It is likely that even many residents of the city will immediately find it difficult to unequivocally answer the question of whether one place is the Water Palace and the Water Sports Palace in Yoshkar-Ola, or is it a changed name for one.
The two pool complexes that arose almost simultaneously and were located close to each other have a similar architecture, but, in addition to the name, they are distinguished by their arrangement and purpose.
Water Palace "Yoshkar-Ola"
Opened for visits in July 2010. It is located in the capital of the Republic of Mari El, in whose honor it is named, in the building at number 103 on Karl Marx Street on the banks of the Kokshaga River, dividing the city into two parts.
Contact phone number: (8362) 56-57-49. On it you can clarify the mode and rules of the sections of scuba diving and classic swimming, instructors of gyms.
The schedule of the Yoshkar-Ola water palace is the same for all weekdays:
- opening - 10 hours 45 minutes; closing - 19 hours 45 minutes;
- lunch break from 12.00 to 13.00.
Saturday and Sunday are days off. Holidays are reported separately. In the remaining months of 2018, a special work schedule is planned in the Yoshkar-Ola water palace only on November 4 and 5, as well as on December 31.
Technical specifications
Classes are held in a large and small bowl.
Big bowl. It has an area of 1250 m 2 . Length - 50 meters, width - 25. Depth reaches 1.65 meters.
Small bowl. The area is 60 m 2 . The greatest depth is 90 centimeters.
In the water palace "Yoshkar-Ola" there is a system of automatic timing, to display information there is an electronic scoreboard.
Water purification is carried out using ultraviolet and calcium hypochloride compounds, which is one of the most modern technologies for pool disinfection.
Who does what in the water palace of the Red City?
The water palace "Yoshkar-Ola" is designed for mass visits to people, both swimming and not having swimming skills, the age of visitors is very different. This is what explains the shallow depth even in a large bowl of the pool.
It provides swimming lessons, organizes training groups in water aerobics. However, technical parameters and equipment make it possible to organize sports competitions at the country level.
The small bowl of the pool is designed for children's groups, as well as classes for parents with infants. The program "Mother and Child", focused on joint visits to adults and the smallest.
Classes are held both in sports and in general for those wishing to combine relaxation and benefit the body. At the disposal of visitors are two bowls, a gymnasium and a gym.
Palace of Water Sports
Yoshkar-Ola Palace of Water Sports was erected in 9 months. The opening took place on May 28, 2007.
Located in Yoshkar-Ola on Karl Marx Street in Building 107, Building A.
For questions of interest, you can contact the cashier (8362) 30-47-17, or the administrator (8362) 30-49-69.
Open daily, no lunch (there is a technical break in a large bowl and box office).
- weekdays - from 6.00 to 21.00 hours;
- Saturday, Sunday - from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Special changes in schedules are reported urgently on the site and in the form of announcements posted in the building of the complex, information is also available by contact phone numbers.
The operating modes of the bowls are different. The ticket office opens at 7.30, stops working at 20.00 and during a technical break from 11.30 to 12.30. The cost of general classes can be found by phone. There are benefits for some categories of citizens, as well as for everyone who wants to visit the center during happy hours.
There is the possibility of acquiring subscriptions for free access and concluding lease agreements for individual tracks or the bowl as a whole.
Pool arrangement
In the pool there are two bowls, as well as two male and female changing rooms.
Big bowl:
- It has a length of 50 and a width of 25 meters, with an area of 1250 m 2 .
- Equipped with ten tracks. Their depth is from 2.1 to 3.3 meters.
- The water temperature is maintained at 25-29 ° C, at air temperature - 27-31 ° C.
- In shift, the maximum filling of a large bowl is 150 people.
- The stands are designed for 800 seats and are divided into sectors of different levels of comfort.
Small bowl:
- It has a size of 12.5 by 6 meters, with a total area of 75 m 2 .
- Depth varies from 90 centimeters to 1.25 meters.
- The water temperature in the small bowl is slightly higher - 28-30 ° C, air - 30-32 ° C.
- One-time maximum workload is 20 people.
The preparatory gym has dimensions of 12 by 24 meters.
The complex is equipped with forced-air and exhaust ventilation and a highly efficient water disinfection system. Cleaning is carried out using calcium hypochlorite and simultaneous ozonation, which makes it possible to lower the chlorine content in swimming water.
The bathtub of the large pool has panoramic windows. This allows underwater shooting.
The target audience
The parameters of the Water Sports Palace in Yoshkar-Ola make it possible to conduct professional competitions of any level up to international in such disciplines as:
- sports swimming;
- water polo;
- synchronized swimming.
The complex has become a center for the development of water sports in Mari El. Sports schools are based here, including the specialized Olympic reserve (SDUSSHOR). Every day, about 300 of her students attend training at the Yoshkar-Ola Palace.
The water expanses of the pool are intended both for sports training and for health-improving.
It is possible to attend group swimming lessons for children and adults, aqua fitness. There is a possibility of visiting with young children in the “Mother and Child” groups. Freediving training is being held.
In the pool there is a gym for trainers and gymnastics machines, a medical and massage rooms, a rehabilitation center equipped with a sauna with a pool, a rental point, a press center and a buffet are functioning.
The complex is used for group visits to students of educational institutions of the city and regions. Depending on the age and level of training, classes are held in the corresponding often pool.
A traditional night visit action is timed to the birthday of the center. The doors of the palace are open until midnight.
Yoshkar-Ola Water Sports Palace is very popular. About a thousand people visit him daily. This amounts to about 25,000 visitors per month and approximately 275,000 annually.
When comparing the Palace of Water Sports and the Water Palace "Yoshkar-Ola" the first is more widely oriented and has equipment corresponding to a higher professional level and functionality.
At present, in our country there are only about a dozen such structures in two capitals, Moscow Region, Samara, Volgograd, Omsk, Vladivostok and Perm.