McAuley Aquatic Center
McAuley Aquatic Center is an aquatics venue in Atlanta used for NCAA swimming and diving plus national meets.…McAuley Aquatic Center is an aquatics venue in Atlanta used for NCAA swimming and diving plus national meets. This FanProof guide focuses on pool configuration, session credential, heat sheet, deck-versus-stands access, humidity, sightlines, and re-entry. Read moreRead less
Event-day essentials
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Reviewed 10.18.26
- Parking
- Official venue arrival guide (opens in a new tab)The CRC contact guide identifies paid public parking at the Student Center Deck (W02). Check the actual meet’s parking notice for event arrangements and the walk to 750 Ferst Drive.
- Arrive
- Use your meet’s spectator doors and session start, then allow time to walk from paid parking to the competition-pool spectator entrance. CRC membership and recreation day-pass rules do not establish admission to an organized meet.
- Exact location
- 750 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332Open directions (opens in a new tab)
- Getting there
- Set your destination to the Campus Recreation Center at 750 Ferst Drive. The CRC identifies the competition-pool spectator-seating door along the main entrance hallway near activity rooms 240, 249 and 251; follow the actual meet’s entrance signs.
Photo credits
Grandstand view across McAuley Aquatic Center during a swimming meet, photographed by Danny Karnik and published by Georgia Tech Athletics. Match the actual event rather than treating this as an individual-seat view.
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Need to Know
- Best for
- A Georgia Tech swimming or diving meet in McAuley’s main stadium, which contains the competition and diving pools and 1,900 permanent seats. The separate Crawford leisure pool is a different recreation area inside the Campus Recreation Center.
- Watch out for
- Georgia Tech’s athletic-facility policy prohibits backpacks, outside food and drinks, coolers, and strollers. Bring a compliant clear bag or travel light; medically necessary items need inspection by the gate supervisor. The sealed-water exception listed for Bobby Dodd Stadium is specific to football.
- Good arrival window
- Use your meet’s spectator doors and session start, then allow time to walk from paid parking to the competition-pool spectator entrance. CRC membership and recreation day-pass rules do not establish admission to an organized meet.
- Main transit note
- Set your destination to the Campus Recreation Center at 750 Ferst Drive. The CRC identifies the competition-pool spectator-seating door along the main entrance hallway near activity rooms 240, 249 and 251; follow the actual meet’s entrance signs.
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Parking At A Glance
- Best option
- The CRC contact guide identifies paid public parking at the Student Center Deck (W02). Check the actual meet’s parking notice for event arrangements and the walk to 750 Ferst Drive.
- Avoid
- Do not substitute the Crawford leisure-pool entrance or assume a CRC recreation credential includes meet spectator admission. Confirm any event parking restrictions before paying or entering a campus permit area.
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Why It Works
- ✓Seeing NCAA swimming and diving plus national meets at McAuley Aquatic Center
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