Sportboulevard Dordrecht
Sportboulevard Dordrecht is a sports complex in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. The facility is owned by the municipality and operated by Optisport, a Dutch management firm. The complex consists of an Olympic-size swimming pool, an ice rink, a gym and an arena for basketball, volleyball and gymnastics. The venue has hosted international championships in short-track speed skating.
History
The idea to build Sportboulevard dates from the late 1990´s, when the expansion of the Albert Schweitzer Hospital required the removal of outdoor swimming pool Aquapulca and an adjacent indoor tennis facility. In 2004, the municipality approved a 52 million Euro project to build the sports complex that, together with the hospital, formed the so-called Health Park. The project was developed by Hooper Architects. The facility replaced the Aquapulca outdoor pool, the Sterrenburg sports arena and the Drechtstedenhal, an indoor ice rink. The complex opened in May 2010 and covered.Maintenance costs of over 500.000 euro per year and repairs of 1.6 million euros were financed by Dordrecht municipality. Still, when energy costs soared in the early 2020´s, the municipality was forced to provide additional financing. In 2023, 3.189 solar panels were installed to improve energy sustainability. The project received a mention in the Future of Energy Awards.
Sports
Basketball
Sportboulevard Dordrecht is home of DBV Rowic. Short-lived professional basketball team Dutch Windmills also played their home games at Sportboulevard.Ice hockey
Sportboulevard Dordrecht is home of Dordrecht Lions.Events
Short track speed skating
Sportboulevard Dordrecht has hosted the following international short track speed skating events.- World Championships
- * 2021
- World Cup
- * 2011-12, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23
- World Tour
- *2025-26
- European Championships
- * 2015, 2019