IU Natatorium
Built in 1982, the IU Natatorium is one of the marquee swimming & diving venues in the world. The Nat has hosted countless nationally recognized events, including USA Olympic trials, the 2003 Mega Zone Championships and the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships. The Natatorium is also home to the annual IHSAA boys and girls swimming championships, along with housing various swimming clubs from across the Midwest.
The IUPUI men's and women's swimming and diving teams have called the Natatorium home since their inception in 1998.
Greg Louganis, Michael Phelps and Jenny Thompson dot the list of those who have competed at the facility, known as one of the world's fastest pools.
The Main Competition Pool of the IU Natatorium is 50-meters with eight racing lanes. Two moveable Bulkheads allow for long or short course events as well as hosting water polo and synchronized swimming. The seating capacity of the Natatorium is 4,700 making it the largest indoor pool in the United States. There is also room for additional seating of 1,500 on deck.
The depth of the pool is 9 feet at the ends and 10 feet at center of pool. Water temperature is kept at 79 degrees. The main pool contains six underwater windows for television and coaching analysis. There are approximately one million gallons of water in the main pool. Currently there have been 90 American Records and 12 World Records set in the pool to date.
Among the amenities are a state of the art timing system and an LCD scoreboard, located high along the North wall.
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Student-Athletes of the Month
 Margaret Barber
Women's Swimming
IUPUI freshman swimmer Margaret Barber has been chosen the Sahm's Female Student-Athlete of the Month for January. Barber helped the women's swimming and diving team to a 4-1 record in January moving the team's record to 7-1 on the season. The seven dual wins are the most in a single-season in program history.
Barber opened the month shattering the school record in the 1,000 freestyle in a quad meet with Xavier, Saint Louis, and Western Illinois with a winning time of 10:30.82. That time bested the previous school-record time of 10:46.14 set by Sara Smith on Nov. 10, 2006. Later that meet, she posted the fifth-fastest 500 freestyle time with a mark of 5:11.88 en route to a second-place finish.
After posting another win a day later in the 200 freestyle in a dual meet with Eastern Illinois, Barber captured wins in the 200 free and 500 free on Jan. 28 at Oakland. Her 200 freestyle time of 1:54.94 was a PR and equaled the second-fastest swim in the IUPUI record books, while her 500 free time was the seventh-fastest time in program history.
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 Alex Young
Men's Basketball
IUPUI senior basketball standout Alex Young has been chosen the Sahm's Male Athlete of the Month for the month of January. The Indianapolis-native averaged a team-high 22.1 points and 5.1 boards per game, while also collecting 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals in the Jaguars' eight games.
Young scored in double-digits in all eight games, including six games of 20 points or better. He notched back-to-back 27-point outings against Oral Roberts (Jan. 14) and at South Dakota (Jan. 19) for his high water marks during the month. Against Southern Utah on Jan. 12, Young became the 3rd player in IUPUI history to eclipse the 2,000 point mark with a free throw late in the first half.
The 6-foot-6 lefty has since climbed to No. 7 on The Summit League's all-time scoring list and remains the top active scorer in all of Division I men's basketball. For the year, Young is averaging a team-high 20.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while hitting 41 percent from the field. He also leads the team with 34 steals and 26 blocked shots and ranks among The Summit League leaders by having hit 81.9 percent from the free throw line.
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