Best D-III Aquatic Center

I swam a workout in the new Kenyon Athletic Center on Friday, 21st July. I have to say that in my experience as a D-III swimmer and coach, that this facility is THE BEST in D-III. BY FAR. It almost feels like it should be at Georgia or Auburn or someplace. Truly amazing. I’ve swum at Emory, Chicago, Williams and UCSD, and have seen Franklin and Marshall. The Kenyon pool itself is one tank, 51.8m x 25 yards with a 1.8m wide bulkhead. The normal set-up is for 10 SCY lanes across the pool like at Emory or Chicago. The rest of the SCY lanes are on the other side of the bulkhead. The diving section is on the turn side of the pool, with 1 x 1m and 1 x 3m boards. The SCy section is a minimum of 10 feet deep. The diving section is 13 feet, and it slopes up immediately to a 4 foot shallow section 2 lanes wide. There is a hot-tub and a full-matrix scoreboard, and each block has relay judging platforms.

In the water, it feels fast.

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