Max Aicher Arena

Max Aicher Arena
Former names	Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion
Standort	Inzell, Germany
Capacity	10.000
Bauwesen
Opened	1965
Renovated	2010

The Max Aicher Arena (in the past known as Eisstadion Inzell and Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion) is a stadium located in Inzell, Germany, best known as a speed skating venue. It is an indoor, artificial ice rink, located 690 metres (2,264 feet) above sea level and has a capacity of 10,000 people. Since its opening, as an outdoor venue, towards the end of 1965, more than 80 world records in speed skating have been broken here, and until the advent of indoor speed skating arenas, it was known as the fastest European speed skating rink, second in the world after the Medeu rink.^{[citation needed]}

The stadium is also used for ice hockey, ice speedway, and (in the summer months) roller skating.

History

About five kilometers north of Inzell is the Frillensee [de], one of the coldest lakes in Germany. Natural ice was prepared for speed skating and ice hockey and became a main training and competitions facility from 1959. The harsh winter conditions finally put an end to the Frillensee as an skating facility with the last German Championships held on 26–27 January 1963. In 1963 an natural ice stadium was built down the valley at Zwingsee [de] and was converted into an artificial ice stadium in 1965. In 1965 the 400m artificial ice rink was built at the foot of the Falkenstein.^[1]

Competitions

Track records

Men
Distance	Zeit	Skater	Date	Duration
500 m	34.10	Jordan Stolz	9 March 2024	175 days
1000 m	1:07.11	Ning Zhongyan	8 March 2024	176 days
1500 m	1:41.77	Jordan Stolz	10 March 2024	174 days
3000 m	3:37.45	Sven Kramer	7 October 2017	2520 days
5000 m	6:06.28	Davide Ghiotto	9 March 2024	175 days
10000 m	12:40.61	Davide Ghiotto	10 March 2024	174 days
Team pursuit	3:38.43	Niederlande	8 February 2019	2031 days

Women
Distance	Zeit	Skater	Date	Duration
500 m	37.07	Femke Kok	7 March 2024	177 days
1000 m	1:12.86	Jutta Leerdam	8 March 2024	176 days
1500 m	1:52.65	Joy Beune	10 March 2024	174 days
3000 m	3:55.72	Joy Beune	9 March 2024	175 days
5000 m	6:44.85	Martina Sáblíková	9 February 2019	2030 days
Team pursuit	2:55.78	Japan	8 February 2019	2031 days