On Thursday June 23rd, Santa Rosa Junior College invited the community to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated Kinesiology, Athletics and Dance (KAD) facilities with a ribbon cutting and a Pool Dedication Ceremony. TLCD Principal and Education Practice Leader Carl Servais and Project Architect Tyree Vantrease (along with retired Principal Brian Wright) were on hand to celebrate with design-build partners ELS Architecture and Urban Design and Wright Contracting. After 3 1/2 years of design and construction, we were proud and excited to see the pool deck filled with community members, students, athletes, and coaches. Read the full Press Democrat story “Santa Rosa Junior College’s new Olympic-sized pool makes a splash”.
The $30M project includes resurfaced and reconfigured baseball, softball, and soccer fields, a new track, new playing surface, new grandstands and new Fieldhouse for Bailey Field, in addition to a new outdoor pool, the first Olympic-sized pool built between Petaluma and the Oregon border. Jill McCormick, Head Coach of the SRJC Swimming and Diving team was all smiles throughout the celebration and dedication ceremony, which represented the culmination of many years of advocacy and vision for a pool facility in Santa Rosa, and then working closely with the design team to turn that vision into the amazing pool that will serve as a community asset for generations to come.
Who better to test the waters than 8 former or current SRJC swim team members!
