Located in the Philips Center, Oberlin's pool facility was the site of two NCAA swimming and diving championships and 10 consecutive NCAC championship meets. The pool has six 25-yard lanes, plus a diving well with one- and three-meter springboards. In addition to varsity events, the pool hosts learn-to-swim programs, lifeguard and water safety certification, deep-water aerobics classes and is the current home of Elyria High School's swimming and Diving teams. The facility is named for Oberlin's ninth president, Robert Kenneth Carr, a distinguished scholar of law and political science who served from 1960-1970. Under his leadership, the College's physical plant saw substantial growth and modernization, with the construction of 15 new buildings, including the physical education complex, and the renovation of older ones.
As a portion of the
Health and Wellness Capital Campaign, Carr pool is slated to recieve heavy rennovations to bring this storied facility back into the discussion of one of the top pools in the area.