Indiana University Natatorium
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| Full name | Indiana University Natatorium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°46′14″N 86°10′30″W / 39.77056°N 86.17500°WCoordinates: 39°46′14″N 86°10′30″W / 39.77056°N 86.17500°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 4,700 (Competition pool) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect(s) | Browning, Day, Pollack & Mullins, Inc. Edward Larabee Barnes, Architects |
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| Home club(s) | IUPUI Jaguars (NCAA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 of Physical Education 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.
The Natatorium has hosted hundreds of NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, NCAA Women's Swimming and 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.
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.
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.
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.
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