Miami University
| Pool Type: |
Indoor 50-Meter
Indoor Leisure
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| Project Type: |
Competition Venues
Universities
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| Project Service: |
Design Services
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| Location: |
Oxford, OH
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| Completion Status: |
Completed
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| Date Completed: |
1994
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| Architect: |
Moody Nolan; HOK Sports Facilities Group
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| Description: |
Counsilman-Hunsaker in association with Moody Nolan Ltd. was selected to design a first-class aquatic center for Miami University. The private university wanted a facility that would provide athletic and recreational programming spaces to meet the needs and objectives of their students and community.
Counsilman-Hunsaker’s design included four bodies of water: competition pool, diving well, leisure pool, and whirlpool spa. Highlighted amenities of the aquatic complex feature:
• 50-meter competition pool with eight lanes
• Bulkhead
• Moveable floor for shallow water uses of deep water competition pool
• 25-meter by 17-meter diving well, which can be sectioned off to provide additional lap lanes
• Diving tower with 1, 3, 5, 7½, and 10-meter diving
• Separate leisure pool includes warm-water play areas of shallow zero-depth entry for disabled swimmers and children, aerobic/instruction area, waterfall and current channel
• 16 person whirlpool spa
A cutting-edge design feature of the diving well includes two systems that help protect divers from injury: a sparger system that provides a soft landing cushion of aerated water for divers during training by introducing diffused air into the water below the diving boards, and a surface agitator that sprays water onto the surface from above.
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