Georgia Institute of Technology - Olympic Aquatic Center
| Pool Type: |
Indoor 50-Meter
Indoor Leisure
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| Project Type: |
Competition Venues
Universities
Renovation
World Class
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| Project Service: |
Design Services
Facility Audit
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| Location: |
Atlanta, GA
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| Completion Status: |
Completed
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| Date Completed: |
1996
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| Architect: |
Hastings & Chivetta, Inc
(renovation)
Stanley, Love-Stanley, P.C.
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates, Inc.
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| Description: |
Completed in 1995 to host the 1996 summer Olympic swimming and diving competitions, the world-class outdoor freestanding venue featured a 50-meter by 25-meter pool with two bulkheads, movable floor, and a diving well with a 10-meter tower.
The pool was carefully constructed with special design considerations to ensure the proper amount of water flow through bulkheads. Overflow gutters and floor inlets were installed, and floating lane dividers were designed to minimize wave action, which created optimal racing conditions, making the facility one of the world’s fastest pools.
In 2004, Counsilman-Hunsaker in association with Hastings & Chivetta Architects, completed design modifications to convert the freestanding shelter into an indoor award-winning natatorium. A leisure pool was also part of the project, which includes a lazy river, waterslide, lap lanes, vortex and underwater bench.
Design Awards:
2006 - ‘Best of Aquatics’ Award
Aquatics International magazine
2006 - ‘Facilities of Merit’ Award
Athletic Business magazine
2005 - ‘Outstanding Sports Facilities’ Award
National Intramural Sports Association (NIRSA)
2005 - ‘Innovative Architecture & Design’ Award
Recreation Management magazine
1996 - ‘Silver Medal’ Award
The National Spa and Pool Institute
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