The Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center is an aquatic facility in Federal Way , Washington constructed for the 1990 Goodwill Games .
8-423: It has hosted US Olympic Diving Team Trials in 2000 and 2012 , NCAA championships, PAC-12 conference championships, USA Swimming Winter National championships and Speedo Junior National championships. Over 200 world records have been set at the center. The center is open to the public for open swim, pool exercise, family swim, lessons and lap swim. On April 18, 1990 the facility opened for general use. It
16-680: A feature on King County Aquatic Center, highlighting eleven reasons it found the center to be "awesome" including playing a pivotal role in the swimming careers of notable Olympians Nathan Adrian (the only swimmer to make the list from Washington State ), Michael Phelps , Missy Franklin , Cullen Jones , Simone Manuel , and Haley Anderson . Some of the venue facilities include the following. 47°17′43″N 122°20′36″W / 47.295366°N 122.343318°W / 47.295366; -122.343318 United States Olympic Trials (diving) The United States Olympic team trials in diving are held before every Summer Olympics to select
24-639: The 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , Finland . 286 competitors – 245 men and 41 women – took part in 133 events in 18 sports. They won 76 medals (40 gold), including 6 podium sweeps; the highest number of medal sweeps in a single Olympiad by one country since World War II and still a record (though achieved a few more times since). Men's 100 metres Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) Men's 1.000m Time Trial Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race Men's 4.000 m Team Pursuit Men's 3m Springboard Women's 10m Platform 20 fencers represented
32-486: The facility hosts high profile events. These have included Olympic Team Trials in diving , NCAA championships, PAC-12 conference championships, USA Swimming senior events and Speedo Junior Nationals. One way the center serves the community that funded its construction, the residents of King County , as well as Washington state residents at large, is through hosting events such as high school state swimming and diving championships. In December 2015 Swimming World published
40-546: The participators for the USA's diving team. The event is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and run by USA Diving . 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics#Diving The United States competed at
48-466: The spread of COVID-19 . In November 2021, non-essential personnel and spectators were officially allowed back in to attend sporting events. From August 1 to mid-September 2022 and for the summer of 2023, the center is temporarily closed to use by the public for facility upgrades following its turning 30 years of age. As well as the Goodwill Games for which the center was constructed, each year
56-692: The technical features of the center. It is one of only a few of its kind in the United States . Center facilities include: For the COVID-19 pandemic , the center started serving as a COVID-19 testing site open to the public in October 2020. The center has an annual economic impact of $ 7.5 million USD. During the COVID-19 pandemic the center temporarily closed for several months, from March to September 2020, to accommodate best practices and prevent
64-558: Was constructed to host the 1990 Goodwill Games, which were held in Seattle . Land for the center's development was donated by the Weyerhauser corporation and the facility was named after the company and its Chairman, George Weyerhaeuser . The Seattle Goodwill Games Committee provided $ 5 million and King County issued an $ 8.8 million bond to fund the facility. Swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and water polo are accommodated by
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