Brian Bent Memorial Aquatics Complex

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Brian Bent Memorial Aquatics Complex at 818 Sixth Street is a public outdoor swimming facility in Coronado operated by the Coronado Unified School District adjacent to Coronado High School. The complex holds an eight-lane, 50-meter competition pool and a separate six-lane, 25-yard warm-up pool — a dual-pool configuration that allows simultaneous lap swimming, swim instruction, and competitive training without scheduling conflicts. Physical therapy patients recovering from orthopedic and sports injuries train in the same water alongside lap swimmers, a shared-facility model that ties the pool to the rehabilitation programs at Water & Sports Physical Therapy on the island. The complex is named for Brian Bent, a UCLA water polo athlete who redshirted the 1995 NCAA championship season and scored 30 goals in 46 attempts during the 1996 title run, anchoring back-to-back national championships for the Bruins. Competitive swim meets, water polo matches, and underwater hockey leagues rotate through the 50-meter pool, and the facility serves as a primary training venue for Coronado Swim — Team Elite (CSTE), a USA Swimming program operating on the island since 1963. The 92118 ZIP's coastal location keeps the outdoor deck temperate through most of the year, extending the pool's usable season well beyond the typical summer window for inland aquatics centers. Access runs on a walk-up basis with a per-session entry fee, and the parking lot on Sixth Street provides street-level access without metered spaces. Coronado Island's athletic infrastructure connects pool users to the rest of the island's recreation network — the Coronado Tennis Center sits within the same municipal sports corridor for residents combining water and court training in a single morning. The covered bleacher section seats spectators for meets and tournaments, and locker rooms with showers serve both the school athletic programs and public lap swimmers using the facility during community hours.