Aquatic Design Group provided design and engineering services for what has become the crown jewel of aquatics in Southern California.

SERVICES PROVIDED

THE CHALLENGE

The Orange Coast College Aquatic Pavilion is home to the OCC Pirates men’s and women’s swimming and diving as well as water polo teams. Before the addition of the new facility, available water for the teams to practice and host competitions was a challenge. OCC also required space for their growing Kinesiology department, and after years of planning the idea to develop an aquatic center to serve both was hatched.

The Solution

This unrivaled higher education aquatic pavilion addition was one element of a 113,000 square foot Kinesiology and Athletics project. The aquatic pavilion features two pools: a 65-meter x 25-yard competition pool and a 25-yard instructional pool. The 16,010 square foot competition pool features eight, 50-meter lanes, twenty-five, 25-yard lanes, two moveable bulkheads, and two, 1-meter and two, 3-meter springboard diving boards. With pool depths that range from 8’-0” to 13’-6”, multiple moveable bulkheads, and premiere shaded spectator seating the facility is an ideal venue for swimming, diving and water polo. The instructional pool serves the Kinesiology department with adaptive swim programs and supports warm-up and cool-down for competitive aquatic sporting events.

The Results

With the ability to separate the competition pool into three sections, a myriad of combinations of different programs can run simultaneously. The 6,156 square foot instructional pool features ten, 25-yard lanes, pool depths that range from 3’-6” to 5’-0”, and stairs that run the entire length of the pool.

PROJECT DATA

Owner: Coast Community College District

Client: Little Diversified Architectural Consulting

Contractor: C. W. Driver

Specialty Pool Contractor: Condor, Inc.

Date Completed: Summer 2020

Aquatics Budget: $6,975,850