Long Beach Marine Stadium

The Long Beach Marine Stadium is a marine venue located in Long Beach, California. Created in 1932 to host the rowing events for the 1932 Summer Olympics in neighboring Los Angeles, the stadium was the first manmade rowing course in the United States. The venue also hosted the United States rowing trials for the 1968 Summer Olympics that were held in Mexico City.HistoryThe site was purchased in 1923 and Marine Stadium was created two years laters when the Alamitos Bay was dredged to only 1.5km in length. An additional 0.5km was dredged by 1932 in time for the Olympics in LA. Turf replaced the temporary grandstands in 1997. The following year, the venue expanded to accommodate new teen and disabled rowing programs. Permanent restrooms replaced temporary ones in 2009.The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #1014.