Jesuit Dallas swimming & diving has enjoyed a proud tradition of success dating back to the early 1970s. The program's rich history has included eight TCIL state championships, six UIL district titles, 26 All-Americans, and four national champions. Throughout its history the team has needed to practice and compete at numerous facilities across the metroplex, but thanks to the generosity of a single donor, the School has developed plans to construct a state-of-the-art natatorium adjacent to the athletic tower on the Jesuit Dallas campus. Please click the play button on the image above to watch a video of the natatorium. 

The proposed 29,000-square foot facility will feature the latest in pool and video technology, and include an eight-lane competition pool with fully-automated timing and scoring systems as well as a four-lane warm-up/teaching pool with separate climate and pool water controls.

In addition to serving as a practice and competitive venue for the swimming & diving teams, and the School's burgeoning water polo program, the facility will benefit a vast majority of Jesuit students by providing a space for injury rehab therapy, as well as endurance and flexibility training for other sports, learn-to-swim programs, scuba certification instruction, and lifeguard training and certification.

"This facility will enrich the educational environment in so many ways," said President Mike Earsing. "Beyond its obvious application as a venue for athletic competition and training for all sports, the space will serve as an additional science lab of sorts by allowing our students to engage in experiments and activities not currently possible. Our marine biology program, which focuses on addressing environmental issues across the globe and is unique in its scope among secondary schools, will also greatly benefit. When we consider fully all of the possibilities, the addition of a natatorium on our campus is wonderful and exciting."

Additional amenities include two one-meter springboards with a Sparger diving system, locker rooms, a climate-controlled gallery with chair-back spectator seating for 250 guests, and a full-color indoor video display.

The School recently finalized its work with the City of Dallas on the relocation of utilities, with construction to follow behind the visiting side of Postell Stadium. The natatorium is scheduled to open in early 2021.

The donor, whose generosity marks the single-largest gift in the history of the School, has elected to remain anonymous during construction, and will be formally recognized at a later time prior to the opening of the facility.

"In its planned development, the School discussed a series of important programmatic and capital objectives," continued Earsing. "An on-campus aquatic facility has long been a consideration, and we were deeply humbled by the generosity of the donor, whose desire to fully fund the cost of the natatorium gave us the rare opportunity to capitalize on a project that otherwise would have been unachievable."