McMurtrey Aquatic Center

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The McMurtrey Aquatic Center is a swimming, diving, and recreational facility in the city of Bakersfield, California. It is located near the Mechanics Bank Arena in downtown Bakersfield. The Aquatic Center opened in June 2004. Combined with the Valley Children's Ice Center of Bakersfield, it has a large recreation pool and a heated competition pool, with lifeguards on duty during business hours. The facility hosts activities such as aquatic fitness, diving, lap swim, recreation swim, scuba, water polo, and much more. The facility hosts various local high school swim meets and is used by Bakersfield, California community members for recreational swimming. The 8,551-square-foot (794.4 m2) recreation pool features zero depth entry, child play features, double water slides, a plunge pool, diving boards, a water volleyball area and specially designed interactive wet play equipment. The recreation area includes picnic areas for public use and party rentals. The Aquatic Center's heated Olympic-sized pool features nine 25-yard lanes, nine 50-meter lanes, and a pair of one- and three-meter diving boards. The pool's shallow end is 3 feet, 6 inches deep, and the pool's deep end is 14 feet, 2 inches deep.