A natatorium is a term given for a building containing a swimming pool

Swimming pool

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. In Latin

Latin

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, a cella natatoria was a swimming pool in its own building, although it is sometimes also used to refer to any indoor pool even if not housed in a dedicated building (e.g., a pool in a school or a fitness

Physical fitness

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 club). It will usually also house locker rooms, and perhaps allied activities, such as a diving

Diving

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 tank or facilities for water polo

Water polo

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. Many college

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s, universities

University

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 and high schools have natatoria.

See also

• The Plunge
  The Plunge
  The Richmond Municipal Natatorium, affectionately known as The Plunge, is a historic swim center in the Point Richmond neighborhood of Richmond, California. It was closed in August 2001 for seismic retrofitting and reopened in August 2010 ....
  
  
• Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial
• Ying Tung Natatorium
  Ying Tung Natatorium
  The Ying Tung Natatorium is a swimming venue located in the Olympic Sports Centre in Beijing, China with a seating capacity of 4,852. It was upgraded for the 2008 Summer Olympics and expanded to 44,635 square metres. It hosted Olympic water polo matches and the swimming part of the modern...
  
  
• Sutro Baths
  Sutro Baths
  The Sutro Baths were a large, privately owned swimming pool complex in San Francisco, California, built in the late 19th century. The building housing the baths burned down in 1966 and was abandoned. The ruins may still be visited.- History :...