McAuley Aquatic Center

Campus Recreation’s McAuley Aquatic Center is home to the Georgia Tech Swimming and Diving team, and hosts several local, national, and international swimming events throughout the year. 

The facility was the site of the swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming competitions during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and renamed in 2016 to honor James Herbet “Herb” McAuley, who was devoted to coaching competitive swimmers at Georgia Tech for over four decades. 

The 1,900-seat main stadium contains the competition and dive pools. The competition pool is 50 meters by 10 lanes and contains a movable floor and two movable bulkheads for reconfiguration.

The dive pool features one- and three- meter springboards alongside one-, three-, five-, seven-and-a-half, and 10-meter platforms. It also features a Spargar system that sends bubbles from the bottom of the tank to ease water entry.  

The Crawford Leisure Pool features 6 short length (25 yard) lap lanes, a recreation area, and a 184-foot water slide with catch pool, bench jets, and adjacent spa/hot tub.