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It has enough water depth that you can swim in there too. “We’re looking at a fun water pool which has a lazy river. “There is going to be a spray ground, and we’re also looking at a big fun slide,” he said. He said the fun water is going to be just as advertised. More than that, it’s really the lessons pool and swim opportunity that comes in from that area.” There is also a six-lane lap pool to be used during meets as well. “The fast water is a 50-meter pool, and there are all kinds of ways you can use a 50-meter pool. “There is a fun cluster of water and a fast cluster of water,” he said about the center’s two water versions.

He noted that the City has an enormous plan in the works that includes every bell, whistle, and goody. “It’s a springboard for all our design work.” “The City put out a big effort and put out a lot of data,” he said. Mamuyac said things that will be included in the South Oxnard Aquatic Center starts with questions being asked of the public. “They’re now calling pools liquid gyms because pretty much anything you can think of doing in a gym is now being brought to a pool.”

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“There’s obstacle courses and building so much physical awareness of your body and being active, and also learning how to be in the water,” she said.

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One of her fond memories was movie night with a floating screen, where people floated around and watched movies like Jaws. “It’s masked by kids having a super-fun time.”

“They are not just fun it’s a teaching tool for all different types of elements in water that you can find,” she said. She noted those activities could include slides, a lazy river, or a beach entry. What’s fun is that’s being turned into programming in these fun water pools.” “There is so much in water safety that isn’t just in flat water. “A lot of my training took place in the ocean and learning how to work with the currents and how to feel the rips in the water,” she said. Seven-Time Olympic Medalist Dana Vollmer-Grant said she loves working in these centers and noted that more goes on in the water besides competitive swimming. “One of the things that we will be doing as part of the design process is making sure the buildings and the pools are as green as possible,” Mamuyac said. “We’ve done a lot of high-end competitive Aquatics at Stanford, USC, and Berkely, but we also love to do cities just like yours,” he said.Īs architects, one of the things important to els/ is being friendly to the planet. “We’ll have els/ employees at the table, and we’ll ask you to critique the document in front of you,” he said.Įls/ has been in the swimming business for a long time, he said, and love creating community-type projects. He said the feedback from the first community workshop created a preferred idea for the Aquatic Center that residents will examine and offer further ideas. led off the presentation and said his Architectural firm was selected to design the Aquatic Center and got started in March. The evening was hosted by Assistant City Manager Ashley Golden and Council Members Vianey Lopez and Gabrielle Basua, and all three were grateful to get the community’s valuable feedback and move forward to the grand opening and making the center a valuable part of the City.Įls/ President/CEO Clarence Mamuyac Jr. Oxnard– The South Oxnard Aquatics Community meeting number two came off without a hitch Monday, August 1, as residents filled the South Oxnard Community Center and offered valuable input.Īttendees heard a presentation from els/ then broke into groups with maps and devised a list of feedback for the Aquatic Center’s potential design. Community members review and offer feedback about what the South Oxnard Aquatics Center might look like (Photo by Chris Frost)

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