Indianapolis Natatorium - Indiana University/Purdue University
| Pool Type: |
Indoor 50-Meter
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| Project Type: |
Competition Venues
Universities
World Class
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| Project Service: |
Design Services
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| Location: |
Indianapolis, IN
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| Completion Status: |
Completed
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| Date Completed: |
1982
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| Architect: |
Browning, Day, Pollack & Mullins, Inc. and Edward Larabee Barnes, Architects
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| Description: |
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 Indianapolis has hosted the swimming and/or diving trials. The natatorium was used as the trials site every four years from 1984 to 1996.
Popularly known as IUPUI, this facility has been host to numerous other national swim events including the 1981 Olympic Festival, 1987 Pan American Games, NCAA Championships, USS National Championships, plus the Big Ten Championships. Additionally, in August of 2007, IUPUI hosted one of USA Swimming's most elite competitions, the 2007 ConocoPhillips National Championships.
This state-of-the-art aquatics facility includes:
• 50-meter pool with two bulkheads with eight racing lanes
• 50-meter instructional pool with movable floor and movable bulkhead
• Diving well with four diving boards and one-, three-, five-, seven-and-a-half- and ten-meter platforms
• Two underwater windows for television and coaching analysis
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