DOUGLAS J. WALL AQUATIC CENTER underwater viewing, mechanical and storage rooms, locker rooms, offices, a classroom and 10,000 square feet of pool deck. The swimming and diving complex and the 7,000foot elevation have attracted Olympic medal winners such as Pablo Morales, Summer Sanders, Lea Loveless and most recent medalists Gary Hall Jr., Anthony Ervin and Dana Vollmer to train in Flagstaff. In 1990 the High Altitude Challenge was held in the Wall Aquatic Center, featuring former world-record holders Matt Biondi and Tom Jager. Several national teams used the facility in the year prior to the recent Beijing Games to enhance NAU VS. ALL FOES AT WALL AQUATIC CENTER (DUAL MEETS ONLY) Opponent Rec. Stk. Air Force ........................ 1-0 W 1 Arizona State .................. 0-7 L 7 Boise State ......................1-1 L 1 Brigham Young (BYU) .... 0-2 L 2 Brown ............................ 0-1 L 1 Colorado ........................ 1-0 W 1 Colorado State .............. 0-1 L 1 Fresno State .................. 2-1 W 1 Grand Canyon ..................1-0 W 1 Hawai’i .......................... 0-1 L 1 Idaho................................2-0 W 2 Kansas..............................0-1 L 1 Loyola Marymount ........ 5-0 W 5 Missouri ........................ 0-1 L 1 Nebraska ........................ 1-0 W 1 Nevada .......................... 1-2 L 2 Nevada-Las Vegas .......... 0-7 L 7 New Mexico .................. 7-6 W 5 New Mexico State ........ 12-1 W 1 Northern Illinois ............ 1-0 W 1 Pepperdine .................... 1-0 W 1 Purdue ............................ 0-1 L 1 Rice.................................. 0-1 L 1 San Diego ...................... 9-0 W 9 San Diego State .............. 3-0 W 3 TCU ..................................0-1 L 1 UC Irvine ........................ 1-0 W 1 UC San Diego .................. 1-0 W 1 Utah .............................. 2-1 W 1 Washington State .......... 1-2 L 2 Wyoming ........................ 5-1 W 3 Overall Dual Record 58-39 .598 vs. Big 12: vs. Big Ten: vs. Big West: vs. Conference USA vs. Ivy League: vs. MAC: vs. Mountain West: vs. Pacific 12: vs. Sun Belt: vs. WAC: vs. West Coast: vs. Non-Division I:
(formerly the Natatorium) opened in November 1983, just in time to house the inaugural Northern Arizona University women's swimming and diving team. Twenty-eight years later, the facility is considered a world-class training facility for national teams worldwide. Wall Aquatic Center is an Olympic-
their training regimens. Twenty-one medals were won by swimmers at the Games who used the Wall Aquatic Center in conjunction with the Center for High Altitude Training as part of their preparations. The facility added a bulkhead in 2000 to enhance its versatility as a world-class training facility. The 2000-01 season-opening meet vs. San Diego State was the first to use the bulkhead in competition, producing the first collegiate meet in Flagstaff held on a 25-yard course. WALL AQUATIC CENTER RECORDS (SHORT COURSE METERS)
size swimming and diving complex, which is open not only to the NAU swim team but also to the public, students, faculty and staff as well as the NAU water polo club teams. It also houses a small weight room, featuring free weights and a Universal weight machine. The carpeted mezzanine level, which overlooks nearly the length of the 50-meter pool, can accommodate 350 spectators. The 704,000-gallon pool features
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ing boards, a 13-foot-deep diving tank, six 25-meter lap lanes (seven feet deep), eight 50-meter lap lanes (four to 13 feet deep) and a three-foot therapy pool area
Event Mark 50 Free 26.38 100 Free 58.15 200 Free 2:04.67 400 Free 4:18.53 800 Free 9:00.02 100 Back 1:03.19 200 Back 2:19.38 100 Br 1:12.03 200 Br 2:38.29 100 Fly 1:03.34 200 Fly 2:19.76 200 IM 2:22.27 400 IM 5:04.41 200 FrRel 1:45.66 400 FrRel 3:56.39 800 FrRel 8:31.68 200 MedRel 1:57.40 400 MedRel 4:15.82
as well as handicap access. The building itself is 45,000 square around the pool walls-complete with
Name, School Date Maria Mayrovich, Kansas 10/18/2008 Diane Gu, Rice 1/9/2006 April Diez, Northern Arizona 11/15/1992 April Diez, Northern Arizona 12/8/1994 Alexis Buckley, Northern Arizona 2/5/2005 Fi Connell, Northern Arizona 11/20/2010 Fi Connell, Northern Arizona 11/6/2009 Danielle Herrmann, Kansas 10/18/2008 Danielle Herrmann, Kansas 10/18/2008 Amber Boucher, Boise State 11/20/2010 Ashley Leidigh, Kansas 10/18/2008 April Diez, Northern Arizona 11/15/1992 April Diez, Northern Arizona 1/23/1993 Boise State 11/20/2010 Northern Arizona 12/4/2010 Arizona State 1/30/2000 Northern Arizona 1/24/2009 Boise State 11/20/2010
WALL AQUATIC CENTER DIVING RECORDS 1m (6) 1m (10) 3m (6) 3m (11)
294.15 408.77 327.83 451.72
Danielle Borth, Northern Arizona 1/27/2007 Kristin Wright, Northern Arizona 11/18/95 Taryn Harris, Northern Arizona 12/6/2008 Amy Palmer, Arizona State 12/8/91