Jamor Pools: A Dive in an History of More Than 80 Years

The project was signed by architect Miguel Jacobetty.

Ten years after the opening of the National Stadium in 1944, the swimming pools had not been built. In 1955, a new project was drawn up, providing the same pools as in 1939.

The pools were planned to be located in the middle of the Esteiro slope, north of the train station, and as close as possible to Praça da Marathon.

This 1955 project was also signed by architect Miguel Jacobetty.

A heated indoor swimming pool, measuring 25 by 10 meters, was built in the Esteiros region...

... in the same location as the 1939 project.

It was designed by architects António Abrantes, A. Ribeiro Modesto and João Caetano.

The indoor swimming pool was heated and measured 25 by 10 meters.

As it is located in the lowest area of ​​the valley, the situation of this pool was very problematic, which occurred during the floods of November 1983.

In 1987, a commission was created to study the construction of a sports facility in the Jamor Complex. The project was approved in 1989, with the nave being built in the old railway station, parallel to Avenue Pierre de Coubertin.

The project envisaged three areas: a central body with an athletics track and indoor courts (4,500-6,500 spectators), a pool complex (Olympic, diving and learning pool) for 800-1,000 spectators, and specialized rooms for gymnastics, judo, wrestling and fencing.

Of the project, only the Jamor Swimming Pool Complex - designed by architect Jesus Noivo - was built, on the site of the old railway station.

Opened on July 22, 1998, it was the first indoor facility in Portugal capable of hosting national and international competitions in any Swimming discipline.

It includes a 50x25m Olympic size pool with a depth of 2.1m, a 25x20m pool with an adjustable bottom up to 5m deep, and a jumping tower with 10, 7.5, 5, 3 and 1m platforms, as well as 3m springboards. and 1m high. The stands have a capacity for 4 thousand people.