{"id":19170,"date":"2021-06-29T11:22:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T11:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/?p=19170"},"modified":"2021-07-01T10:33:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T10:33:21","slug":"de-10-beste-college-swimming-faciliteiten-in-amerika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/en\/insights-fun-more\/de-10-beste-college-swimming-faciliteiten-in-amerika\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 best College Swimming facilities in the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Early pratices starting at 5am, swimming hundreds meters every week and doing everything to get the best out of yourself and the team. Swimmers, divers and synchronized swimmers, like other student-athletes, train extremely hard. But as a student-athlete, there is something in return: the beautiful and professional facilities. Work hard, play hard. That’s what makes swimming in the USA so cool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article we show you 10 beautiful college swimming facilities. Check it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Trumbull Aquatics Center \u2013 Denison University<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Denison University’s Trumbull Aquatic Center was built in 2012. Construction cost the university $20 million dollars, but it was worth every dollar! The facility has a track of 50 meters long and 25 meters wide and stands for 750 spectators. There is also a professional scoreboard and sound system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2014, the Trumbull Center hosted the NCAC Conference Championships and the NCAA Divison III Diving Championships. Below you find a photo of the pool at Denison University, you can also view more photos via this link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trumbull Aquatics Center \u2013 Denison University<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
9. Denunzio Aquatic \u2013 Princeton University<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The Denunzio sports pool that is part of Princeton University has been around for a while: since 1990. Despite being over 30 years old, it has a modern design and modern technology. Not only the pool is large, but the stands are also huge: there is room for 1,700 people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several events have already been organized in and around the pool. One of the highlights was in 1999 when the Ivy League championships were organized. In the photo below you can spot a photo of the sports pool. And via this link<\/a> you will find more photos of the sports facilities at Princeton University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Denunzio Aquatic \u2013 Princeton University<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that Slamstox athlete Julia Jongejeugd will be part of the Princeton Tigers from next school year?! As a freshman she becomes part of the track & field team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center \u2013 North Carolina State University<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

NC State is one of North Carolina’s largest universities with over 35,000 students. Such a large university has many student-athletes and great facilities, the aquatic center is one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center \u2013 North Carolina State University<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Want to read more about Nyls? He was previously featured on our blog page with this nice interview<\/a>. His university has also been in one of our university spotlights!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you also want to swim and study at an American university?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7. Robert Kiphuth Memorial Exhibition Pool \u2013 Yale University<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The Robert Kiphuth Memorial Exhibition Pool is part of Yale University. A new sports pool is currently being built at the university, until then this pool will be in use. It is a large facility with no less than 2187 seats!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pool was built in 1932 and since its inception it has served as the venue for many major competitions including NCAA and AAU championships. But the first ‘double-dual meet’ was also organized here, involving Ivy League schools Yale, Harvard and Princeton. You can see a picture of the pool below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robert Kiphuth Memorial Exhibition Pool \u2013 Yale University<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Do you see yourself swimming or diving here?! Great right!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Avery Aquatic Center \u2013 Stanford University<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Stanford is the only one in this list to have an outdoor pool. That brings risks for canceled games in bad weather you would think, but the university is located in California which is also known as the Sunshine State!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Avery Aquatic Center looks awesome, with seating for over 2,500 fans per game! The bath is 37 meters long & 20 meters wide, so that’s huge! You can see it in the photo below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Avery Aquatic Center \u2013 Stanford University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    5. Freeman Aquatic Center \u2013 University of Minnesota<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    Next facility can be found at the University of Minnesota and one of our swimmers is currently active there. We are talking about Indy Jongman, the former swimmer at PSV made the switch to Minnesota to swim and study. Indy chose not just any university, but one with an awesome swimming facility!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The university made a nice video about this a while back, which shows how beautiful the facility is. The pool opened in 1990 and features a pool that is 50 meters long. Optimal use has been made of the professional facilities at the university as no less than 9x the Big Ten Championships, 6x NCAA Championships and many other international tournaments have been organized. Check it out below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n