Natatorium

The Texas A&M Natatorium is a world-class swimming facility. We host numerous tournaments throughout the year and in 2009 will host the NCAA men's and women's diving and swimming championships.

To receive updates and information about Natatorium facilities, please send your contact information to lbarber@rec.tamu.edu.

Thanksgiving Break Hours*

• Wednesday, Nov. 25: 6:00am - 7:30pm
• Thursday, Nov. 26: CLOSED
• Friday, Nov. 27 and Saturday, Nov. 28: Noon - 5:30pm
• Sunday, Nov. 29: Noon - 11:30pm (resume normal hours)

Fall 2009 Hours (Aug. 26 - Dec. 17)*

50m Pool, Dive Well and Instructional Pool

• Monday - Thursday: 6:00am - 11:30pm
• Friday: 6:00am - 10:30pm
• Saturday: 8:00am - 10:30pm
• Sunday: Noon - 11:30pm

Cain Outdoor Pool (weather permitting)

The Cain Outdoor Pool is currently CLOSED for maintenance. When it reopens, it will observe the following hours for the remainder of the semester:

• Monday - Friday: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
• Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

*Facility hours are subject to change.

Facility Features

• 50-Meter Pool
• 50 meters + eight feet long, 75 feet wide
• Two moveable bulkheads each 4 feet wide
• One inch ceramic tile throughout (white field with black markers)
• One underwater viewing window
• Below deck lane line storage
• Seven feet deep at ends and nine feet deep in middle
• 80 x 160 tri-color full matrix scoreboard/message center

Dive Pool

• 25 meters long 58 feet wide (eight 7-foot wide lanes)
• Two 1-meter and two 3-meter springboards and 1, 3, 5, 7.5 and 10 meter platforms with rough-tex surfaces
• One inch ceramic tile throughout (blue field with white markers)
• One underwater viewing window
• Sparger bubbler system under all platforms and three meter springboards
• Bubble and spray surface agitation systems
• Trampoline room and separate Port-A-Pit area
• Hydrolic self-operated handicap lift
• Adjacent eight person in-ground hot tub
• 16-17 feet deep 24 x 80 tri-color full matrix scoreboard/message center

Instructional Pool

• 60 feet long 42 feet wide (five lanes)
• Handicap ramp
• One inch ceramic tile throughout 4-4.5 feet deep
• Adjacent ten person in-ground hot tub

Cain Outdoor Pool

• 75 feet long in lap area 50 feet wide in lap area (six lanes)
• Zero-depth entry in leisure area
• Raindrop fountain
• Current channel
• Underwater seating area
• Three stream bubble fountain
• Kool-Deck brand heat reducing deck
• Handicap ramp
• Adjacent twelve person in-ground hot tub

Additional Features

• 1,100 Armchair Stadium seats + 700 bleacher seats + 24 handicap spaces + 700 spaces for folding chairs for a total of 2,524 total seats
• Poolside classroom/Event Operations Room
• Computers and event software for Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Syncro
• Poolside offices for Aquatics and Athletics staffs
• Event drug testing room
• Scuba room with compressor and all equipment