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Athletics

Aquatic and Fitness Center (Fairfax Campus)

The Aquatic and Fitness Center is an eye-catching, well-designed facility on the Fairfax Campus, which opened in 1998. It was named a 1999 Facility of Merit by Athletic Business magazine. The Jim McKay Natatorium, located inside the Aquatic and Fitness Center, has been the host facility for the past nine CAA Swimming and Diving Championships and is expected to become the home of that annual event. The $21 million, 96,000-square-foot, two-pool complex features a 50-meter Olympic-size pool and a 25-yard recreational pool, whirlpool, and sauna. The Aquatic and Fitness Center also includes an 8,000-square-foot, two-story fitness gallery, an aerobics and group fitness studio, spinning room, and additional space for other group exercise classes such as pilates and yoga. .

Web: www.gmu.edu/service/aquatics/index.html

Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center (Prince William Campus)

The result of a thriving partnership among Mason, Prince William County, and the City of Manassas, the 110,000-square-foot Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center offers state-of-the-art exercise equipment, group fitness programs, a full gymnasium with an elevated track, and recreational and instructional swimming in a 50-meter competition pool. It also houses human performance labs, classrooms, and other meeting space. For membership, call 703-993-8444.

Web: www.freedom-center.com

Intercollegiate Athletics

Mason, a Division I member of the NCAA, sponsors intercollegiate teams in men’s baseball, golf, and wrestling; women’s softball, lacrosse, and rowing; and men’s and women’s basketball, cross-country, indoor and outdoor track and field, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball. For sports information updates, call the Sports Hotline at 703-993-4074. For Intercollegiate Athletics ticket information, call 703-993-3270. See also Tickets.

Web: GoMason.com

Recreation Sports Complex (Field House) (Fairfax Campus)

Membership is available to community individuals and groups through the Patriot Club. The 65,000-square-foot complex features a 200-meter indoor track, a basketball court, handball and racquetball courts, a weight room, and accommodations for indoor volleyball, tennis, and indoor soccer. Outdoor features include a 400-meter track, a baseball diamond, soccer/lacrosse/track stadium, and practice fields. Proceeds from Patriot Club memberships support the advancement of Mason athletics. Call 703-993-3215.