Tulane Top-Notch Facilities
Jul 22, 2003 | Women's Swimming and Diving
The Reily Student-Recreation Center Natatorium houses a beautiful 50mt x 25yd Olympic Sized Pool equipped with a moveable, flow-through bulkhead. Along two walls of the complex large windows allow patrons to view the Varsity athletic track, soccer fields, training fields, as well as the outdoor social pool and sundeck. Natural light fills the natatorium through these windows as well. Brand new starting blocks will be installed for the 03-04 season. Athletics also purchased a new, 8-lane, 10-line, Daktronics Scoreboard for the GreenWave Varsity Swimming & Diving Team.
The Wilson Center for Intercollegiate Athletics, completed in 1990, has been described as one of, if not the, finest athletic buildings in the country. The Wilson Center houses all athletic offices, the Green Wave's weight room, training room, the Mickey Retif Clubhouse, the Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame Room, a collection of memorabilia in the building's atrium and the Academic Student Services Office and computer lab.
The building covers 76,000 square feet and was completed at a cost of $7.2 million. It is named for former Tulane football player Jim Wilson, Jr., whose generous gift was a major catalyst in the fund-raising drive for completion of the building.
The Henry Frnka Weight Room, located in the Wilson Athletic Center, features over 5,000 square feet of training space and over 30,000 pounds of weights and equipment. Every student-athlete at Tulane utilizes this state-of-the-art facility for all of their training needs. The weight room is furnished with equipment from Wynmor, Sorinex, York, and Hammer Strength. In addition, the facility is complete with Dynamaxx medicine balls, hurdles, plyometric boxes and assorted speed and agility equipment. The weight room is also equipped with Cybex stationary bikes in order to ensure cardiovascular fitness. Student-athletes also benefit from state-of-the-art video equipment which is used to evaluate each player to ensure that they exercise properly, effectively and safely.
