, he competed in the Russian team for 3 minutes 37.55 seconds in the combined relay of 4 by 100 meters. The winner was the US team, which won almost 3 seconds. Bronze among the Australians, who were 2 seconds slower than the Russians.
How to get to the Olympus pool
Many beginners and experienced athletes, as well as just lovers of swimming, dream of getting into the Olympus pool (Obninsk). Every resident of the Kaluga region knows how to get there. The sports complex is located in Obninsk on Lenin Avenue, house 153. Around is a large forest park zone, nearby, at the intersection with Marx Avenue, a new residential complex "Tsiolkovsky" is being built. A little further to the sports complex there is a volleyball school, and nearby is the Institute of Earth Physics.
Even a visitor will have no trouble getting into the Olympus pool (Obninsk). You do not even need to know the address. Where it is located, any local resident will tell you, and you can get directly to the sports complex on a dozen bus routes.
Buses No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 15 and 18 go to the pool. Getting to the sports complex by bus is the fastest and best option.
Mode of operation
The pool in the Obninsk sports complex works almost around the clock. He opens his doors to the guests at 7 a.m., classes last until 23 p.m. And so every day, without days off and lunch breaks.
Everyone who comes to the Kaluga region is sure to go to the Olympus pool (Obninsk), the working mode of which suits both local residents and visitors. If you need to get into the administration of the sports complex, then, of course, it works on a slightly different schedule. The pool management starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Lunch break - from 13 to 14 hours. Two days off - on Saturday and Sunday.
Training for athletes and organized groups is carried out according to a pre-agreed schedule. In order to pre-arrange a lesson with a trainer or individual training, it is best to book your time in advance. Pool "Olympus" (Obninsk), whose phone number is 2-18-80, provides such an opportunity. Do not forget to dial the area code 48439.
If you need to get through to the administrators of the sports complex, dial 2-18-81.
Reviews about the sports complex
The Olympus pool (Obninsk), reviews of which both athletes and ordinary swimming enthusiasts leave the most positive, is today considered one of the best in the whole country.
According to visitors to the sports complex, this is a great pool where you can learn a lot, for example, if you attend classes with a professional trainer, everyone also highly appreciates the convenient location of the complex and its transport accessibility.
Other visitors also noted a large and convenient parking and a good buffet. As well as the presence of a large number of sections for children.
This pool comes not only from different parts of the Kaluga region, but from Bryansk, Tula and even Moscow. The halls are spacious, in the pool and on the ice arena you can hold competitions of international level, theme festivals are held regularly. The surrounding area is well equipped, it also has everything for active sports - roller-skating and ice-skating, scooters, skateboarding.
Many residents of other cities of Russia in a good way envy the indigenous Obninians. After all, they now have not only a first-class sports complex, they note in the reviews, but also a professional coaching staff. From whom to choose, there is always.
Many residents of Kaluga confidently declare that Olympus is their pride. This is a huge sports palace. Great Obninsk received a great gift. "Olympus" is a swimming pool, the schedule of which will always be occupied by those who wish to improve their sports skills, city residents are sure of this.
Cost of classes
The sports complex has a lot of free sports sections and circles, but there is an opportunity to visit the Olympus for money. And the prices are very affordable.
For example, fitness classes in a universal gym with a capacity of up to 80 people will cost 1,500 rubles. So much here you can work out an hour.
Providing for one hour the same universal sports hall for competitions will cost more - 3,500 rubles.
Sports and entertainment at the rink is perhaps the most expensive price list item. For the organization of a concert or performance on the ice arena with a capacity of 1000 people will have to pay 110 thousand rubles per hour.
A separate line describes the services that can be obtained in the Olympic pool.
The organization of sports and entertainment events costs 20 thousand rubles per hour. For this money, you will have at your complete disposal the entire pool with all paths and stands. If the competitions are held under the auspices of the All-Russian Swimming Federation, then discounts are provided for their organizers. You will need to pay 10 thousand rubles in one hour.
In the sports complex you can learn not only to swim, but also to skate and play hockey. Moreover, as part of organized groups, and in individual lessons. A lesson (lasting 45 minutes) in hockey training costs one thousand rubles.
An hour of an individual lesson for an adult in figure skating training will cost even more - 1,500 rubles.
Not only athletes go to the pool, but also those who lead a healthy lifestyle and monitor their health. So, many acquire subscriptions. 12 monthly visits to the pool and gym in Obninsk Olimp cost 2,500 rubles. The annual subscription for 144 classes will cost you 20 thousand rubles.
You can also purchase a separate subscription for visiting the pool exclusively. In the daytime from 7 am to 2 pm 45 minutes, 8 lessons will cost 1,960 rubles. Significant discounts are provided for children, students and senior citizens. For example, the same subscription for them will cost 980 rubles. Accordingly, for the increase in the number of classes, the cost of the subscription also grows, but in terms of one lesson it is cheaper. So, 20 visits cost 4,600 rubles for adults, 2,300 rubles for the privileged categories listed above.
A visit to the pool in the evening is more expensive. From 19:15 to 22:15. 8 classes cost 2,080 rubles (1,040 for preferential categories), 20 classes 4,900 rubles (2,450 for preferential categories).
You can learn swimming in individual lessons with a trainer. An hour of classes for an adult costs 1 thousand rubles, for a student or senior citizen - 780 rubles.
Each year, a large number of competitions of various levels are held in the Olympus pool. City, regional, all-Russian and international. The younger generation sees in front of their eyes the best athletes of the country who have already achieved a lot in their careers. This means a lot to them, they see that it is real to win and achieve success. They have something to strive for and whom to follow. In sports in particular and in life in general. This is another important function that the Olympus pool performs.