IIT Bhubaneswar opens State-of-the-Art Swimming Pool

With a view to encourage the swimmers of the campus and provide them a facility to practice, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar has opened its much-awaited, state-of-the-art swimming pool in its campus on
22 nd February 2025. The swimming pool was inaugurated by Prof. Shreepad Karmalkar, Director of the Institute, in the presence of Shri Bamadev Acharya, Registrar; Prof. Sarat Kumar Panda, Chairman, Infrastructure and Dr. Kodandaram Mangipudi, President-Student Gymkhana.

To mark the inauguration, a Grand Splash was organized, wherein the students, faculty members, employees and residents of the campus enjoyed a ‘Dive-Jump-Splash’ moment. Director Prof. Karmalkar also joined them and encouraged them. It is worth mentioning that the swimming pool at IIT Bhubaneswar is built as per international standards, with a minimum depth of 1.8 meter and a maximum depth of 5 meter. The length of the pool is 50 meter and width is 25 meter. A professional swimming instructor, along with lifeguards are deployed to ensure safe training and practice for the swimmers of the Institute.