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The Christiansburg Aquatic Center will be opening in early 2010, making room for the team's new training facility.
Plans for the facility were announced in 2005 with an expected completion date in 2007. Three years past the expected opening date, it is finally set to welcome the H2Okies and the public.
The pool features a full-length 50-meter pool, which is the standard Olympic size. War Memorial pool, where the team has been training for the past 50 years, boasts a 25-meter pool.
"This is going to be great for our diving team, and it will be great to have prospective high school kids swimming in there throughout their careers," Skinner said.
The Hokies were originally scheduled to open up the building during the regular season with the Tech invitational in March, but Skinner said they want to wait until next season to christen the building. The meet for this season will be pulled from the schedule.
While the program is upbeat about its potential this coming season, the road to the ACC championship is not an easy task. The University of Virginia, one of the most dominant programs nationally in recent years, won the men's and women's ACC titles last year.
Virginia will continue to be the pinnacle of the conference, but if the Hokies can beat their in-state rivals, it will be a huge step forward for the program.
Coach Skinner's bunch faces a gauntlet of an opening schedule, facing off with the Cavaliers, Tar Heels and Florida State Seminoles in the early part of the season.
"We are definitely facing the top schools in our conference at meets this year," Skinner said.
Even with the tough schedule, the expectations are high in the program.
"Both teams want to be in the top three, and maybe (we'll) see if we can make some moves at least on UNC," Skinner said. "Both teams also want to be in the top 25 this season."
While this team is focused on dominating in the pool, the athletes are not neglecting their duties as students. As a whole, the swimming and diving team had the highest team GPA in the athletic department last year.
"They are a very close-knit group. They are their own family, and they do a good job of supporting one another," Skinner said.
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