As part of Building 8’s renovations, strides have been made to improve the athletic department. Including upgrades to the weight room, field house, general locker room, athletic offices, gym floor and the pool.
So far, there have been two phases worth of renovations. Phase one began last year. Those sets of renovations were a liquid process, including: the floor in the weight room was re-poured, and the floor in the field house was re-poured and re-leveled.
Phase two began this year after graduation. Renovations included: upgrades in the athletic office and improvements in the general locker rooms. The gym floor was also re-sanded, repainted and re-varnished as well as the restorations in the pool.
“The mechanics downstairs have worked overtime to keep the pool going and clean,” said Jack Giambrone, Sinclair’s athletic director.
Renovations included new plumbing, new tiling, new filtering as well as a new deck area.
“It’s getting the pool version of a nice white wash,” said Giambrone. “Where they’re taking out the old tiles and keeping the pool shell itself, but everything around it is going to be updated.”
He said the pool is getting used now more than ever with classes, training, scuba diving, water workouts, aqua aerobics and open swim.
Giambrone said that open swim is a great program.
“As long as you’re a student, you have access to keeping yourself healthy and fit, and that’s really, really important for everyone.”
Renovations for the gym were completed by the beginning of July and that’s when the pool renovations began. Giambrone said that more time has been dedicated to the pool.
Efforts for the Athletic Department to go more green were completed three years ago with new lighting installed.
Giambrone said that renovations for the athletic locker rooms are on his wish list later down the road, although no plans have been made.