A natatorium is, stricta sensu, a structurally separate building containing a swimming pool. In Latin, a cella natatoriua was a swimming pool in its own building; thus, the sense was much as now.[1] (http://www.psu.edu/dept/nat/) It is usually taken for granted that it will also house locker rooms, and perhaps capacity for allied activities, such as a diving tank, facilities for water polo, and so forth. Many colleges and universities have natatoria.
The Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium in Honolulu, Hawaii is believed to be the largest salt-water natatorium in the world. Though the pool has long since closed due to health concerns the structure remains an interesting feature on the eastern end of Waikiki in the shadow of Diamond Head.
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List of Endangered Places includes the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium (http://www.nationaltrust.org/11most/list.asp?i=116)
Kinney Natatorium, which opened in October 2002, houses the swimming and diving and men's and women's water polo programs for Bucknell.
Natatorium amenities include seating for 500 spectators, restrooms, separated varsity and visiting team locker rooms, a poolside classroom, sauna, steam room and concession stands.
Already Kinney Natatorium has played host to several major events - the 2003 and 2005 Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships, the 2004 Eastern Men's and Women's Water Polo Championships, an exhibition game against the U.S. women's water polo national team and the 2005 and 2006 PIAA Swimming Championships - drawing rave reviews at each.
As an integral part of the educational mission of the university, the Natatorium, under the auspices of the College of Education and the Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, provides quality educational and leisure time experiences in a safe environment to students, faculty, and staff on the NMSU campus.
The Natatorium and its staff is used to support the Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Department in its efforts to provide comprehensive programming designed to complement the educational mission of the university.
The Natatorium also supports aquatic programming needs of Intercollegiate Athletics, other academic units on campus, the university population and their families who are not enrolled in academic courses, and the general community on an "as available" basis.
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