The UCLA athletics department unveiled its the Spieker Aquatics Center on Sept. 26, 2009, when its men's water polo team hosted UC Irvine under the lights. Prior to that evening's water polo match, the athletics department hosted a private reception at the new, state-of-the-art facility. In addition, Spieker Aquatics Center served as host to the 2010 MPSF Women's Water Polo Tournament, marking the first time that UCLA had hosted a water polo tournament.
The Aquatics Center is the home to UCLA's men's and women's water polo, swimming and diving teams. The facility features a 52-meter by 25-yard all-deep water pool with a dividing bulkhead, allowing races to take place at varying distances (meters, versus yards). The pool also features four platforms on a diving tower, at heights of three, five, seven and one-half, and 10-meter platforms, as well as one and three-meter springboards. The aquatics center also features a warming pool behind the tower for divers.
