* January 14, 2025 Public Presentation
Santa Clara Aquatics Foundation
COMMUNITY - ACCESS - EXCELLENCE
THANK YOU!!!!!!!
POST MEETING MATERIAL
SANTA CLARA AQUATICS
150+
Years CATA
SCD $500,000+
SWIM CLUB
SANTA CLARA DIVING in annual
2,000+
Members pool fees
90+ SANTA CLARA
ARTISTIC SWIMMING
Olympians
THIS IS BIGGER THAN A POOL
Community Excellence
Access
COMMUNITY
CREATING COMMUNITY
learners
fitness everyday health,
fitness, friendships,
athletes and training
masters
special abilities local, regional,
national, and
seniors international
competitions
youth
(37) ACCESS
•Novato
oint Reves
SUITABLE AQUATIC
National
Seashore Martinez
Antioch
San Rafael Concord
FACILITIES ARE VITAL Sto
580 Richmond Brentwood
Walnut Creek
(esp. deeper water for diving & artistic) Berkeley
ulf of the Farallones Mountain
San Francisco 580 San Ramon House
-Tracy
• Future of top aquatic Dublin
Daly City 000
*Livermore
programming is at risk Hayward
Inspiration and motivation for 680
San Mateo Fremont
youth aquatics suffers tos
92 Redwood City
Individual and community 286 Palo Alto Milpitas
opportunities are missed San Jose
atos
Drowning Increases in the U.S. ty W Coe
Making swimming lessons more accessible can save lives Ite Park Morgan Hill
San Martin
#1 55% 28% Scotts Valley
(352) Gilroy (s2)
Drowning is the number one Over half (55%) of U.S. Drowning death rates for cause of death for children Black people were 28%
ages 1-4. higher in 2021 than in 2019 Platform diving locations Watsonville (29) Large meet locations Hollister
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/drowning/index.html
SUITABLE FACILITIES ARE
NOT JUST FOR COMPETITIVE ATHLETES
EXCELLENCE
DEVELOPING
FUTURE LEADERS
goal-setting resilience
SCD
SHAM CLUS
SANTA CLARA DIVING
discipline hard work
SANTA CLARA
teamwork ARTISTIC SWIMMING dedication
time
management
EXCELLENCE
STUDENT-ATHLETES
USC
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NAVY
BOSTON
UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA
CAL POLY
UNIVERSITY
Santa Clara's
International Swim Center
(1966)
Originally built in 1966 it's been vital to
Santa Clarans recreation and fitness
3 pools: a shallow learn-to-swim pool, a
50-meter competition pool, and a dive
well with a tower
Thousands have learned to swim,
maintained their health, connected
with their community, trained, and
competed
LOCAL INSPIRATION
Mission Viejo Novato
Economic Impact
50+ events $1.5 - 2.2M per
every year Signature and
National events
Irvine
$11 Million
Marguerite Aquatics Center
in Mission Viejo, CA
(2018)
• Originally built in 1972,
renovation completed in 2018
3 pools: a shallow learn-to-swim
pool, a 50-meter competition pool,
and a dive well with a tower
• Host over 50+ events a year
Source: https://swimswam.com/11-million-mission-viejo-nadadores-pool-renovation-nearing-completion/ $34 Million
Miwok Aquatic and Fitness
Center in Novato, CA
(2022)
New construction
3 pools: a shallow learn-to-swim
pool, a 50-meter competition pool,
and a dive well with a tower
U Includes fitness center
Source: attes:// marin-new-mivok-center-for-student-wellness-and-recreation#previous-slice $1.15 Million
William Woollett Jr. Aquatics
Center in Irvine, CA
(2025)
Addition of a third 50-meter
competition pool
Addresses a rise in requests from local
programs and national competitions
Signature and National events
generate $1.5-2.2M in local economic
benefit
inCE
Source: htips//swims himd_50-m ion-pool-more-seats/
Let's Secure the Future of Aquatics
in Santa Clara
1. Prioritize the International Swim Center
2. Encourage facility design to start with year-round programming to maximize utilization and benefits to the community
3. Collaborate with City Staff on facility use cases, requirements and design direction
4. Define a partnership between SCAF and the City of Santa Clara to create a long-term model that benefits everyone
THANK YOU!!!