Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center
25 yard pool 25 Yard Pool
This pool was built in 1960 and is our primary instructional pool . The pool is 25 yards by 25 meters. The depth ranges from 4 feet to 13 feet. This pools holds 350,000 gallons of water. Aquatic courses taught in this pool include:
PE 104 - Swim Conditioning
PE 214 - Beginning Swimming
PE 215 - Advanced Beginning Swimming
PE 221 - Intermediate Swimming
PE 226 - Skin & Scuba Diving I
PE 227 - Skin & Scuba Diving II
PE 228 - Springboard Diving
PE 229 - Open Water Training for Skin & Scuba Diving .
Because this pool is the primary instructional pool for beginning swimming and for the scuba classes the water temperature is normally between 84 to 86 degrees.
This pool is also the home of the NC State Swimming & Diving Teams . It is cooled off to 81 degrees for NC State swim meets.The balcony that surrounds the pool deck seats approximately 500 spectators.