About The Greensboro Aquatic Center
The Greensboro Aquatic Center opened in 2011, and since then it has emerged as one of the top aquatic facilities in the nation. It is a state-of-the-art facility and is located on the campus of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, making this area of Greensboro your one-stop shop for entertainment and sports. At the time it was built, the aquatic center cost nearly $19 million. The Greensboro Aquatic Center brings together almost every major aquatic sport (competitive swimming and diving, water polo, synchronized swimming, and more, all in one venue). The GAC offers Greensboro the opportunity to host high school and collegiate events, USA Swimming meets, U.S. Masters Swimming, and U.S. Water Polo events as well as many local and regional swimming events.
Kid-Friendly Aquatic Center
Not only does the GAC host huge events, but it also serves Greensboro families and kids as a community pool open to GAC members and guests for swimming and lessons throughout the year. In addition to open swimming, they offer swim lessons, water fitness, exercise classes, and other swim instruction. The Greensboro Aquatic Center partnered with Guilford County Schools in a curriculum-based ‘Learn to Swim’ program that has drawn national acclaim. The Center also serves the community as the practice facility for several local clubs, high school, and college swimming and diving teams.
The Greensboro Aquatic Center By The Numbers
- The GAC operates 15 hours a day & 360 days a year
- Operates 4 different pools
- 105,323 square feet of building space
- 3 Stories
- Seats up to 2,500
- The Pools
- One Warm-Up/Down Teaching Pool 46’ x 25 yards
- One 50 meter Stretch Competition Pool, 52.5m x 25 yards with two (2) moveable bulkheads for:
- 8-50-meter lanes
- 16-25-meter lanes
- 22-25-yard lanes
- One 25-yard 17’ Diving Vessel
- One 50-meter stretch practice pool, 50-meter x 25-meter x 25 yard, with a unique L-shape design with 8 Long Course Lanes and 19 short course lanes. A moveable bulkhead and shallow end 4’ to 7.6’ deep end.
- 19-25-yard lanes
- 10-25-meter lanes
- 8-25-yard lanes
- The Diving Platforms
- Two (2) One-meter springboards
- Two (2) Three-meter springboards
- One (1) Five-meter platform
- One (1) 7.5-meter platform
- One (1) 10-meter platform
