Royer Pool & Pool 194 - University of Indiana

$10.00. [February, 2023]

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Pool 2 is known as "Pool 194". It's the university's original pool, in the old part of the gym, and opened with the building in 1917. It is used primarily for special purposes, such as when the other pools on campus are closed during breaks, and is regularly used for women-only swims. (Admission is covered with the same pass as the rest of the building.)

The pool's unusual length is thought to be due to the fact that Olympic standards had not yet been established when the pool was built and the 88-foot length works out so that exactly 60 lengths makes a mile.

The tile work in this part of the building includes swastikas. There's a plaque to explain that the pool was built back when the swastika was just a Hindu sign for peace, before the Nazis adopted it.

Pool 1 is known as the "Royer Pool", the "WIC Royer Pool", the "HPER Pool", and the "SPH Pool". The diving well is in the same section of the building.