Flushing Meadows Natatorium Olympics, but when NYC's bid was lost to London, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation proceeded to build the pool anyway. The result is an innovative building with 130-foot-high twin masts and a swooping roof form. The masts are an architectural feature extending up into the Queens skyline as well as the structural supports for the cable-stayed roof. This design provides the clear spans necessary to house an Olympic swimming pool along with an ice skating rink. The Flushing Meadows Natatorium was designed by Handel Architects in association with Kevin Hom Architects (formerly Kevin Hom +Andrew Goldman
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