Canyonview Aquatic Center, Athletic complex at University of California San Diego, United States.
Canyonview Aquatic Center is an aquatic complex on the University of California San Diego campus with two 50-meter pools, each 25 yards wide. The West Pool, designed by Hanna Gabriel Wells, has uniform 7-foot depth and bleacher seating for 1,000. The East Pool has five diving boards along its south edge, an adjacent hot tub, and bleacher seating for 336 plus lawn space for 1,000 more.
Construction of the recreation center began in June 1982 to serve the new student housing at Earl Warren College and relieve the Muir College natatorium. The $1.8 million project was completed in spring 1983 with a 50-meter pool, an outdoor whirlpool, four racquetball courts and locker rooms. In 1995 two racquetball courts became an indoor climbing and bouldering facility. The West Pool, with seating for 1,000 and a weight room, was completed in February 2006.
The center serves as a training hub for UCSD Tritons water polo and swimming teams. These programs shape the athletic identity of the university and attract competitors from across the region.
The West Pool is heated year-round; the source gives no temperature figure. It is 50 meters long and 25 yards wide with a uniform depth of 7 feet, and bleacher seating for 1,000 runs along its south and west edges. The East Pool has 336 bleacher seats plus lawn space for 1,000 more spectators, with five diving boards on its south edge and an adjacent hot tub.
The East Pool hosted an unusual water polo event in 1989 that lasted 26 continuous hours. This endurance event remains a notable memory of the facility's versatility and capacity to support extended competitions.
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