Wilson Center will be closing at 3 pm on Friday, September 29 due to the home football game.
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Facilities
Facilities
Recreation facilities are available to all currently enrolled Duke students, faculty, staff and alumni. Guests with a photo ID are eligible to participate when sponsored by a current member for an additional cost through the member’s flex account.
Activities include badminton, basketball, cardio training, dance/aerobics, field sports, jogging, indoor and outdoor soccer, racquetball, squash, swimming, table tennis, TV games, volleyball, weight training and conditioning.
Informal Recreation is the voluntary and unstructured use of a range of recreational activities. These opportunities include access to the Brodie and Wilson Recreation Centers. Reservations are generally needed for specific indoor and outdoor spaces with the exception of the Wilson basketball courts.
With Informal Recreation, there are no guarantees space will be available for use or the facility will be accessible.
Exceptions to the schedule:
Operating hours are subject to change to accommodate sporting events academic classes, recreational programs, maintenance projects, university holidays and special events.
Duke Recreation & Physical is home to two recreational facilities, Wilson Center on West Campus and Brodie Center on East Campus. Aquatics facilities include Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion at Wilson and Brodie Pool at Brodie. Central Campus Pool, located behind the Devils Bistro and Central Rec basketball and activity field, is an outdoor seasonal pool open to all in the Duke Community. A valid Duke ID is required for entrance to all facilities.
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The Wilson Recreation Center located on West Campus is the larger of the two recreation centers on campus. A 99,000 square ft.
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The Brodie Center is located on East Campus. The facility opened in 1996 as an addition to Memorial Gym that was opened in 1922-23.
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The Brodie Aquatics Center features an intimate 4-lane, 24-yard swimming area. The pool is 3.5 feet (shallow) to 8 feet (deep end). It includes updated locker room facilities and on-site fitness equipment for member use.
The climbing wall is available for Recreation Members to use at no additional cost!
Card Gym is located on West Campus next to the Wilson Center across from Cameron. This building opened in 1955 and is the practice facility for women’s basketball, volleyball, club sports and is the site to the ACC annual varsity Fencing Tournament.
Located on West Campus adjacent to the Wilson Recreation Center, the IM Building hosts two regulation size world-class Squash Courts, which are open for reservation.
Central pool will be closed if inclement weather affects the pool temperature to a degree that makes it unsafe for prolonged water exposure or if other unsafe conditions are caused by weather. When possible, the deck space will remain open for sun tanning.
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The Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion features an 8-lane, 25-yard competition pool and 17ft Dive Well boasting two 1-meter and 3-meter boards and a 5m, 7m, and 10m dive platform. Taishoff is 4.6ft each end and dips to 7ft in the middle.