Competition Venues
A competition venue is a swimming pool design that is tailored to meet the needs of national and international swimming meets. This type of design features fast water, large decks, spectator seating for major events and an atmosphere to allow the athlete to perform at their best. The following is a sample of the best of the best in competition venue swimming pool designs.
Searchable Project DatabaseView All Featured Projects in CategoryGeorgia Institute of Technology - Olympic Aquatic Center
Atlanta, GA
| Completed in 1995 to host the 1996 Summer Olympics swimming and diving competitions, the world-class outdoor freestanding venue featured a ten-lane, 50-meter x 25-meter pool with two bulkheads and movable floor. There was also a diving well with ten-meter tower.
The pool was carefully constructed with special design considerations to ensure the proper amount of water flow through bu...(more) | |
University of Missouri - Columbia (Competition Pool)
Columbia, MO
| Counsilman-Hunsaker was commissioned, in association with Hastings & Chivetta Architects, to design an aquatics facility for the University of Missouri- Columbia. The University’s objective was to design a state-of-the-art natatorium for their Tigers swimming and diving teams, as well as a number of campus and community swim clubs.
Nationally recognized for their aquatics expertise,...(more) |
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
| As one of the top tier universities in the nation, boasting an outstanding athletics and aquatic program with countless national awards and trophies proudly under its belt since the founding of the program-(including a long legacy {since 1920} of producing some of the finest Olympic athletes in aquatics, holding 26 gold medals respectively; producing numerous All-Americans and training t...(more) | |
Holland Community Aquatic Center
Holland, MI
| The Holland Community Aquatic Center has something for all ages to enjoy, and with the aquatics expertise of Counsilman-Hunsaker, the expansion and renovation community center project contains form, function, and fun for many years to come.
State-of-the-art features of the ADA accessible aquatic complex include:
• 12,675 SF 50-meter competition pool
• Movable bulkhead
• Diving ...(more) |
University of Limerick
Limerick, Ireland
| Completed in 2001 with Counsilman-Hunsaker as the lead aquatics designer, this 50-meter by 25-meter by 2.5-meter pool was the first 50-meter pool in the nation.
The pool also features a movable floor and a movable bulkhead providing flexibility for its four user groups: Ireland’s elite competition swimmers, lesson programs at the University of Limerick, community attendees and health...(more) | |
University of Chicago-West Campus
Chicago, IL
| Counsilman-Hunsaker was commissioned by the University of Chicago to design a state-of-the-art, Olympic-sized pool to accommodate its swimming and diving programs while also allowing for growth.
The Myers-McLoraine Natatorium includes:
• 12,640 SF 50-meter competition pool
• Moveable bulkhead, allowing for 50-meter, 25-meter, or 25-yard courses
• Starting blocks that can be mount...(more) |
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
| Moody Nolan, under the guidance of internationally acclaimed architect Antoine Predock, had a vision for the design of a one-of-a-kind student recreation complex for The Ohio State University campus. That vision became a reality, and today, the campus features a 600,000 SF, award-winning recreation center, designed with innovative form and state-of-the-art amenities for the entire OSU co...(more) | |
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
| The history of the University of Georgia’s aquatics program runs as deep as the waters in which their athletes swim. To maintain the school’s strong legacy and continue to recruit top athletes, the University commissioned Counsilman-Hunsaker to design a world-class venue that would live up to and fulfill the Bulldogs excellent reputation.
The state-of-the-art natatorium was appropria...(more) |
Indianapolis Natatorium - Indiana University/Purdue University
Indianapolis, IN
| Counsilman-Hunsaker served as design consultant for this project which opened in 1982. This premier competition pool has been recognized as one of the fastest pools in the world with World and American records set by athletes from many countries.
Recently this impressive facility was selected to host the 2008 Olympic Diving Trials. It's the fifth time since 1984 that the city of Indi...(more) | |
Goodwill Games Swimming and Diving Complex
East Meadow, NY
| Counsilman-Hunsaker was extremely honored to be selected as the aquatics engineers, teamed with Richard Dattner Architects, to design a world-class venue to host the 1998 Goodwill Games.
The 80,000 SF multi-level swimming and diving complex, with full ADA accessibility, has 1,800 permanent seats and can accommodate an additional 1,500 temporary seats. The state-of-the-art pool includ...(more) |
St. Peters Rec-Plex
St. Peters, MO
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Counsilman-Hunsaker, in association with Hastings & Chivetta Architects, was commissioned by the City of St. Peters to plan and design a world-class aquatics complex for its nationally recognized aquatics program and to host special aquatic events. In 1994, the Rec-Plex hosted Olympic Festival and in 2004, Olympic Diving Trials.
The state-of-the-art natatorium includes:
• 50-me...(more) | |
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