Women's Swimming & Diving
Women's Swimming & Diving Facilities
Edwin J. O'Hara Hall
O?Hara Hall, the multifaceted athletic building in the southeast corner of the campus, is named for Edwin J. O?Hara. O?Hara was the second Midshipmen to receive the Distinguished Service Medal, the Merchant Marine?s highest honor, and the first to give his life while earning it.
O?Hara, an 18-year old Californian, was assigned to the Liberty ship Stephen Hopkins. The Stephen Hopkins was alone and traveling westbound in the South Atlantic in September, 1942, when it encountered two German commerce raiders. Though the Hopkins carried only one four-inch gun and other light armament, its crew decided to fight rather than to surrender. With his ship aflame and near sinking and with the rest of the crew killed, O?Hara began single-handedly loading and firing the ship?s remaining shells. Astoundingly, O?Hara scored hits on both enemy ships, sinking one and damaging the other. When the Hopkins finally sank, O?Hara went down with her. O?Hara?s medal was presented to his mother on March 15, 1943. One year later, a dedication day was held in the building which would bear his name.
O?Hara Hall serves as the home arena for the men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men?s and women?s volleyball, and wrestling teams. Physical education classes are also conducted in O?Hara Hall with a row of offices on the west end of the building accommodating the physical education and athletic department staffs. Construction in the late 1970?s added a swimming and diving facility, wrestling room, lockerrooms, and racquetball courts. This past year, the lobby was refaced along with some necessary construction to the front of the building to aid in O'Hara Hall's handicap accessibility.
Also located in O?Hara Hall is the Thomas J. Hughes and Robert J. Lavinia Conference Room, donated by the two Alumni, for Physical Education and Athletic Department meetings and conferences. Located downstairs is the team media room, lockerrooms, and equipment room. In addition, O'Hara Hall is home to the Kings Point Athletic Hall of Fame and the Blue and Gray Fitness Center.
O?Hara Hall, the multifaceted athletic building in the southeast corner of the campus, is named for Edwin J. O?Hara. O?Hara was the second Midshipmen to receive the Distinguished Service Medal, the Merchant Marine?s highest honor, and the first to give his life while earning it.
O?Hara, an 18-year old Californian, was assigned to the Liberty ship Stephen Hopkins. The Stephen Hopkins was alone and traveling westbound in the South Atlantic in September, 1942, when it encountered two German commerce raiders. Though the Hopkins carried only one four-inch gun and other light armament, its crew decided to fight rather than to surrender. With his ship aflame and near sinking and with the rest of the crew killed, O?Hara began single-handedly loading and firing the ship?s remaining shells. Astoundingly, O?Hara scored hits on both enemy ships, sinking one and damaging the other. When the Hopkins finally sank, O?Hara went down with her. O?Hara?s medal was presented to his mother on March 15, 1943. One year later, a dedication day was held in the building which would bear his name.
O?Hara Hall serves as the home arena for the men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men?s and women?s volleyball, and wrestling teams. Physical education classes are also conducted in O?Hara Hall with a row of offices on the west end of the building accommodating the physical education and athletic department staffs. Construction in the late 1970?s added a swimming and diving facility, wrestling room, lockerrooms, and racquetball courts. This past year, the lobby was refaced along with some necessary construction to the front of the building to aid in O'Hara Hall's handicap accessibility.
Also located in O?Hara Hall is the Thomas J. Hughes and Robert J. Lavinia Conference Room, donated by the two Alumni, for Physical Education and Athletic Department meetings and conferences. Located downstairs is the team media room, lockerrooms, and equipment room. In addition, O'Hara Hall is home to the Kings Point Athletic Hall of Fame and the Blue and Gray Fitness Center.
O'Hara Hall Pool
The O'Hara Pool, which is located on the north side of Edwin J. O'Hara Hall, is a six lane competition pool with a separate diving well. Each lane is seven feet wide, with a the depth of water ranging between four and seven feet. The diving well measures a depth of 11 feet and is equipt with a one-meter and three-meter board. The pool's temperature is kept between 79-82 degrees Fahrenheit. A trampoline and hot tub are located on the pool deck to assist in additional training. With the addition of the new starting blocks, the depth of the water and the good gutter system, the O'Hara Hall pool is one of the fastest in the conference, and has played host to the Skyline Conference meet for the past seven years.
The pool can hold up to 350 spectators, with bleachers located in close proximity to the swimming and diving pool, providing for exciting competition.
1-meter and 3-meter diving boards
poolside trampoline
O'Hara Pool's Academy Record Boards
(women's board shown here)
O'hara Pool National Champions
Name: Jess LaValley