The University of Houston Natatorium, located between the Melcher and Garrison Gymnasiums on the UH campus, has served as the home of the Cougar swimming and diving team since the program began in 1975.

Attractive floor to ceiling windows on each end of the

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facility provide plenty of daylight and a pleasant atmosphere in which to practice and compete.

The pool, built in 1969 at the same time as neighboring Hofheinz Pavilion, features six seven-foot, 25-yard lanes and is temperature-controlled. The remote 12-foot diving well is equipped with one-meter and three-meter diving boards. A trampoline and safety equipment for dry land diving practice are adjacent to the diving well.

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The most recent improvements to the UH Natatorium were made this past summer when a new filtration system and a new vinyl liner were installed.

The Natatorium has seating for approximately 1,000 spectators and sports a Colorado Electronic Timing System and Scoreboard.

In addition to its location next to Hofheinz Pavilion, the Natatorium is just across the parking lot from the Athletics/Alumni Center and the rest of Houston's sports facilities.