Arvada Press: A first look at the Arvada Aquatics Center, Jeffco’s state-of-the-art natatorium

Arvada Press | Rylee Dunn | November 19, 2024

Swimmers and divers across the Denver metro area are gearing up to practice and compete in a brand new, state-of-the-art natatorium; the Arvada Aquatics Center.

Recently completed after the project was approved in 2021 and ground was broken in 2023, the Arvada Aquatics Center held its first day of programming on Nov. 18 and will be formally ushered in with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 23.

The 50,000-square-foot complex includes a 50-meter pool with adjustable bulkheads for different competition configurations, a 25-yard pool for swim lessons and exercise programs, and a diving well that features three 1-meter springboards, three 3-meter springboards, and 3-meter and 5-meter diving platforms.

Project Manager Kim Vagher said the diving platforms will allow divers to have a more local option — previously, the only diving facilities up to par with the AAC’s well are located in Colorado Springs and Laramie, Wyoming — and were not originally part of the plan for the facility.

“(The diving wells were) all donated by Pools for Kids,” Vagher said. “That was about half a million dollars, and we did not have that in the budget, nor was it planned.”

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