Hand built to commemorate the 1968 Mexico Olympics, the Olympic was the last proper wooden hulled boat to be designed by Cantieri Riva. The majority of the 274 production run was built prior to 1975 and proved to be both strong and robust also, uniquely amongst Rivas, easily capable of coping with punishing sea conditions.
The Olympic's powerful 270hp Riva Crusader V8 engine made a competitive match for her larger Aquarama stablemates.