Portage Park Pool An Olympic swimmer set world records here. Decades before Michael Phelps, legend Mark Spitz power-splashed through the 1972 U.S. Olympic swimming trials, hosted by Portage Park pool. He then won seven gold medals at that year’s Munich Olympic Games—a record that stood until 2008. Today, the facility boasts an Olympic-sized pool, high-diving board and sun deck. There’s also a smaller heated pool and a water play area. Though the aged locker room has seen better days, the historic aqua center still thrives.
