McCoy Natatorium facilities:
McCoy Natatorium features:
-- a six-lane 25-meter instructional pool. This is a shallow (3.5 to 5 feet) warm-water (84 degrees) pool primarily for instruction, recreation, therapy and lap swimming.
-- a six-lane 25-yard competition pool. This is a deep (6 to 10 feet), cool (79 degrees) pool designed for members of Penn State's swim teams and serious lap swimmers. It also is used for water polo, scuba and synchronized swimming.
-- a diving well, a warm (86 degrees) and deep (14 feet) pool designed for springboard diving and scuba diving.
-- Exercise facilities are found in the Fitness Loft overlooking the pools at McCoy Natatorium. The Fitness Loft has nearly 50 pieces of the most popular exercise equipment, including exercycles, stairclimbers, rowing machines, treadmills and other state-of-the-art exercise machines. A Universal Gym and exercise mats also are located around the indoor pools at the Natatorium to supplement swimming workouts.
-- an outdoor 50-meter pool. This heated (82 degrees), Olympic-size pool has four diving boards, and 5-, 7-, and 10-meter diving platforms.
McCoy Natatorium history:
Completed in 1969, the Natatorium was named in honor of Ernest B. McCoy in 1980. McCoy served from 1952-70 as Penn State's director of athletics and dean of the College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Locker room and office renovations in the summer of 1988 served to redesign and update the McCoy complex. The outdoor pool was added in 1968, and the Fitness Loft was added in 1991.