See what the Richmond community is saying about GRAP.

  • DIVING IN: NEW CENTER COULD PROPEL LOCAL AQUATICS, ECONOMY

    Midlothian Exchange, March 26, 2012

    The pool is open. That was the prevailing message at last week's ribbon cutting for the Collegiate School Aquatic Center located in Chesterfield County. The $22 million facility features an Olympic…

  • GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION MARKS ARRIVAL OF WORLD-CLASS AQUATICS FACILITY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

    GRAP, March 13, 2012

    Over four years ago, a group of local residents had a dream to bring world-class swimming and increased water safety to the greater Richmond area and today, that dream became a reality…

  • Executive Director Hired For New Groundbreaking Aquatics Center

    GRAP, October 3, 2011

    In yet another step to making the new Aquatics Center a reality, the Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership (GRAP) announced…

  • Olympic pool comes to Chesterfield for aquatic center

    Village News Online, June 15, 2011

    The long awaited delivery of the 2008 Olympic Trials Pool from Omaha, Neb., to its new home at the Greater Richmond Aquatics…

  • Pooling Resources

    Chesterfield Observer, June 15, 2011

    Chesterfield swimmers will soon be able to splash around in the same pool that helped make Olympic hero Michael Phelps…

  • Famous Olympic-size pool arrives in Greater Richmond

    Grpva.com, June 14, 2011

    The future of championship-level aquatics rolled into the Richmond region on Monday morning. The Greater Richmond…

  • Virginia-based aquatics partnership acquires 2008 Olympic trials pool

    Athletic Business, June 13, 2011

    Fifty meters of Olympic glory roll into Chesterfield County this morning. The Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership is taking…

  • Pool delivery

    Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 13, 2011

    A supportive crowd cheers the arrival of the 2008 Olympic Trials Pool at its new home at the Greater Richmond Aquatics…

  • Olympic pool arrives in Chesterfield

    NBC12 Richmond, June 13, 2011

    It's no small feat moving an Olympic-sized pool across the country. The pool used during the U.S. Olympic trials in 2008…

  • Chesterfield to welcome new swim facility

    Chesterfield Observer, March 23, 2011

    Construction on a new swim facility in Chesterfield County is slated to begin later this month. The Richmond Aquatics Center…

  • Collegiate joins regional pool partnership

    Collegiate School, March 16, 2011

    A group of Richmond area organizations, including Collegiate, and community leaders have come together to form the Greater…

  • Aquatics center at Ukrop Park

    Richmond Kickers, March 15, 2011

    An unprecedented number of area organizations and community leaders are coming together to elevate the sport of swimming…

  • Work starting on swim facility in Chesterfield

    Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 15, 2011

    The path to Olympic swimming glory becomes clearer today, one buzzing chainsaw swipe at a time. Three years after buying the…

  • Pool plan is big splash for cougars and community

    Collegiate School

    When Collegiate’s plans to participate in the Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership were announced earlier this week, the…

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