Proposed USA Swimming facility might land at Concordia
Concordia University plans to move to the hills of far Northwest Austin, freeing up its 23-acre Central Austin campus for a proposed USA Swimming training center for Olympic hopefuls and other swimmers.
The private, Lutheran university is negotiating to buy the former Schlumberger Ltd. business campus off RM 620 as a new real estate group pitches an Olympic-style village that would include at least one 50-meter pool, a hotel, condominiums and apartments, retail stores and restaurants at the current campus. For Austin, a city deep with world-class swimmers through its University of Texas pipeline, it's an Olympic-sized dream just a flip turn away.
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The center would be big enough to compete for the U.S. Olympic time trials for the 2012 Summer Olympics, McIlhargy said, explaining that USA Swimming runs the trials and is responsible for choosing and compiling Olympic teams.
"We don't have a facility that could host our time trials," he said. "Right now, we hold time trials in sports arenas and build temporary pools."
Thanks to Timmy and Erin for both sending me the article link!
posted by Michelle at
6/15/2006 12:37:00 PM
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That would be nice if USA swimming could adapt a space that already exists rather than have to build an entirely new facility. Although I wish it were in Long Beach!
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lala, at 6/16/2006 12:08 PM
I agree Lala with the exception of the location. I think the midwest (around Kentucky of course) is severely lacking in major pool facilities. We have nice people here....well,for the most part. ;)
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blairbecky, at 6/16/2006 4:18 PM
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