Repository: UIHistories Project: Book - Report on Need for Campus Recreation Facilities (1947) [PAGE 38]

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PART II. Dosired Expansions or Now Developments. >nal swimmin 1. Instructional classes for academic and cademic staff hers and faculty wives. 2. A diving club limited to those students who are interested in spring board diving. This activity would necessarily be limited due to lack of diving facilities. 3 A competitive swimming program for the more highly skilled student. In this activity the following items could be stressed: a. Racing starts b. Racing turns d. Endurance c. Perfection of speed strokes e. Training 1 As a culmination of this program, sports days with other colleges could b sponsored. *k. An officials rating practice period. This would offer the student the opportunity of working toward either a local or national swimming official rating as set forth by the Women's National Officials Rating Committee of the National Section of Women's Athletics of the National Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. *(This activity would undoubtedly have more appeal for the major student in physical education than for the average college student.) 5. A life guards' club. This activity would offer opportunity for developmer. of the following: a. Life saving techniques b. Work with small craft c. Opportunity to get experience in the women's pool during recreational swimming periods. 6. A co-recreational synchronized swimming club. • • Limitations as to time and space that at the present time would limit the expansion of the recreational swimming program. 1. The pool in Bevier Eall is used for swimming classes 6 to 8 hours daily. 2. The University High School uses the pool every Saturday morning during the year. In the spring when preparing for their water show the pool is used more frequently. 3. Due to the present system of "make-ups" used in the women's swimming classes, the recreational periods now offered are necessary. If this were not so, some of the suK/zested activities in "A" under Part II could be offered. B. New facilities needed for expansion. 1. A new pool for the women students. a. Regulation as to length, width, and depth, (The present pool does not meet these standards.) b. A minimum of two regulation diving boards with adjustable fulcrums. This would preclude adequate water depth and head clearance. c. Dressing rooms so planned as to accomodate both men and women under sanitary conditions. d Adequate spectator galleries and spaco for production of water shows.