Fall 2003 marked the beginning of a new era at the University of North Texas. The 138,000 sq. ft. Pohl Recreation Center offers students, faculty, staff, and alumni, a healthy, safe environment, promoting recreation and fitness.
The Pohl Recreation Center provides aerobics; outdoor pursuits; swimming; weightlifting; various club sports; and informal participation in basketball, indoor soccer, volleyball, and badminton.
The team of Counsilman-Hunsaker and F&S Partners designed this state-of-the-art swim complex, which provides both fitness and recreation programming for students.
This award-winning, innovative design made optimum use of the available space with an array of features, including:
- Eight lane 25-yard fitness pool
- Adjacent leisure pool with three lap lanes
- Open swim area
- Large geyser-like fountain
- Current channel with spray ballard
- Vortex
- Zero-depth entry
- Warm-water spa
- Underwater bench