LeJeune Hall
Lejeune Hall is one of the many impressive athletic facilities at the United States Naval Academy. This fine swimming and wrestling complex is named after the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune, a member of the Naval Academy Class of 1888. It is the first building at the academy to be named for a Marine Corps officer. Although the $13.5 million building is completely modern in conception and materials, its regularly placed columns and raised roof area compliment the traditional turn of the century French Renaissance style campus with its vocabulary of granite walls and mansard roofs. In 1982, Lejeune Hall opened to give the U.S. Naval Academy one of the world's finest facilities for all competitive swimming, diving and water polo events in intercollegiate, U.S. Swimming and Diving and Olympic categories.
Pool:
The large pool is 25 meters-by-50 meters with an eight-foot depth. A movable bulkhead enables the team to train at any distance.
The bulkhead may be moved to the end of the pool and hoisted out of the water to storage in the ceiling for 50 meter competition.
The pool provides 23 25-meter short course lanes or 10 50-meter long course lanes.
Deep water, wide lanes and the latest gutter technology available makes the Lejeune Pool one of the fastest competitive facilities in existence.
Seating:
The gallery around the pool seats 1,000 spectators in comfortable armchair seats. The spectator galleries are in close proximity
to the swimming and diving pools which provides for exciting competition. Another 500 spectators can be seated in portable
bleachers on the pool deck.
Lighting:
Swimming and diving pools are illuminated with bright overhead lights that provide 100-foot candle power at water surface. Two large
sky-lights supplement lighting and add to the aesthetic beauty of Lejeune Hall. The diving wall has three underwater observation
windows and underwater speakers.
