Engman Public Natatorium out of the building. They offer tours and share the history of segregation and civil rights in South Bend, as well as the experiences of the African American, Latinx, and LGBTQ communities in the city. Engman Public Natatorium The Engman Public Natatorium was a public swimming pool that operated in South Bend, Indiana between 1922 and 1978. Sources describe it as being the largest indoor swimming pool in the state of Indiana when it first opened in 1922. The pool has a history of racial exclusion, barring African Americans completely between 1922 and 1936, then segregating against them (by day)
Indiana University Natatorium two underwater windows for television coverage and coaching analysis. The Natatorium was completed in 1982. Counsilman-Hunsaker served as design consultant for the project. The architects were Browning, Day, Pollack & Mullins, Inc. and Edward Larabee Barnes, Architects. This premier competition pool has been recognized as one of the fastest pools in the world with world and American records set by athletes from many countries. The facility hosted the 2008 Olympic Diving Trials. It was the fifth time since 1984 that the city of Indianapolis had hosted the swimming and/or diving trials, and the city of Indianapolis has recently announced that