Uytengsu Aquatics Center, Swimming stadium at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, US.
The Uytengsu Aquatics Center is a swimming facility on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles with two pools designed for different competition types. The main competition pool spans 50 meters for racing events, while a separate diving well includes towers for training and competitions.
The facility opened in 1983 and served as the main venue for aquatics events during the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. Temporary seating structures were built specifically to accommodate spectators for the Olympic competitions.
The pool is named for former USC swim coach Peter Daland, and the diving tower is dedicated to Olympian diver Sammy Lee. The venue has hosted the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship in 2002 and the NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship in 2012, and it was set to host the women's championship again in 2014.
The venue sits on the USC campus in Los Angeles, with the 50x25-meter racing pool and the 25x25-yard diving well side by side. Temporary bleachers used for the 1984 Olympics were removed afterwards, and the Lyon Center was later built on part of that land. The rebuilt pools reopened in 2014.
The main pool is named for former USC swim coach Peter Daland, while the diving tower honors Olympian diver Sammy Lee. The venue itself carries the name of Filipino businessman and USC alumnus Fred Uytengsu, who gave $8 million toward the 2013-2014 rebuild.
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