What's New at Yates
SCUBA Session II Registration
Yates Field House is now accepting registrants for the Fall Session II SCUBA class. This PADI class is taught by an outside instructional school, Dive Buddies, and includes all the class work and water time needed leading up to certification. The deep water dive is not included in this class. Class size is limited to 8 and the classes fill quickly. Click here for more information.
Thanksgiving Hours
Yates Field House will be operating under reduced hours for the Thanksgiving Holidays. On Wednesday, Nov 25th, the field house will be open from 6am to 10pm. On Thanksgiving, the field house will be closed. On Friday, Nov 27th, the field house will be open from 9am to 9pm. Normal operating hours will resume on Saturday, Nov 28th. We wish all of our members and students a happy and safe Thanksgiving
Yates Stories
On Friday, October 2nd, Yates Field House hosted the Georgetown University ROTC as they performed their Combat Water Survival Training (CWST). The training includes a blindfolded drop from a 3 meter board with dummy rifle, a 15 meter equipment swim, and a submerged equipment drop. The ROTC also conducted a basic swim qualification which included a 10 minute buoyancy test and a 50 meter swim, both done in uniform.
Announcements
Early Yates Closing - Saturday, November 21st
The Yates Field House will close at 5pm this coming Saturday, November 21st for a special event. The McCarthy Pool will close at 4:30pm.
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours of Operation
Wednesday, 11/25 - 6am-10pm
Thursday, 11/26 - CLOSED
Friday, 11/27 - 9am-9pm
Saturday, 11/28 - Resume normal hours
(pool closes a half hour before the Field House)
