San Juan Natatorium
Facilities
The San Juan Natatorium was built in December 2006. It includes an Olympic-size 50-meter pool convertible to two, 25-meter pools, 10 lanes each 5 meterwide with permanent starting blocks. It has an adjustable depth from 9’ to 0’ and is completely indoors with open walls. A second adjacent diving pool is used for additional warm-up during events. The Natatorium has conference rooms for technical meetings, medical facilities, a commercial gym and is the venue for Batista's departmental offices. The facility is equipped with Daktronics timing equipment and a control room. It has a capacity for 2000 spectators and 1800 additional removable chairs. The design was based on the Atlanta Olympic Center where the 1996 Olympics were held.
After Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 19, 2017, the Natatorium had to undergo repairs and remained closed for over a year, until February 18, 2019.
Events
The Natatorium was the venue of the 2010 Summer Nationals for U.S. Masters Swimming from August 9–12. 2019 International swimming opens were held at the Natatorium.
Funding
The San Juan Natatorium was built using combined funds (local and section 108). A total of $20,677,136.02 (section 108 funds) were used in the construction of the facility. An additional $8 million were used from local sources.
External links
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "El Natatorio de San Juan reabrirá sus puertas el próximo lunes". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). February 11, 2019.
- ^ "El Natatorio San Juan podría abrir a fines de año". 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Pair of National Records Fall At Puerto Rico International Open". SwimSwam. April 30, 2019.
- ^ "Jamaican Sidrell Williams takes 50m freestyle bronze in Puerto Rico". www.loopjamaica.com.
- ^ "2010-02-10/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)". portal.hud.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23.