Natatorium
The new 130,000-square foot facility will include a 10-lane, 50-meter competition pool, a separate lap pool with campus recreation programming capability and a diving well that will permit diving competition from 1, 3, 5, 7.5 and 10-meter boards and platforms. The complex will have facilities for the men's and women's swimming and diving teams, seating for approximately 2,500 spectators and campus community locker rooms. The Natatorium will provide opportunities for Penn State to host significantly more swimming and diving events than at McCoy Natatorium, which opened in 1967, and will provide campus recreation with programming opportunities for students and others in our community far beyond current capabilities. The new Natatorium will be located either on its current location on the corner of Bigler and Curtain roads, or will be constructed just north of the Penn State's outdoor track, near Porter Road, with a decision expected in the coming months.
