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Avery Aquatic Center

Avery Aquatic Center is Stanford's outdoor home for swimming, diving, artistic swimming and water polo. Spectators use aluminum… Read more

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Reviewed 10.4.26

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Parking
Official parking & directions (opens in a new tab)Use the Varsity Parking Lot or Lot 2 (El Camino Grove), reached from Nelson Road off Galvez Street. Stanford requires a valid disabled placard for designated accessible parking.
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At Avery, day-of-event ticket windows are at the east entrance. Regular-season swimming, diving and artistic swimming are free; MPSF men's water polo games, postseason and some special events require tickets.
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235 Sam MacDonald Mall, Stanford, CA 94305Open directions (opens in a new tab)
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Pool and diving area at Avery Aquatic Center.
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Pool and diving area at Avery Aquatic Center.

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Venue typeAquatics
Capacity2,530competition pool: 2,480 fixed seats plus 25 accessible and 25 companion seats
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235 Sam MacDonald Mall, Stanford, CA 94305

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Destination: Avery Aquatic Center, 235 Sam MacDonald Mall, Stanford, CA 94305. At Avery, day-of-event ticket windows are at the east entrance. Regular-season swimming, diving and artistic swimming are free; MPSF men's water polo games, postseason and some special events require tickets. Use the Varsity Parking Lot or Lot 2 (El Camino Grove), reached from Nelson Road off Galvez Street. Stanford requires a valid disabled placard for designated accessible parking.

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Avery's grandstands have aluminum bleachers. Accessible seating is at the north end and the southwest and southeast corners; the east entrance is accessible, and the west-side elevator reaches the pool deck.

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2026 MPSF Artistic Swimming Championships facility and spectator entrance layout

Avery Aquatic Center: Venue layout, 2026 MPSF Artistic Swimming Championships facility and spectator entrance layout. Use the original map for routes and visitor facilities.

February 2026 event diagram showing the spectator entrance, grandstands, competition and warm-up pools. Judges, hospitality and team areas are event-specific restricted spaces. This diagram does not assign individual seat numbers. This is a real layout for the named event, supplied by Mountain Pacific Sports Federation / Stanford Athletics. Check your event’s current routes, viewing areas and access instructions before visiting. Preview shows page 17 of 19; open the original chart for every page.

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Avery's grandstands have aluminum bleachers. Accessible seating is at the north end and the southwest and southeast corners; the east entrance is accessible, and the west-side elevator reaches the pool deck.
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At Avery, day-of-event ticket windows are at the east entrance. Regular-season swimming, diving and artistic swimming are free; MPSF men's water polo games, postseason and some special events require tickets.
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Parking At A Glance

What to do
Use the Varsity Parking Lot or Lot 2 (El Camino Grove), reached from Nelson Road off Galvez Street. Stanford requires a valid disabled placard for designated accessible parking.
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Varsity Parking or Lot 2 via Nelson Road, with the event's parking instructions checked before departure
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  • ✓Seeing NCAA swimming, diving, artistic swimming, and water polo at Avery Aquatic Center
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