Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center At Around 80-85% Capacity For Men’s NCAAs Attendance

2025 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

Despite the ESPN+ camera angle displaying the most empty part of the stands by the diving well, the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center is still nearly packed at the 2025 men’s NCAA championships, with around 80-85% of the seating being filled up.

South grandstand, or the right side of the aquatic center (relative to positioning behind the diving blocks) is packed to the brim. Meanwhile, the North grandstand is mostly full at the center, with empty seats by the diving well and the warmup pool.

 

Here are some photos of the stands from the perspective of the media row right above the South grandstand bleachers:

Meanwhile, this is the view on ESPN:

Arguably the biggest cheering contingent at the competition is California, which has fan sections in both the South and North grandstand. There are also noticeable cheering sections for Texas, Indiana and Arizona State.

The Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center has total a capacity of 2,500. In 2012, the last time men’s NCAAs was hosted there, there was a total attendance of 8,194, or an average of 2,049 per session.

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xman
1 day ago

An outdoor team could easily host the meet. Maybe in Tempe or Los Angeles? Berkley/Palo Alto might be chilly. Phoenix Metro is excellent this time of year; spectators can loop it in with Spring Training games.

I’m not sure how well outdoor diving works, though…

Beverly Hills
2 days ago

Big Sean Spicer energy

anon
2 days ago

are we splitting hairs? the added pictures still look underwhelming

HornsDown
2 days ago

Yeah…. Thanks to the CAL fans!

JimSwim22
2 days ago

I love this pool but don’t understand why this meet is held in WA. What is the closest DI men’s team? 1200 miles? Home meet for Cal or Stanford?
Sad that no West Coast schools can host

Last edited 2 days ago by JimSwim22
Admin
Reply to  JimSwim22
2 days ago

Yeah and the host team doesn’t have a men’s program (Washington State).

J swim
Reply to  Braden Keith
1 day ago

So no team has a home pool advantage? Sounds like a great idea! Maybe having more west coast events will help bring more swim teams back to this side of the country?

Spieker Pool Lap Swimmer
Reply to  JimSwim22
2 days ago

West Coast schools have outdoor pools. I don’t think NCAAs has ever been held outside but I might be wrong.

WaterAce
Reply to  JimSwim22
2 days ago

It was at Indiana’s pool last year, and Minnesota’s pool the year before that. Plus they’ve always used this pool for the Pac-12 championships

Blaine Mynatt
Reply to  JimSwim22
2 days ago

Washington cancelled its men’s and women’s team in 2009. Men’s team had been around for over 70 years. Unfortunately, the House settlement if approved will continue to shrink the opportunities for swimming and diving. Say goodbye.

2Fat4Speed
Reply to  JimSwim22
1 day ago

Seattle University is D1 since 2009 but I don’t think they have ever had a qualifier, just some B cuts.

lapswimspecialist
2 days ago

hope I can watch this live one day 😢

Gulf Coach
Reply to  lapswimspecialist
2 days ago

Make plans and DO IT! I waited WAY too long and I am THRILLED to be here!

Jewelindapool
2 days ago

I like this facility. I’ve attended several events here. I am curious what the seating capacity is here compared to say… Austin, Greensboro, Georgia etc.

Crooked lane lines
Reply to  Jewelindapool
2 days ago

Much bigger than UGA. I think similar to Austin

TexasLonghorn Alum
Reply to  Jewelindapool
2 days ago

It’s a fast pool. One of the top 5 fastest pools in the U.S.

JimSwim22
Reply to  TexasLonghorn Alum
2 days ago

Speaking of fast pools, why doesn’t Brown Deer ever host big meets anymore?

Crooked lane lines
2 days ago

The UVA parents are probably the big gap during finals

Summer Swim fan
Reply to  Crooked lane lines
2 days ago

so clever…

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