Capital Region Aquatic Center is a planned 80,000-square-foot indoor aquatic facility that will be the premier facility of its kind in the Northeast. It will be an economic generator bringing millions of dollars to the Capital Region each year. This state-of-the-art facility will provide swimming instruction for all ages, offer aquatic therapy and exercise, and serve as a host for local, regional and national aquatic competitions. The facility will help save lives through Learn-to-Swim programs, increase the health of the population in our region, and draw more than 100,000 athletes and spectators each year. Planning for Capital Region Aquatic Center began in the summer of 2013 when a group of swim parents identified the need for a state-of-the-art aquatic center in the Capital Region. The parents contracted with TSE Consulting, an international firm with expertise in assessing a region’s aquatic programming needs, to further explore this possibility. The firm’s study results showed that the Capital Region is indeed underserved in terms of year-round, accessible, indoor water. Although there are a number of pools in the region, each of these has been designed to serve the needs of specific user groups. Facility operators prioritize the needs of their target users, leaving many aquatic groups underserved and competing for access to the few remaining hours of pool time. With this in mind, Capital Region Aquatic Center Board of Directors worked with an aquatic engineer and architectural firm to develop a schematic of the proposed facility and capture the vision on paper. The Board of Directors plans to raise the necessary funds through a combination of public and private funding including tax-deductible donations, grants, and loans.