El Segundo Olympic caliber pool to serve students, community
Los Angeles County Lifeguard and Medal of Valor honoree Lee David and former Olympian and South Bay Swim Club coach Cynthia “Sippy” Woodhead at the groundbreaking for the El Segundo Aquatics Center. Photo For decades, South Bay swimmers dreamt of a local, Olympic caliber swim stadium. That dream was realized two weeks ago when the City of El Segundo and the Wiseburn School District broke ground on the El Segundo Aquatics Center. The center’s 53 meter, Olympic-sized pool will be flanked by 500 stadium seats. The center will also have a second “meters short course” pool, a jumbotron and stadium quality timing, lighting and sound systems. The pool is scheduled for completion in spring 2018, well in time for consideration as a training venue for the 2024 Olympics, assuming Los Angeles is the host city. (The Torrance Plunge is also Olympic-length, but lacks a warm-up pool and other facilities required to host major swim meets.) The $13.8 million aquatic center is on Douglas Street, on property formerly occupied by Northrop Grumman. It is adjacent to the new Wiseburn School District high school, which is also under construction. Wiseburn and El Segundo swim and water polo teams will…
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