The Aquatic Center is housed within the Health and Wellness Center at Western Oregon University and includes both the historic Wolverton Memorial swimming pool and a recently added therapy pool. The facility is open for year round aquatic exercise classes, lap and open swimming, swim lessons and many more aquatic activities.

The swimming pool was named for Mr. Grant S. Wolverton (son of John and Mary Jane Wolverton), OCE alumnus 1883.

The late Mr. Wolverton left a grant for the construction of the original pool. Additional funds to cover construction costs were granted by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education so that an outstanding pool would be assured. Oregon College of Education (Western Oregon University’s name from 1939-1980) is one of the few small schools to have a swimming pool facility of such high quality, and this pool is indeed something of which OCE students, faculty, and staff are most proud. Construction was started in the fall of 1954 and was completed in the spring of 1955.  A remodel and additions to the existing pool were completed in 2010.

We are open to the general public and would love to have you join us for lap swimming, playing around in the pool, aquatic exercise classes, swimming lessons or any of our other wonderful aquatic programs.