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Burns Aquatics Center
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: 310-338-LION
Directions
Sports: Men's Water Polo, Women's Water Polo
Opened: 2000
Capacity: 1,000
Largest Crowd: 2,723 -Â (Dec. 3, 2006 - NCAA Championship Game)
Key moments: Hosted 2002, 2006 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championships;Â 17 LMU aquatics titles in 11 years.
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Since it opened in the fall of 2000 as the home of Loyola Marymount University aquatics, the Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center has become one of the premier facilities for aquatics in the nation. Its resume is impressive. The Burns Center has seen the Lions claim 19Â championships, earn 328 wins and has been host to two NCAA championships.
The Burns Aquatics Center has helped the men's and women's water polo team claim nine conference titles each, and then the women's swim team winning their first title in 2008. In addition to hosting the two NCAA Men's Water Polo National Championship in 2002 and 2006, LMU has also hosted five Western Water Polo Association Championships - three for the men (2001, 2005, 2022) and two for the women (2003, 2008). The Lions have won three of them, both for the men and then in 2003 for the women. LMU was also the host site for three Golden Coast Conference Championships (2014, 2018, 2025) - with the Lions winning in triple overtime to claim the conference title in 2014.
The Lions have thrived in the state-of-the-art facility, earning a record. The women's team won their first 21 games at the Burns Aquatics Center.
The Burns Center is home to the on campus recreation center, which sees thousands of community members, students, faculty and staff through its doors each day. Included with the facility, which celebrates its 10th Anniversary in 2010-11, is the Olympic size pool that is part of the $20-million Burns Rec Center and serves as the home venue for men's and women's water polo.
One of the premier aquatics facilities in Southern California, the Burns recreation center pool is heated and features an advanced deck-level drainage system. There are separate locker rooms for home and visiting teams as well as office space and meeting rooms for the LMU aquatics' coaching staff. Adjacent to the pool is permanent bleacher seating with a normal capacity for 800 fans.
| Venue Records |
| Women's Water Polo Year-by-Year Records |
| Year |
Win |
Loss |
Pct. |
| Season |
W |
L |
Avg. |
| 2001 |
14 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 2002 |
7 |
2 |
.777 |
| 2003 |
8 |
3 |
.727 |
| 2004 |
12 |
1 |
.923 |
| 2005 |
10 |
2 |
.833 |
| 2006 |
10 |
2 |
.833 |
| 2007 |
11 |
1 |
.917 |
| 2008 |
12 |
5 |
.706 |
| 2009 |
8 |
2 |
.800 |
| 2010 |
10 |
1 |
.909 |
| 2011 |
10 |
1 |
.909 |
| 2012 |
7 |
2 |
.778 |
| 2013 |
8 |
3 |
.727 |
| 2014 |
9 |
4 |
.692 |
| 2015 |
4 |
5 |
.444 |
| 2016 |
2 |
6 |
.250 |
| 2017 |
7 |
2 |
.778 |
| 2018 |
5 |
5 |
.500 |
| 2019 |
7 |
1 |
.875 |
| 2020 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
| 2021 |
3 |
1 |
.750 |
| 2022 |
6 |
2 |
.750 |
| 2023 |
5 |
2 |
.714 |
| 2024 |
9 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Totals |
184 |
53 |
.776 |
| Venue Records |
| Men's Water Polo Year-by-Year Records |
| Season |
W |
L |
Avg. |
| 2000 |
10 |
2 |
.833 |
| 2001 |
10 |
4 |
.714 |
| 2002 |
9 |
4 |
.693 |
| 2003 |
6 |
4 |
.600 |
| 2004 |
6 |
3 |
.667 |
| 2005 |
7 |
3 |
.700 |
| 2006 |
7 |
3 |
.700 |
| 2007 |
3 |
4 |
.429 |
| 2008 |
5 |
3 |
.625 |
| 2009 |
6 |
1 |
.857 |
| 2010 |
4 |
1 |
.800 |
| 2011 |
7 |
4 |
.636 |
| 2012 |
2 |
2 |
.500 |
| 2013 |
3 |
4 |
.429 |
| 2014 |
5 |
4 |
.556 |
| 2015 |
8 |
6 |
.571 |
| 2016 |
5 |
4 |
.556 |
| 2017 |
2 |
9 |
.618 |
| 2018 |
6 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 2019 |
6 |
7 |
.462 |
| 2020 |
3 |
4 |
.429 |
| 2021 |
5 |
4 |
.556 |
| 2022 |
6 |
6 |
.500 |
| 2023 |
9 |
3 |
.750 |
| 2024 |
4 |
9 |
.308 |
| Totals |
144 |
97 |
.600 |
- GO LIONS -
Updated: Jan 4, 2025
