By Megan Finnerty
Asst. Campus Editor

Purdue officials have finally selected a name for the new indoor pool being put in the Boilermaker Aquatics Center. It will be named the Doris Z. Holloway Pool.

The name is fitting because Holloway; her husband, Robert; and their four children all graduated from Purdue, and the couple has supported Purdue in many ways for the last 50 years.

Purdue women's swimming coach Kathy Wright-Eger said she and the team are excited that the pool is going to be named after a female and "such a fabulous female."

"Bob and Doris are wonderful Purdue supporters and have been supporting Purdue for years and years, and they certainly know pools," said Wright-Eger. "They are from the Louisville area and own several pools there."

The new Aquatics Center rivals the cost of a basketball arena, costing $17 million, and its funding came from a number of private donations, including the Holloways.

"One of the things that motivated us to help support the new pool is the fact that there is such a need for a competition-quality swimming pool," said Holloway. "Also, we have two fine swim coaches at Purdue, and it's time for the University to have the best possible facility where they can coach."

The new facility will have an eight-lane, 50-meter swimming pool, a diving tank and a six-lane pool with diving boards and platforms. The pool is intended to replace all three pools on campus, and students, staff, faculty and visitors will be able to use the pool in addition to the men's and women's swimming and diving teams.

Purdue All-American Matt Martin said the pool is not only good for the swim team but also for the whole student body.

"Now, at Lambert, the students are really limited as to what times they can use the pool," he said. "And if the women and men can practice at the same time — I don't see why we couldn't, there will be four or five times more space — the public will be able to use it a lot more."

Purdue men's swimming coach Dan Ross also expects to see the whole Purdue community make use of the pool.

"Technically, all three teams can practice at one time and that will cut down sports time for the pool and that will free it up for use by everyone else," he said. "This new pool will be a shining spot for the campus when it opens."

Although visiting swim teams can be "psyched out" by the small size of Lambert's pool, which gives Purdue's teams a "home pool advantage," Martin and other members of the men's swim team are excited about the Aquatics Center.

"We can host big meets, and it is going to be a really big help with recruiting for swimming and diving," he said. "Now, we don't really host any meets because a lot of other schools' coaches don't want to come. After they finish the pool, that will all change."