UA's inaugural women's swimming and diving team hosted Ball State in its first-ever home meet on Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998. The two-story building is approximately 64,000 square feet, with clear spans over the pool area. It has a ceramic tile finish on all surfaces, including the surrounding deck and walls. Electronic timing and scoring systems were built into the pool, along with an underwater observation room and underwater lighting.
Locker rooms are also available at pool level.
Despite the fact that this year's Zip women will be the first varsity swimming and diving team to make use of the Natatorium, it will not be the first time that Akron has sponsored swimming and diving. That team utilized a pool located in the basement of Memorial Hall. The addition of women's swimming and diving to Akron's varsity athletics program brings the total of women's sports to eight. Coupled with eight men's sports and rifle, which is co-ed, the Zips field 17 varsity intercollegiate athletic teams. All rights reserved worldwide.