Head Coach
Billy McGowan
(203) 570-2061 (cell)
(203) 869-1630 ext 305 (office)
bmcgowan@gwymca.org
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Facilities
The Greenwich Family YMCA's new 50-meter X
25-yard state-of-the-art Olympic Aquatics Center features a 13 foot deep,
25-yard X 40 ft. diving well. The diving well will be equipped for optimum
training consisting of [1] three-meter and [2] one-meter maxi-flex diving boards
set on duraflex' durafirm stands. A second three-meter maxi-flex board will be
added in the second year of the program.
 The facilities will also include a dry-board with
overhead spotting rig, two mounted TIVO systems- for delayed video playback of
dives, a hot-tub- to stay warm between dives; along with multiple stretch mats
and fitness equipment for dry-land training and conditioning- all designed to
provide a safe, progressive training environment for every diver.
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Pool dimensions: 50 meters long, 25 yards
wide 
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Diving well dimensions: 30-feet x
75-feet
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Pool Volume: holds 690,000 gallons of
water
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Pool depth at shallow end: 4’ to 5’ in
24-feet
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Pool depth in middle section: 6’-7”
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Pool depth at diving well: 13 feet
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Two 1-meter diving boards & one 3-meter
diving board (with option for 2nd 3-meter board)
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State-of-the-art timing system and
scoreboard
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8 swim lanes in 50-meter direction
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21 swimming lanes with 17 lanes at
appropriate depth for training in 25-yard direction
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Can hold sanctioned event with 14 lanes with
bulkhead on 9th lane
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Can hold multiple events simultaneously
(swimming, diving, water polo …)
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5,300 cubic yards of concrete were placed for
the Natatorium and Parking Garage
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530 tons of steel were fabricated and erected
for the Natatorium
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Tile in Pool & on Pool Deck: 24,500 sf
(24,500 sf x 144 tiles/sf = 3,528,000 tiles)
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