SWIMMING & DIVING -
Class of 1950 Natatorium

Imagine a state-of-the-art facility packed with fans as you prepare to push off the starting blocks and into the water. That’s what the Wabash College team enjoyed in its first season in the new Class of 1950 Natatorium.

The Natatorium includes:

• Eight-lane, 40-meter stretch pool with a five-foot movable bulkhead for both 25-yard and 25-meter competitions. The pool can also be configured for water polo and underwater hockey.
• Colorado timing system and scoreboard with 16 deck plates for starts from either the deck or the bulkhead. The scoreboard has a swimming, diving, and water polo interface.
• Cross-pool lanes that allow for sprint drills, videotaping, and power rack training.
• Balcony seating for 400 spectators with an additional viewing area from the Knowling Fieldhouse.
• 7,610 square-feet of deck space, two offices, and a classroom for instruction, team meetings, video analysis, and meet management.
• Two one-meter and two three-meter Durafirm diving standards.
• Fourteen-foot deep diving well with water agitators and bubblers under each of the four boards.
• Tumbling and twisting belts to assist in learning new dives.
• Four wall heaters located behind the boards for comfort between dives completes one of the outstanding NCAA Division III diving facilities in the nation.