On occasion of the hosting of the 2003 Santo Domingo Pan American Sports Games, the first 50 meter indoor swimming pool will be built in the DR. The facility will go up at the side of the present Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center swimming pool and will comply with all requirements of the International Swimming Federation and the Pan American Sports Organization. The old pool will be renovated and used for training sessions of the Dominican team. Lillian Jacobs de Solano, president of the Dominican Swimming Federation said that the 50-meter pool under construction at the UASD, the state university, will be used for qualifying heats during the Pan Am Games. The finals will take place at the new indoor pool.
