NATIONAL AMATEUR AQUETIC FOUNDATION, INC.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67B00446R000100310002-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 25, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 3, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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National Amateur Aquatic Foundation. Inc.
February 3. 1965
The swimming' community in the United States and in Washington, D. C. in
particular has grown beyond anyone's possible dreams within the last five years.
For example, it is now estimated that there are in excess of 800 swimming pools
in the Washington Metropolitan area (Washington, Maryland and Virginia)., and of
these, 100 are quasi public pools. These quasi public pools -- the swim club
pools, the country club pools. the pools used by schools and organizations such
as the YMCA and the YWcr-are unable to provide adequate facilities to teach
swimming to all non-swimming children in the area. Further, there is a complete
absence of facilities designed for competitive swimming. Discussions with pro-
fessional coaches, with public school officials, the representatives of the various
swimming leagues, the D.C. Association'of the Amateur Athletic Union, Boy Scouts
executives, and the President's Council for Physical Fitness have demonstrated
unquestionably the need for additional water facilities in the Washington Metro-
politan area, not only to serve this area. but also the Nation. This need is
not for pleasure swimming, but for the insatiable demand to teach swimming and
.to provide a quality pool.for competitive swimming.
To meet this need, a number'of professional and business men.in-the Washington
Metropolitan area, together with support from the National Capital Swimming Associ-
ation, representatives from Government, the public schools, the Amateur Athletic
Union and the athletic community have banded together to form the National Amateur
Aquatic Foundation, Inc. (NAA F); a non-membership, non-profit organization incor-
porated in the District of Columbia. This organization's purpose is to build a
swimming facility, a National swimming shrine, which can be used to further aquatic
sports on a National and local level. The plans call for a pool of Olympic standards,
a first of its kind on the East Coast-- one that is 50 meters long and 25 yards
wide with a separate diving tank. The pool. enclosed in an air conditioned
building,?will be used during the entire year. The plans include parking facili-
ties, spectator seats, modern 'timing equipment, and all devices and aids which
can be used by swimmers and coaches to improve swimming techniques. For example,
the Foundation proposes to provide underwater ports so that coaches and instructors
may watch the children swimming, and even use.movie cameras to improve swimming
techniques. The Foundation will provide facilities for the press -- newspapers.
radio and TV -- for news coverage of National and local events.
The Foundation does not intend to compete with existing clubs and pools for
recreational swimming. but will supplement them by providing facilities for
competitive swimming and for teaching youngsters to swim -- from the beginner to
the most advanced competitive swimmer training for the Olympic games. Diving,
water polo and synchronized swimming will also be included in the program.
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The tentative plans call for locating the facility on the beltway ( a new
limited access high-speed highway which circles the city of Washington through
Maryland and Virginia thus, the pool will be easily accessible not only to
local swimmers, but also to the great population centers in the East.
The Foundation will build a swimming pool befitting the Nation's capital--
a facility where National swimming events, olympic tryouts or even the Olympics
-themselves might be held without reservation.
The Foundation intends to have prominent members of the business community,
professiopal coaches, and other individuals interested in swimming on the Board
of Directors. The facilities will be built from donations. gifts or grants which
will be-tax deductible. Contributions will be sought from the local swimming
community in the Metropolitan area and local and National organizations. interested
in swimming and the physical fitness of our Nation's youth.
The day-by-day operating funds will be provided by nominal charges, thus
spreading the costs, without profit, of the pool operation among those who use
its facilities. The Foundation intends to have a pool.manager and a staff who
will operate it within guidelines established by the Board.
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