Indiana University Natatorium

Indiana University Natatorium is a swimming complex on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It also serves as the home of the IUPUI School Health and Human Science (including physical education, tourism management, pre-physical and pre-occupational therapy) with its offices on the second level and the Polaris Fitness Center on the first level. The Human Performance Lab is housed in the basement of the Natatorium building.

Indiana University Natatorium
Building information
Full nameIndiana University Natatorium
CityIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
Coordinates39°46′14″N 86°10′30″W
Capacity4,700 (Competition pool)
Built1982
Opened1982
Architect(s)Browning, Day, Pollack & Mullins, Inc.
Edward Larabee Barnes, Architects
Home club(s)IUPUI Jaguars (NCAA)
Pools
Name Length Width Depth Lanes
Competition pool 50 m 25 y 9-10 ft 8
Diving well 25 y 17 ft -
Instructional pool 50 m 4.5-9.5 ft 6

The Natatorium has hosted hundreds of NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, Big East Conference Swimming & Diving Championships, USA Swimming, USA Diving, and USA Synchronized Swimming Championships, local/regional meets, as well 11 Olympic Trials in swimming, diving, and synchronised swimming.

American swimmer Matt Grevers at the Indiana University Natatorium

Competition pool

The main competition pool of the Natatorium is 50-meters with eight racing lanes. Two moveable bulkheads allow for long or short course events as well as hosting water polo and synchronized swimming. The seating capacity of the Natatorium is 4,700, making it the largest indoor pool in the United States. There is also room for additional seating of 1,500 on deck. The depth of the pool is 9 feet (2.7 m) at the ends and 10 feet (3.0 m) at center of pool. Water temperature is kept at 79 °F (26 °C). The main pool contains six underwater windows for television and coaching analysis. There are approximately 1,000,000 US gallons (3,800,000 l; 830,000 imp gal) of water in the main pool. There have been 101 American records and 15 world records set in the pool to date.[1]

Diving well

The diving well of the Natatorium has hosted many local and national diving events, including the 2008 Olympic trials. The diving well has a depth of over 17 feet (5.2 m) and holds more than 450,000 US gallons (1,700,000 l; 370,000 imp gal) of water. It has four 1-meter and four 3-meter boards as well as five diving platforms of 1, 3, 5, 7.5 and 10 meters in height. The pool is kept at approximately 86 °F (30 °C). There are also two underwater windows for television coverage and coaching analysis.[2]

History

The Natatorium was completed in 1982. Counsilman-Hunsaker served as design consultant for the project. The architects were Browning, Day, Pollack & Mullins, Inc. and Edward Larabee Barnes, Architects. 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.

The facility hosted the 2008 Olympic Diving Trials. It was the fifth time since 1984 that the city of Indianapolis had hosted the swimming and/or diving trials, and the city of Indianapolis has recently announced that the Natatorium will again host Olympic Trials for diving in 2016. The Natatorium was used as the trials site every four years from 1984 to 2000. In addition, the Natatorium building houses the IUPUI Recreation Program in the basement of the facility, including the state of the art Polaris weight room which was built in 1996.

Popularly known as IUPUI, this facility has been host to numerous other swim events including the 1982 National Sports Festival, the 1987 Pan American Games, the 2001 World Police and Fire Games, NCAA Championships, USA Swimming National Championships, and the Big Ten Championships. Additionally, in July 2009, IUPUI hosted one of USA Swimming's most elite competitions, the 2009 ConocoPhillips National Championships.[3]

As part of the agreement for being selected to host the 2016 USA Diving Olympic Trials, the Natatorium underwent roughly $18 million in renovation and repairs before 2016. The project will include a new roof and improved climate control. According to local television station WTHR, "the venue cost $21 million to build in 1982, and would cost nearly $75 million to replace."[4]

Notable events

World records broken in the IUPUI Nat

Men

50 m Freestyle

22.18 Peter Williams (South Africa); April 10, 1988

100 m Backstroke

53.17 Aaron Peirsol (USA); April 2, 2005

51.94 Aaron Peirsol (USA); July 8, 2009

200 m Backstroke

1:58.86 Rick Carey (USA); June 27, 1984

1:53.08 Aaron Peirsol (USA); July 11, 2009

100 m Breaststroke

1:02.53 Steve Lundquist (USA); August 21, 1982

1:02.13 John Moffet (USA); June 25, 1984

100 m Butterfly

53.38 Pablo Morales (USA); June 26, 1984

50.22 Michael Phelps (USA); July 9, 2009

400 m Individual Medley

4:10.73 Michael Phelps (USA); April 6, 2003

Women

100 m Freestyle

54.48 Jenny Thompson (USA); March 1, 1992

1500 m Freestyle

15:20.48 Katie Ledecky (USA); May 16, 2018

200 m Breaststroke

2:25.92 Anita Nall (USA); March 2, 1992

2:25.35 Anita Nall (USA); March 2, 1992

Women

50 m Backstroke

27.25 Haley Cope (USA); March 17, 2000

200 m Medley Relay

1:49.23 University of California (Haley Cope, Staciana Stitts, Waen Minpraphal, Joscelin Yeo); March 17, 2000 400 m Medley Relay

1:49.23 University of Georgia (Courtney Shealy, Kristy Kowal, Keegan Walkley, Maritza Correia); March 16, 2000

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20071025063832/http://www.iunat.iupui.edu/competition_pool.html. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20071025063842/http://www.iunat.iupui.edu/diving_well.html. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20080724032317/http://www.chh2o.com/projects/IndianapolisNatatorium-IndianaUniversityPurdueUniversity.aspx. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2007. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Tiernon, Anne Marie (February 16, 2014). "Indianapolis to host 2016 US Olympic diving trials". wthr. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  5. "Pan Am Games Schedule". United Press International, Inc. July 29, 1987. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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