Northwest Allen County Schools and the Fort Wayne Swim and Wellness Alliance will partner to bring the U.S. Olympic Trial pool to the area.
The pool was moved from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne after last summer’s U.S. Olympic Trials.
The Fort Wayne Swim and Wellness Alliance presented a possible partnership to the district in October to acquire the pool.
The pool would require a larger natatorium to house it, and the district’s current facility is undersized for the amount of use generated by the schools in the district.
The new 92,000-square foot natatorium would house two pools. It would offer more than 20 lanes and a larger diving pool.
It’s expected to cost $54 million, with the money coming from NACS, state grants, private funds and donations brought in by the Fort Wayne Swim and Wellness Alliance.
The board unanimously approved the partnership.
