El Pomar Natatorium is one of the premier aquatic facilities in the western United States. It's versatile enough to handle any event. With over 800,000 gallons of water, four diving boards, hundreds of configurations, and a state-of-the-art timing system, this is the place to be for all your aquatics services. Open swim available throughout the day except during special events.
Pool Configuration/Lane Schedule
What Is Appropriate Swim Attire?
Events
Group and private lessons are available for adults and children of all ages. For registration and rates, contact Ella Adler at [email protected] or
For Swim Team inquiries, please contact Lily Borgenheimer [email protected]
Outside groups and clubs will have access to rent portions of the facility at off-peak hours. For details and scheduling, contact Michael Hughes at [email protected] or John Gabriel at [email protected]
During down time the community can rent parts of El Pomar Natatorium. A minimum of two lifeguards is required for groups up to twenty-five participants. Make reservations by contacting Michael Hughes at [email protected] or Johh Gabriel at [email protected]
Swimming meets are held at various times throughout the year and scheduling of these meets will take into consideration the CMU community. We will try schedule meets at times that minimize the interruption of lap swim hours.
Kayaking and scuba classes will be offered through the Colorado Mesa University Kinesiology Program. For details, please contact the Kinesiology Department at 970.248.1207.
Pool Features
- A 50-meter competition pool, ten lanes wide and eight feet deep, with two movable bulkheads.
- 25-yards wide, 23 lanes.
- The diving well features a pair of one- and three- meter boards.
- Water agitators.
- There are approximately 750 permanent balcony seats.
- Showcasing a new state-of-the-art Colorado Timing Systems, 21-foot by 10-foot digital video display audio/video display system. (Displays full color scores, text, graphics, animations, and logos for multiple sports. Over 1 billion colors and 4 levels of brightness control.)
- Twenty-two loudspeakers surround the pool.
- Colorado Time Systems Relay Judging Platforms with speedlights.
- Colorado Time Systems Aqua-grip touch pads.
- Paragon sand top starting platforms with quickset anchor.