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Minnetonka Teaching and
Lap Pool
Minnetonka Middle School West
6421 Hazeltine Blvd., Excelsior
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Minnetonka Aquatics Center –
Competition Pool
Minnetonka Middle School East
17000 Lake Street Extension, Minnetonka
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The Minnetonka Teaching and Lap pool underwent a $3.6 million renovation to update the facility for teaching, water aerobics, and recreational activity. Opened November 1, 2013, it features:
→ 25-yard Teaching and Lap Pool
- Six lane pool for lap swimming
- Uniform 4’ depth to accommodate younger students and facilitate water aerobics classes
- Floating platforms to enable in-water learning stations
- Ability to increase water temperatures slightly without increasing utility cost
- On deck shower area for quick rinsing before/ after being in the water
- Ultra-violet filtration to reduce chemical use and increase swimmer comfort
→ Upper viewing platform for parents/spectators
→ Upper balcony Deck (Closed off) for dryland training and/or additional viewing
→ Locker rooms and restrooms (including family changing stalls)
→ Translucent panels to bring in filtered, natural light
→ Upper lobby with build-out potential for separate concessions area
→ An entrance separate from the school to facilitate community use of the pool during the school day when it is not in use by physical education classes
The MMW Teaching and Lap Pool was funded, in part, by the Minnetonka Anchor Club. No additional tax levies were required to pay for the facility.
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The Minnetonka Aquatics Center is a $6.1 million competitive and recreational swimming and diving facility. Opened in June 2009, it features:
→ 25-yard Competition Pool
- Seven-foot diving depth at starting end and 3.5-foot depth at turning-end – creating less water resistance.
- State of the art filtration jet – many small water jets rather than fewer large jets produce less current in the pool.
- Eight swim lanes with nine lane lines – a small, unused lane running along both sides of the pool reduces backsplash for swimmers in the outer lanes.
- A separate competition-standard diving well with two diving boards and extra starting blocks
- Bleacher seating for 370 and a swimmers’ balcony for 150
- Ultra-violet filtration to reduce chemical use and increase swimmer comfort
- Translucent panels to bring in filtered, natural light
- A state-of-the-art score board and timing system at the finishing end
→ Handicap accessible locker rooms, restrooms and a lift to assist disabled persons in/out of the pool
→ Concession area
→ An entrance separate from the school to facilitate community use of the pool during the school day when it is not in use by physical education classes
The Minnetonka Aquatics Center was funded, in part, by the Minnetonka Anchor Club. No additional tax levies were required to pay for the facility.
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