[DetroitMan]

MSU pushes for return of swim, dive program as it approves $200M student recreation center

The 293,000-square-foot recreation center will be located in the northern portion of the former Cherry Lane site just south of the Breslin Student Events Center.

It will replace MSU's Intramural Recreative Sports West building, which has a 10-year, $46 million capital renewal need and will be demolished in the future as part of the project, the university said.

The principle recreation facilities at Michigan State University range in age from 40 to 100 years old, and have significant deferred maintenance, insufficient capacity and a lack of amenities that students desire, Daniel Bollman, vice president for strategic infrastructure planning and facilities, said in presentation documents for the new center. The new facility will include several gymnasiums and multi-activity courts, a turf arena, indoor running track, strength and fitness studios, racket sport courts, two classrooms and locker and toilet rooms to meet gender-inclusive needs.

It also will include a 50-meter recreational pool to support courses, water fitness and open swim, something that prompted renewed calls for MSU to bring back the university's swim and dive programs during the meeting's public comment period.

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