The deGuerre Pool Complex

Acclaimed as one of the finest swimming facilities in the nation, the deGuerre (pronounced de-GAIR) Pool Complex serves as the home for all of Stanford's aquatic teams.

The pool complex includes three separate pools -- one for competition, another for diving and a third for water polo, training and recreation -- as well as eight indoor squash and handball courts. The competition pool is a 25-yard, eight-lane course with depths of seven to eight feet. Overflow gutters and the water depth provide Cardinal swimmers with one of the fastest facilities in the nation.

The complex, which has a seating capacity of 2,500, also includes a diving pool equipped with Durafirm and Maxiflex boards. The Olympic-sized training pool (50 meters by 25 yards) is utilized for both long course and short course training, with ten 50-meter long course lanes and twenty-one 25-yard short course lanes.

The 50-meter pool also provides an all deep 30-meter course for water polo and is used for University recreational purposes. Dedicated in February, 1974, the facility is named in honor of the late Dorothy and Sydney deGuerre, the latter a 1923 Stanford graduate.

The Athletic Department began an expansion and renovation of deGuerre Pools in Spring, 1999. Made possible by a lead gift from Burt and Marion Avery, along with gifts from numerous other benefactors, the new Avery Aquatics Center will be the largest aquatic facility in the nation, befitting Stanford's status as a national leader in swimming, diving, water polo and synchronized swimming.

The first phase of construction includes a new 50-meter pool with a movable bulkhead, the Maas Family Diving Complex with four springboards and a 10-meter tower, additional support space including locker rooms and offices, and ADA accessibility upgrades to the old facility. The first phase is targetting Summer, 2000, as a completion date. At that time, the second phase, including renovation of the stadium pool and surrounding area, will commence. The intent is that the stadium pool will eventually be able to host high-level events in all four aquatic sports, either day or night.

In addition to Stanford's varsity sports teams, the Avery Aquatic Center will serve the needs of many other groups, including lunch-time lap swimmers, students enrolled in aquatics classes, masters swimmers, intramural athletes, summer camp participants and community groups. The facility may also attract a wide range of national and international competition.

Women's Pool Records

Event       Swimmer                 School      Time        Year
50 Free     Jenny Thompson          Stanford    22:87       1992
100 Free    Jenny Thompson          Stanford    49.31       1993
200 Free    Jenny Thompson          Stanford    1:46.87     1993
500 Free    Janet Evans             Stanford    4:42.05     1990
1000 Free   Janet Evans             Stanford    9:30.69     1990
1650 Free   Jennifer Hooker         MVN         16:05.21    1978
100 Back    Lea Loveless            Stanford    54.09       1994
200 Back    Lea Loveless            Stanford    1:55.77     1994
100 Breast  Lori Heisick            Stanford    1:01.38     1990
200 Breast  Lori Heisick            Stanford    2:14.08     1992
100 Fly     Janel Jorgensen         Stanford    53.68       1992
200 Fly     Kara McGrath            Texas       1:58.57     1984
200 IM      Mary Ellen Blanchard    Stanford    1:59.79     1993
400 IM      Janel Jorgensen         Stanford    4:17.47     1991
200 Free Relay      Stanford (Edwards, Jorgensen, Jacob, Thompson), 
                    1:34.35, 1993
400 Free Relay      Texas (Cripps, Fetter, Madsen, Steinseifer), 
                    3:22.49, 1988
800 Free Relay      Arizona State (names not available), 7:30.07, 1980
200 Medley Relay    Stanford (Mahoney, Heisick, Buckovich, Jorgensen), 
                    1:43.59, 1990
400 Medley Relay    Stanford (Loveless, Blanchard, Jorgensen, Thompson), 
                    3:40.76, 1993