J.H. Moores Memorial Natatorium public park system in Lansing. One of those parks was Moores Park, which he donated to the city in 1908. In the early 1920s, Wesley Bintz came to work in the city engineer's office, only a few years after receiving his degree from the University of Michigan in 1918. In 1922 he became the City Engineer, and in that capacity he designed this natatorium, which was constructed in 1923. Bintz resigned later that year, and began a career devoted to designing swimming pools. The natatorium has been open every season, save when it was renovated in 1980. It may be
Indiana University Natatorium the Natatorium will again host Olympic Trials for diving in 2016. The Natatorium was used as the trials site every four years from 1984 to 2000. In addition, the Natatorium building houses the IUPUI Recreation Program in the basement of the facility, including the state of the art Polaris weight room which was built in 1996. Popularly known as IUPUI, this facility has been host to numerous other swim events including the 1982 National Sports Festival, the 1987 Pan American Games, the 2001 World Police and Fire Games, NCAA Championships, USA Swimming National Championships, and the Big Ten Championships. Additionally,