A view of the facility.

The Mona Plummer Aquatic Center is the aquatic center used by the Arizona State University Sun Devils swim team. It opened in 1981,[1] cost four million dollars to build,[2] and is named after Mona Plummer. Plummer was a national championship winning coach who died in 1979; she coached during three decades.[3]

The complex consists of three pools, including an Olympic-size competition pool, and a diving platform; it has seating for 2,000. It is located on the ASU campus in Tempe, Arizona. The facility hosted the 1989, 1991, 1993, and 1998 Pac-10 Diving Championships, as well as the 1981, 1991, and 1999 NCAA Zone E Diving Championships.[4] The venue is regarded as one of the best collegiate aquatic centers in the nation.[4][better source needed][5][unreliable source?][2][6]

In October 2011, a former ASU swimmer drowned at the facility.[7]

Swim meet at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.
Diving platforms at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.

References

  1. ^ "ASU Tempe Campus Tour: Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex". Asu.edu. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Dougherty, John (April 6, 1995). "FOULING THE POOL". Phoenixnewtimes.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ "Best Competitive Pool". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Arizona State Official Athletic Site – Facilities". Thesundevils.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "ASU Mona Plummer Aquatic Center". Tempecvb.com. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  6. ^ "ASU Mona Plummer Aquatics Center – Tempe, Arizona – Venues – Event Guide". Azcentral.com. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  7. ^ "Former Arizona State swimmer James Rigg accidentally drowns in campus pool – ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2011-10-18.

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